Meta ordered to pay $375M in New Mexico trial over child safety violations
A New Mexico jury found Meta Platforms violated state law in a lawsuit accusing the company of misleading users about the safety of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp and of enabling child sexual exploitation on those platforms.
Meta prevails in historic FTC antitrust case, can keep WhatsApp, Instagram
Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp after a judge ruled that the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking.
Facebook rebuffs US AG over access to encrypted messages
Facebook is rebuffing efforts by U.S. Attorney General William Barr to give authorities a way to read encrypted messages. The heads of Facebook-owned WhatsApp and Messenger services told Barr and […]
Big Tech is now a big punching bag for politicians
Republicans and Democrats don’t agree on health care, immigration or taxing the rich. But one subject draws critics from both parties: Big Tech. The list of grievances is long and […]
Big Tech is now a big punching bag for politicians
Republicans and Democrats don’t agree on health care, immigration or taxing the rich. But one subject draws critics from both parties: Big Tech. The list of grievances is long and […]
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