Throughout China’s quest to become the global leader in technology, the one aspect that’s been lacking in comparison to the countries whose IP they steal is a lack of innovation…
FTC Demands to Know Which Journalists Had Access to Twitter Files…
In a profound display of institutional hubris, the U.S. government claims they are concerned about user privacy as the justification for their involvement…
Details of Twitter’s $7M Whistleblower Settlement Emerge Ahead of Congressional Testimony…
Twitter reportedly paid a multimillion-dollar settlement earlier this summer to a former executive who is set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday about security failures at the social media platform…
Judge Rules Facebook Antitrust Lawsuit to Proceed…
The Federal Trade Commission will move ahead with the amended antitrust lawsuit against the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp…
Lawsuit: Facebook Overpaid FTC by $5 Billion to Shield Zuckerberg…
According to a pair of lawsuits made public on Tuesday, Facebook board members overpaid the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) an extra $5 billion in fines to settle a complaint by the agency and keep CEO Mark Zuckerberg from being held personally liable for the Cambridge Analytic data breach. The lawsuits claim the massive payment was contingent upon the FTC dropping plans to sue Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg…
Obama Appointed Judge Dismisses Federal Government’s Antitrust Case Against Facebook…
A federal court has dismissed two antitrust cases that were brought against Facebook, representing a significant setback for federal and state regulators in their attempts to rein in Big Tech…
FLASHBACK: Leaked Docs Show Obama FTC Gave Google Its Monopoly After Google Execs Helped Obama Get Re-Elected…
Leaked documents from the FTC’s 2012 investigation of Google show exactly what is wrong with the state of American antitrust enforcement…
48 States and US Government Sue Facebook for Illegal Monopoly Practices…
Facebook is the world’s biggest social network with 2.7 billion users and a company with a market value of nearly $800 billion whose CEO Mark Zuckerberg is the world’s fifth-richest individual and the most public face of Big Tech swagger…
Facebook’s $5B Fine Blasted by Politicians and Consumer Advocates…
Politicians in both parties, technologists and even a former Facebook executive blasted the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday for its $5 billion settlement with the social media giant. Critics took aim at the size of the fine, the lack of personal accountability leveled at any Facebook executives, the decision to offer immunity to past privacy […]