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[ad_1] X Corp. failed to persuade a federal judge to curb the US Federal Trade Commission's close watch over the social media platform's data privacy policies and block the agency from questioning company owner Elon Musk.US Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixson in San Francisco said in a ruling Thursday he was legally powerless to release the company, formerly known as Twitter, from FTC oversight. X Corp. had complained that after the billionaire bought the platform last year, the agency pursued an investigation that “has spiraled out of control and become tainted by bias.” The judge also rejected X Corp.'s request to spare Musk from a deposition by government attorneys. X Corp. didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.The world's richest person, who has a history of challenging the...

[ad_1] Amazon.com Inc. won the first round of a court spat with European Union regulators who included it on a list of Big Tech firms facing extra scrutiny under the bloc's tough new content-moderation rules.In an order late on Wednesday, the president of the EU's General Court partly suspended the European Commission's April decision forcing Amazon to publish a detailed database of adverts it receives, including their content, the brand name or subject and who paid for them. The move follows Amazon's July challenge of the EU's decision to label it as a “very large online platform” under the Digital Services Act alongside rival marketplaces such as Google Shopping and Alibaba. The Luxembourg-based court soon after issued a provisional order to completely suspend the EU's decision. Wedne...

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Amazon gets boost in EU court fight over new digital rules