Tag: Big Tech
US: FTC Commissioner says fines aren’t enough for big tech
Rohit Chopra, a commissioner with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), said that fining Big Tech companies won’t have any real effect on changing the...
US: Texas AG to announce multistate probe into Big Tech today
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office said in a statement that it will announce on Monday, September 9, a multi-state probe of large tech...
US: House panel to discuss Big Tech’s impact on privacy
The House of Representatives' antitrust panel will hold a hearing next week to discuss the effect of consumer data collection by big tech platforms,...
EU: Big Tech will still face scrutiny under new EU...
According to the Wall Street Journal the incoming head of the EU executive arm is promising new laws on artificial intelligence and the use of...
US: Apple’s cofounder agrees with breaking up big tech
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak has added his voice to the calls to break up big tech, and even said he wishes Apple had broken...
US: New taxes loom for big tech
Will Big Tech face bigger tax bills on an international stage?
Beyond the debates on data privacy and compliance, marquee names in technology face greater...
US: Delrahim says DOJ is working with states on Big Tech...
The U.S. Justice Department is working with a group of more than a dozen state attorneys general as it investigates the market power of...
US: FTC Chief says breaking up big tech is on the...
The chief of the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said he’d he’d be willing to break up tech companies if necessary, according to a...
US: Artist Rights Alliance urges Big Tech crackdown
According to a report in The Hill, a trade group representing musicians and other content creators wants Congress to take in their perspectives as...
US: Big tech execs due on Capitol Hill for antitrust hearing
Big Tech is in the spotlight on Capitol Hill this week as lawmakers are set to grill giants like Facebook and Google in multiple...