As US lawmakers attack its competitors, Microsoft warns of state over-reach
There is a mounting battle of wills in the US between its tech giants and its state apparatus over who gets to exploit its population more.
There is a mounting battle of wills in the US between its tech giants and its state apparatus over who gets to exploit its population more.
Social media giant Facebook has announced it will be shadow-banning accounts that repeatedly share stuff it doesn’t approve of.
Messaging app Signal created an Instagram ad campaign that would have specified the personal information used to target it.
The US House of Representatives has given the thumbs-up to a report that recommends a raft of legal measures designed to curb the power of Big Tech.
The UK government has created the Digital Markets Unit to tackle the growing problem of US tech giants using their size to stifle competition.
Social media giant Facebook’s continuing interest in connectivity has led it to propose two new cables linking the US and Singapore via novel routes.
US politicians are increasingly grandstanding in opposition to technology giants and it looks like they’ve decided it’s time to fight back.
Ahead of yet another US political grilling, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is proposing that Section 230 protections should be restricted to those sites with comment screening systems.
The tactic of removing all Australian news content by social media giant Facebook, in response to a new law it didn’t like, seems to have been vindicated, at least in the short term.
For some reason US software giant Microsoft has decided the European press needs its help in getting Google and Facebook to pay for news they link to.
Anyone who questioned the desirability of the US President being banned by social media companies was told they can do what they want. Does the same principle apply to Facebook in Australia?
Barely a day goes by without some evidence being presented that one of Facebook, Apple, Amazon or Google has used their power to distort the market.
The precedent set by Australia in forcing the likes of Facebook and Google to pay the publishers of news that appears on their sites could be copied by the EU.
Targeted censorship and inept enforcement of terms of service are pouring fuel on the factional fire and driving millions of people to alternative platforms.
The Federal Trade Commission and a bunch of Attorneys General reckon Facebook’s heart wasn’t in the right place when it bought WhatsApp and Instagram.
As day follows night, what happens in the US usually happens a little bit later here in the UK. The latest example: increased regulatory scrutiny of Internet giants.
The largely superfluous second house of UK Parliament reckons journalists need more help than ever and has some bright ideas on what to do about it.
Departing US President Trump attempted to push back against selective censorship by social media platforms. They’re less likely to face such resistance from Biden.
The Austrian Supreme Court has decided that any censorship demands it places on Facebook must be implemented globally.
Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, and Twitter have all just published their quarterly numbers and, while fortunes differed, yet more wealth was moved up the food chain.
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