Tag: Facebook
UK: Facebook fights fine for Cambridge Analytica scandal
Facebook plans to appeal a fine issued by the UK’s data watchdog in response to the social media site’s Cambridge Analytica scandal.
An estimated 1...
US: Facebook recruits ex-DOJ antitrust pro
Facebook hired Kate Patchen, who headed the Justice Deptartment’s (DOJ) antitrust office in San Francisco, this month as associate general counsel for litigation matters.
Kate...
US: Congressman: Facebook can’t be trusted to self-regulate
Congressman David Cicilline said "Facebook cannot be trusted to regulate itself" in a tweet posted Wednesday, November 14, citing an NYT report on the...
France: Program to send regulators to work inside Facebook
The French government is to "embed" a team of regulators inside Facebook to work out how best to tackle online hate speech, President Emmanuel...
EU: Vestager examines Facebook over taxes
According to a report from Politico, EC Commissioner Margrethe Vestager is weighing up whether there are grounds to open a probe into Facebook’s European...
UK: “Digital” tax to hit Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook
The UK is implementing a first-of-its-kind tax on locally generated revenue by large technology firms, including Google, Amazon, and Facebook.
According to the Wall Street...
US: Facebook to buy cybersecurity company
Facebook is reportedly gearing up to acquire a cybersecurity company in an effort to assure users that security is a top priority of the...
EU: Facebook hires former deputy PM
Facebook has hired former UK Deputy Prime Minister Sir Nick Clegg as head of its global affairs and communications team. The 51-year-old politician was...
EU: Regulator opens Facebook cyberattack probe
According to Reuters, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) announced on Wednesday, October 3, that it has launched an investigation into the breach that...
Germany: Gov likely to take antitrust action against Facebook
The head of the Germany’s antitrust watchdog, Andreas Mundt, said he is “very optimistic” that his office will take action against Facebook later this...