Sentences with phrase «by cracking down»

The activity begs the question: will regulations step on property rights or will they improve the quality of life and provide safer environments by cracking down on absentee landlords?

«The government is following the same method used by China, where they haven't explicitly banned bitcoin, but made the regulatory environment around it so difficult by cracking down on other things that it is no longer a conducive environment for cryptocurrencies.»

The company waged a global fight against fake news by cracking down on tens of thousands of fraudulent accounts, partnering with fact checkers and running full - page ads in newspapers with tips to spot fabricated stories.

The Conservative manifesto pledged to «reduce insurance costs for ordinary motorists by cracking down on fraudulent and exaggerated whiplash claims».

Donald Trump may routinely rail against the «fake news media», but Egypt is going one better by cracking down on «fake» weather reports.

Governor Mark of Dayton, Minn., has signed a bill that will help animals kept in cruel conditions by cracking down on abusive puppy and kitten mills.

In 2002, Government in Pakistan promised to reform madrasas by cracking down on ones that preach violence, pushing the remaining ones towards moderation and integrating them into the public school system.

She said Greenpeace would like to see the Green Guides become stricter, but FTC could achieve the same goal by cracking down on greenwashing using the standards that are already in place.

The city of Syracuse of looking to close its deficit by cracking down on unpaid parking violations.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo campaigned for office in 2010 vowing to «Clean Up Albany» by cracking down on fat - cat campaign contributions and «pay - to - play» political corruption.

Anyone who has ever received what looks like a local call on their cell phone but then gets a robocall sales pitch for discount diabetic supplies or a free Bahamas cruise may appreciate what the Federal Communications Commission is doing by cracking down on «spoof calls.»

Gov. Cuomo campaigned for office in 2010 vowing to «Clean Up Albany» by cracking down on fat - cat campaign contributions and «pay - to - play» political corruption.

Under Governor Cuomo, we have significantly augmented our resources by coordinating our efforts with state agencies including DMV, OASAS and the State Police to help keep our communities safe by cracking down on these illegal sales.»

Wheatley had angered the banks by cracking down on misselling following the payment protection insurance scandal and fining them # 1.4 B. [99]

Any parent who seriously thinks a kid around the age of 1 can share is deluding herself, or trying to gain approval from the other parents by cracking down on «bad behavior.»

Advocates for kratom tend to argue that the FDA is protecting big pharmaceutical interests — or at the very least isn't keeping an open mind — by cracking down on the product.

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Cracking down by restricting access can have unexpected consequences.

And then we have the president using language that really is not becoming of the United States president, calling the press the enemy of the people, to see his term «fake news» used by authoritarians everywhere to justify cracking down on dissent.

Well, it is largely determined by the author's ability to keep the «flow» of the story going and to deliver during pivotal moments, the same way a good prosecutor may begin to bare down on a witness that starts to show signs of «cracking».

Chinese authorities have recently cracked down on platforms that allow users to share media from outlets that are not sanctioned under state - issued licenses, amid a wider censorship campaign spearheaded by President Xi Jinping.

The appeal follows ramped - up efforts by U.S. authorities to crack down on insider trading, with the SEC announcing charges against more than 550 people in the past six years.

In its most recent scandal, Uber's use of the software «Greyball,» which was used to track authorities in cities that were cracking down on the app and have drivers avoid picking them up, has subjected the company to federal inquiry by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Changes to Facebook's news feed as part of an initiative to crack down on the share of low - quality viral videos reduced the amount of time users spend on the network by 50 million hours a day in the fourth quarter, the company reports.

Tree — who said the policy change restored a price support for growers by reintroducing a «federal risk premium» — told Business Insider that while consumers in states were marijuana was legal were probably used to a high - quality and tested product, he suspected cracking down on legal marijuana production and sales would incentivize trafficking of lower - quality marijuana to states where the drug is still illegal.

NEW YORK (Reuters)- Wary of brokers who make their money by «riding the calendar» of new stock and bond issues rather than patiently building the firm's wealth management business, Morgan Stanley is cracking down where it hurts the most: compensation.

The streaming service has been trying to crack down on inappropriate content by hiring more human reviewers and using technology to automate the process of flagging offensive videos.

The Treasury said on Friday it will postpone enforcement of a new law that cracks down on offshore tax avoidance by Americans.

China could interrupt the synchronized global growth story by aggressively cracking down on excessive lending, Art Cashin says.

The U.S. Treasury department is set to unveil its latest plans to crack down on corporations who cut their tax bills by moving their domicile abroad.

Lots of things exist for a while unbothered by the law until someone cracks down, whether it's a certain drug, or, for example, people using bitcoin for illegal purposes.

If Facebook and Google crack down on «fake news» sites, the Microsoft researcher argues, those who have an interest in generating that kind of content will find ways around the restrictions, as many already have by using visual «memes» instead of links to news stories.

With the world growing more concerned about attacks by militant groups on civilians, Microsoft Corp. on Friday outlined new policies to crack down what it called «terrorist content» on some of its consumer services.

A previous patent application published in November 2016 details how Facebook could crack down on fake goods being sold on its platform by scanning images for brands.

In practice, TIEAs allow the Canada Revenue Agency to crack down on citizens hiding money offshore by requesting information from foreign tax authorities.

A CRACK down on related party disclosure documents has been launched by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to ensure shareholders receive sufficient information to make a decision about whether to grant related party benefits.

In 2010, Russ Shay, the Alliance's public policy director, privately urged IRS officials to crack down on the syndicators through more aggressive action than individual audits — perhaps by issuing a public advisory.

As tight lending standards continue to lock many would - be buyers out of the market, one company plans to crack open the door to homeownership by providing crowdfunded down payment assistance from investors in exchange for a slice of a buyer's home equity.

Regulators in the United States have continued to crack down on smaller virtual currencies like Bitconnect, which has been described as a Ponzi scheme by many in the industry.

The 1MDB case has become a signature campaign in the global effort by prosecutors to crack down on kleptocracy and the relative ease with which the superwealthy move their money beyond the oversight of government authorities.

As regulators crack down on cryptocurrency exchanges, bitcoin slid again on Thursday (March 8) by 7 percent over a 24 - hour period.

Facebook's failure to quash hateful rhetoric, whether by enabling advertisers to reach «Jew haters» or neglecting to crack down on inflammatory posts that contributed to violence in Sri Lanka, led Bee compare it to a robot that eats human skin.

By Day 100, the plan says, Trump would continue NAFTA renegotiations, would pursue cracking down on China by seeing if they could be labeled a currency manipulator and through bilateral trade negotiationBy Day 100, the plan says, Trump would continue NAFTA renegotiations, would pursue cracking down on China by seeing if they could be labeled a currency manipulator and through bilateral trade negotiationby seeing if they could be labeled a currency manipulator and through bilateral trade negotiations.

CHINA MOVES FORWARD ON FOREIGN POLICY CHALLENGES WITH EU, US By Thomas Clouse Chinese president Hu Jintao opened the country's 18th Communist Party Congress in November with pledges to crack down on corruption within the organization.

Chairman Clayton said the SEC was «working the beat hard» to crack down on ICOs, but chose not to answer a question posed of him by Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, namely whether the SEC will «go back» and scrutinize earlier ICOs.

Recently the Indian government declared a war on cash by banning 500 and 1000 ($ 7 - $ 14) note rupees in an attempt crack down on «corruption».

The government began to crack down on the Ponzi scheme by targeting bank accounts, so the operators of the scam then began to require their victims to pay in Bitcoin.

The Rumors of the Death of Link Building are Greatly Exaggerated — Search Mojo calms those thinking that link building is dead by pointing out that these new rules are cracking down on the over optimization of anchor text, and that using link building methods in moderation is still key.

Trump pressed Xi to fully implement the economic sanctions on Pyongyang authorized by the United Nations Security Council, Tillerson said, and Xi outlined additional steps his government is taking to crack down on banks doing business with the North.

The blank expression on his face is almost cracked by a quiver of the lip, corners of the mouth turned down, but he holds fast.

The Christian Aid chairman is leading a campaign calling on the government to crack down on all forms of tax avoidance, in a new report by the charity.