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New York plans to prohibit social-media companies from using algorithms to steer content to children without parental consent under a tentative agreement reached by state lawmakers, people familiar with the matter said.The legislation is aimed at preventing social-media companies from serving automated feeds to minors. Critics say the feeds lead children to violent and sexually explicit content. The bill, which is still being completed but expected to be voted on this week, also would prohibit platforms from sending minors notifications during overnight hours without parental consent.Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul has said the measure would make social media less addictive, adding that heavy usage by teens has contributed to higher instances of mental illness. Industry groups have raised questions about the constitutionality of the proposal and said media literacy would have a more immediate impact. They have won court injunctions blocking regulations in other states from taking effect.New York would become the first state to enact restrictions on how content is delivered, though similar legislation is advancing in California. Lawmakers in Minnesota and South Carolina considered but didn’t act on similar measures in their legislative sessions this year.Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in March signed a law prohibiting people under 14 years of age from having social-media accounts, regardless of parental consent, one of the most restrictive laws aimed at curbing social-media access for minors.
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Oil tumbled after OPEC+ unexpectedly rolled out a plan to restore some production to the market this year, adding to the bearish momentum crude has been experiencing for months.OPEC and its allies over the weekend agreed to start rolling back some production cuts starting in October, earlier than many market watchers had expected. The curbs will continue in full in the third quarter, before gradually phasing out over the following 12 months. Analysts had been torn on whether the decision would be bearish for crude, or whether the group would still be able to diligently manage the market.Oil has dropped over the past two months as geopolitical risks ebbed and demand showed signs of weakening. Evidence of a softening physical market has also arisen, with Brent’s prompt spread narrowing to 13 cents, closely approaching a bearish contango structure that signals ample supplies in the near future.“The market is coming to terms with the wind-down of the voluntary cuts starting in October,” Ryan McKay, a commodity strategist at TD Securities, wrote in a note on Monday. “The easing of supply risk premia has already been weighing on prices and spreads, and the OPEC agreement has done little to turn that tide.”
The Federal Trade Commission is preparing to file a lawsuit against the largest U.S. alcohol distributor, Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, over practices related to how it prices and sells wine and liquor around the country, according to four people with knowledge of the matter.The case would represent yet another move by the Biden administration to rein in dominant companies in all sectors of the economy, as it tries to demonstrate it is fighting to bring costs down for the average consumer. This year the Justice Department has filed sprawling lawsuits against Ticketmaster and Apple and the FTC has sued to block major grocery and consumer goods mergers. The agency has also been scrutinizing supply chains in the grocery and food sectors, saying in March that dominant suppliers and retailers have used their market power to increase prices at the expense of consumers.In recent weeks, FTC staff investigating Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits have recommended a lawsuit under the Robinson-Patman Act, some of the people said. The 1936 law is meant to prevent suppliers from offering favorable pricing to certain retail customers over others — typically meaning large chain stores over mom and pop outlets. The FTC has not brought a case under the law in well over 20 years.
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