Here are the top stories this week:
- (0:37) – Court Permanently Bans Operators of Deceptive Rental Listing Websites and Orders them to Pay $6 Million
- (2:25) – Facebook Discovers Fakes That Show Evolution of Disinformation
- (6:55) – Better Business Bureau warns consumers of Social Media Gift Exchanges, because they’re actually Illegal Pyramid Schemes
- (9:13) – Did Congress Just Issue a Death Warrant to Robocallers?
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Sources:
- https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2019/12/court-orders-operators-deceptive-rental-listing-websites-pay-6
- https://nyti.ms/2ZbApIG
- https://www.bbb.org/article/news-releases/18854-bbb-warning-secret-sister-gift-exchange-is-illegal
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/12/19/robocalls-rang-consumers-billion-times-congress-just-adopted-new-law-fight-back/
- https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/19/21030114/robocalls-bill-congress-president-trump-sign-law-illegal-fcc-ajit-pai
- https://www.fastcompany.com/90445387/atts-green-valid-number-checkmarks-wont-end-your-robocall-nightmares-yet
- https://www.wsj.com/articles/washingtons-new-anti-robocall-law-wont-stop-the-calls-heres-why-11577367931
