Tag: Facebook
Facebook Says SCOTUS Ruling Means FTC Antitrust Suit Should Be Tossed
Facebook stated a US Supreme Court decision last week on the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) authority to recover money for consumers means the agency’s...
India High Court Rejects WhatsApp, Facebook Plea To Stop Antitrust Probe
The Delhi High Court on Thursday, April 22, rejected a plea by WhatsApp and Facebook to overturn an order by the Competition Commission of...
Newspapers In Wisconsin File Antitrust Suit Against Facebook, Google
A group of Wisconsin newspapers have filed a federal lawsuit claiming Google and Facebook’s monopoly on digital advertising threatens the publications’ existence and violates...
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission Begins Inquiry Into Facebook
Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced last week that it has started an inquiry into Facebook regarding a possible contravention of European privacy regulations,...
FTC & States Ask Judge To Deny Facebook’s Request To Dismiss...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a large group of US states asked a federal court on Wednesday, April 14, to deny Facebook's request...
“Digital Regulator Must Have Power To Force Google & Facebook To...
The new digital regulator must have tough legal powers to force tech giants like Google and Facebook to pay news organizations fairly for content,...
Facebook UK Removes 16,000 Groups As CMA Tackles Fake Reviews
Facebook has removed 16,000 groups that traded fake product reviews on its platforms as the UK’s competition regulator uncovered more evidence of misleading content,...
FTC Hits Back At Facebook Calling It “Personal Social Networking” Monopoly
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ratcheted up the rhetoric in its lawsuit against Facebook in a filing late Wednesday, April 7, calling it a...
Facebook, WhatsApp Challenge Indian Watchdog In Delhi High Court
WhatsApp and Facebook have both petitioned the Delhi High Court to dismiss the Competition Commission Of India (CCI) order that had called for an...
Austria Ask EU To Probe Facebook Purchase Of Kustomer
Facebook’s acquisition of customer service startup Kustomer may be subjected to European Union antitrust scrutiny after Austria asked EU enforcers to take over the...
