Justice Dept. to File Landmark Antitrust Case Against Google
The litigation marks the government’s most significant act to protect competition since its groundbreaking case against Microsoft more than 20 years ago.
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Twitter Changes Hacked Content Rules After Biden Story Furor
“We want to address the concerns that there could be many unintended consequences to journalists, whistleblowers and others in ways that are contrary to Twitter’s purpose of serving the public conversation,” said Vijaya Gadde, the company’s head of legal, policy, trust and safety.
US Bans WeChat, TikTok Citing National Security
The government said its order, previously announced by President Donald Trump in August, will "combat China's malicious collection of American citizens' personal data."
Celebs Join Instagram ‘Freeze’ to Protest Facebook Inaction
They're protesting against what they say is Facebook's failure to tackle violent and hateful content and election misinformation.
TikTok Owner Picks Oracle Over Microsoft as US Tech Partner
President Donald Trump's administration has threatened to ban TikTok by Sept. 20 and ordered owner ByteDance to sell its U.S. business, claiming national security risks due to its Chinese ownership.
TikTok Scrambles to Remove Suicide Video Clips, Ban Users
TikTok says it’s working to remove videos of a man apparently taking his own life and banning users that keep trying to spread the clips on the popular social media platform.
Facebook to Ban Political Ads in Week Before Election
Posts with obvious misinformation on voting policies and the coronavirus pandemic will also be removed.
Uber to Require That Passengers Provide Face-Mask Selfies
The additional safety measures are part of Uber’s ongoing efforts to rebuild a service that has seen ridership plunge this year.
TikTok CEO Resigns Amid US Pressure to Sell Video App
His resignation follows President Donald Trump's order to ban TikTok unless its parent company, ByteDance, sells its U.S. operations to an American company within 90 days.
Facebook Bans Some, But Not All, QAnon Groups, Accounts
Facebook says it will restrict the right-wing conspiracy movement QAnon and will no longer recommend that users join groups supporting it.
Microsoft Confirms Talks Seeking to Buy US Arm of TikTok
TikTok's Chinese ownership has raised concern about the potential for sharing user data with Chinese officials as well as censorship of videos critical of the Chinese government.
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