Tag: Facebook
Facebook Wants FTC Antitrust Suit Dismissed With Prejudice
Facebook asked a US court on Wednesday to dismiss with prejudice an antitrust lawsuit filed by the US Federal Trade Commission.
In its court filing,...
Facebook Offers EU Remedies In Kostumer Deal
Facebook has offered remedies in a bid to secure EU antitrust approval for its acquisition of US customer service startup Kustomer, a European Commission...
Facebook Whistleblower Says EU Tech Rules Should Be Standard
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told EU lawmakers that draft rules requiring tech firms to do more to tackle illegal online content could become a...
Startup Phhhoto Goes After Facebook With Alleging Anti-Competitive Practices
Defunct photo app startup Phhhoto filed an antitrust lawsuit in the Eastern District of New York against Facebook alleging the social media giant used...
Facebook Will Create A New Zealand Fund To Pay Local Publishers
Facebook said it would invest in New Zealand to promote up and coming news publishers and boost their digital capabilities, a month after the...
Frances Haugen Wants A Digital Regulator — And So Does Facebook
By: Harold Feld (Public Knowledge)
Frances Haugen, the (hopefully first of many) Facebook whistleblower, made one thing abundantly clear this week in both her 60 Minutes...
Vestager: Legal Action Against Facebook Could Be Endless, Regulation Needed
EU's Margrethe Vestager told Deutsche Welle that breaking up Facebook could take "years," and that leaders should act quickly before the platform does any more damage.
Asked...
Facebook’s New Name Is Meta & They Will Refocus On VR
Facebook is now called Meta, the company announced on Thursday, October 28, in a rebrand that focuses on investing in the "metaverse," a shared virtual...
FTC Is Looking Closely At Facebook Disclosures
Federal Trade Commission staffers have begun looking into disclosures that Facebook's internal company research had identified ill effects from its products, according to The Wall...
Australian Publisher Asks Regulator To Enforce New Facebook Law
On Monday an Australian publisher is calling for the government to enforce a new law to compel Facebook to negotiate a content deal, prompting...