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How to handle an unpredictable CEO like Elon Musk

2019-06-04T15:28:00Z

There are activist CEOs and rogue CEOs. And then there’s Elon Musk, whose name came up quite often in a Compliance Week panel discussion about what to do when a leader goes off the rails.

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U.K. gets tough on social media firms

2019-04-09T20:04:00Z

Social media companies should beware new U.K. rules that say they’ll be subject to a new statutory duty of care making them responsiblie for their users’ safety.

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SEC’s Twitter war with Elon Musk escalates with contempt claims

2019-03-19T19:41:00Z

The SEC made its final pitch to a federal court that Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk should be held in contempt of a previous order and settlement over what it says is unrepentant tweeting.

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Twitter Co-Founder Evan Williams steps down from board

2019-02-25T11:45:00Z

Twitter Co-Founder Evan Williams has decided to step down as a member of its board of directors, effective at the end of the month, Twitter announced in an SEC filing on Feb. 22.

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SEC targets Musk for ‘misleading’ Tesla tweets

2018-09-27T18:30:00Z

The Securities and Exchange Commission is suing Tesla for online comments made last month by founder Elon Musk about possibly taking the publicly traded company private, and is seeking to oust Musk as CEO.

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Senators urge social media giants to block 3-D gun blueprints

2018-08-17T14:15:00Z

A group of Senate Democrats is urging leading technology companies to ensure that the publication of 3-D gun printing materials, which violate their terms of service, is not allowed on their platforms.

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Senators want scrutiny of Trump tweet on unemployment data

2018-06-12T12:45:00Z

Democratic senators wants regulators to investigate whether “President Trump’s reckless comments on market-moving economic data" was a catalyst for insider trading. On June 1, Trump tweeted about positive employment numbers before the data went public.

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Social media basics for the CCO

2018-02-21T10:15:00Z

Building a robust Twitter feed is a must-have in every compliance toolbox. As such, compliance professionals need to brush up on social media.

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Social media companies lag on compliance with EU consumer rules

2018-02-20T09:30:00Z

Social media companies—Facebook, Twitter, and Google+—need to do more to respond to requests made last March by the European Commission and member states' consumer authorities to comply with EU consumer protection rules.

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Former Google CFO joins Twitter board

2017-09-20T11:00:00Z

Patrick Pichette, former chief finanicial officer of Google, will join Twitter's board of directors as a new independent director, effective Dec. 1, 2017. He will also join both the audit and compensation committees of the board.