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Supreme Court sides with Twitter, Google over tech platform liability

IT World

In a pair of highly anticipated rulings handed down Thursday, the US Supreme Court found that Google and Twitter could not be held liable under anti-terrorism laws for hosting content posted by terrorist groups. The decision was seen as a victory for the technology sector. In Twitter, Inc.

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Section 230 liability protections on trial in Google Supreme Court case

IT World

The US Supreme Court today heard oral arguments from lawyers representing Google, the Department of Justice, and the family of a 23-year old woman killed in Paris by terrorists in 2015. The case, Gonzalez v.

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Supreme Court justices parse US antiterrorism law in Twitter case

IT World

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday from Twitter, the US government and the family of a Jordanian citizen killed in a 2017 terrorist attack, in a case that will decide whether the social media platform can be held liable for the actions of those who use its services. To read this article in full, please click here

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Drop the poker face: Why salespeople need to embrace authenticity

Intercom, Inc.

I’m a crappy poker player and always have been. Part of the reason for this is I’m easy to read. For a long time, I thought my inability to bluff would hamstring me in sales, but now I see it differently. I’ve come to view authenticity as a kind of sales superpower. How much time and effort will it take before I see any value?

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WTF is PMF? (part 1 of 2)

The Angel VC

So difficult, in fact, that I’ve heard several people resort to the “I know it when I see it” phrase (famously used by a Supreme Court justice to define pornopgraphy). So difficult, in fact, that I’ve heard several people resort to the “I know it when I see it” phrase (famously used by a Supreme Court justice to define pornopgraphy).

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Two-Sided Markets and a Two-Sided Supreme Court: The Amex Case

Software Platform Consulting

Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of American Express (Amex) in an antitrust case 11 states had brought against Amex (see here ). But, it sounds cool to say I read a Supreme Court opinion.) Now my perspective on the case. You lawyers will probably not want to read on! The American Express Business Model.

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Aligning Purpose and Profit Isn't Just a Nice Idea—It's Helping Me Build a $500,000 Per Year Business

Buffer Resources

But it also hasn’t slowed down our profit too much: With so much unfortunate tragedy in the world these days, there are plenty of companies that need communications support around social justice topics. I wanted to lead an agency that was doing impactful work, that was actually helping people, and that was financially successful.