Tag: Facebook
US: Facebook anticipates an FTC privacy fine of up to $5...
Facebook said it expects a fine of up to $5 billion from the Federal Trade Commission, which is investigating whether the social network violated...
US: Facebook nabs top State Department lawyer as general counsel
Facebook announced on Monday that it’s bringing in a new general counsel and vice president of communications as it tries to rebuild its image...
EU: Facebook to change the rules for providing services
The European Commission and EU Member States have negotiated a change to the terms of providing services by Facebook. There was doubt about the...
US: Facebook looks to government for more regulation
From Facebook posts to The Washington Post.
The big tech landscape is one that continues to be populated by regulators, by disparate voices calling for...
US: FTC, State AGs to team up to investigate Google, Facebook
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is gearing up to hold talks with state attorneys general about Facebook and Google’s position in the technology...
US: Google, Amazon, and Facebook all spent record amounts last year...
Google, Amazon, and Facebook spent record amounts to influence the US government in 2018. They poured a combined $48 million into lobbying last year,...
US: Dem calls on FTC to probe Facebook’s market dominance
According to a report by the Financial Times, a top Democratic lawmaker has called for an antitrust investigation into Facebook, in the latest sign...
US: Grand jury looking into Facebook’s data sharing
Facebook is the subject of a criminal investigation by federal prosecutors over the data deals it inked with some of the biggest technology companies,...
US: Elizabeth Warren vows to break up Amazon, Facebook, and Google
Senator Elizabeth Warren has pledged that, if elected president next year, she will aim to break up the big tech companies Amazon, Facebook, and...
US: Facebook prioritizes Privacy
According to the Wall Street Journal Facebook plans to offer encrypted messaging across all of its major products and allow people to make private...
