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AT&T’s sponsored data service might have looked like a benefit for customers, but it carried an unacceptable price to competition and innovation.

A small group of app-based drivers and a major labor union moved forward with a lawsuit against Prop. 22 that was thrown out by California’s high court.

After a judge said California could proceed with net neutrality rules, industry groups said this would “confuse consumers and deter innovation.”

The California Supreme Court decided against hearing a case filed last month challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 22, the voter-approved measure allowing gig economy companies to treat workers as independent contractors rather than employees.

Notify, California’s new COVID-19 contact tracing app, could help contain the pandemic — if authorities can persuade enough people to use it.

Uber has spent the better part of a year refusing the California Public Utilities Commission’s requests for detailed information on incidences of sexual assault and harassment. In response, the commission fined the ride-hailing company and threatened to suspend its license.

Uber, Lyft and other gig companies spent millions of dollars to shape California labor law in their image. The result: support from voters in neighborhoods as varied as Beverly Hills and Compton.