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TechnologyMar 21

Two Separate Tech Industry Investigations Emerge

A compliance startup faces fraud allegations while a conservative group calls for an Apple News investigation.

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Two unrelated investigations have emerged in the technology sector, involving allegations against different companies.

Compliance startup Delve is facing accusations of misleading customers about regulatory compliance. According to an anonymous post published on Substack, the company allegedly convinced hundreds of customers they were compliant with privacy and security regulations when they were not. The post characterizes this as "fake compliance," though the specific nature of the alleged violations and the identity of the accuser remain unclear.

Separately, the Media Research Center (MRC), a conservative watchdog organization, has called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Apple News for what it terms "anticompetitive behavior" and "deceptive practices." The MRC claims that Apple News published no right-leaning stories during January while favoring content from left-leaning news outlets.

The MRC's complaint centers on alleged political bias in Apple's news curation, suggesting this constitutes unfair business practices that warrant federal regulatory scrutiny. Apple has not yet responded to the allegations.

Both cases represent emerging challenges for technology companies regarding regulatory compliance and content moderation practices. The outcomes of these complaints could influence how tech firms approach compliance verification and news aggregation policies.

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