FTC v. Meta: in opening arguments, FTC lawyers accuse Meta of a “buy-or-bury strategy” to cement a social networking monopoly by buying Instagram and WhatsApp
How is this even a question! [image] Kyung Sook / @kyungsookl : I didn't understand why facebook suddenly reversed course, allowed DJT to return to facebook and Zuckerberg attended the inauguration. ...
SCOTUS upholds the TikTok divest-or-ban law, saying free speech rights must yield to concerns that Chinese control of the app creates a national-security risk
but Trump Lobbying May Save It Tripp Mickle / New York Times : Oracle May Hold TikTok's Future in Its Hands Solcyré Burga / Time : Everything Trump Has Said About the TikTok Ban Dan Primack / Axios : ...
Google calls DOJ's case deeply flawed: “People use Google because they choose to, not because they're forced to, or because they can't find alternatives”
but it's the government's power to police big tech that's on trial Financial Times : Google/antitrust: unparanoid Android Mark Sullivan / Fast Company : Why Google is poised to win the DOJ's antitrust...
The FCC has no jurisdiction over Section 230, which was explicitly written to deny the FCC any authority over websites
President Donald Trump shakes the hand … Tweets: Ajit Pai / @ajitpaifcc : I intend to move forward with an @FCC rulemaking to clarify the meaning of #Section230. Read my full statement below. https://...
Sources: as part of its antitrust probe, FTC is investigating whether Facebook bought startups like Instagram and WhatsApp to neutralize possible competitors
buying up the up-starts to stay competitive. Half the goal of many founders is to get acquired. How these lines are drawn will definitely change the industry. https://twitter.com/... John Paczkowski /...
Sources: in a 3-2 vote, FTC commissioners have approved a record $5B settlement with Facebook over the company's privacy violations
or one month's worth of revenue Swati Khandelwal / The Hacker News : Facebook to Pay $5 Billion Fine to Settle FTC Privacy Investigation Howard Lindzon : Why Facebook Needs Libra Mark Wyciślik-Wilson ...
Rep. David Cicilline says he plans to introduce a bill with antitrust exemption for publishers, letting them negotiate collectively with Google and Facebook
ON STAGE AT a tech conference last month, Campbell Brown, Facebook's head of news partnerships, fired a warning shot to publishers who think they get a raw deal from Facebook. Tweets: @scottthurm , @a...
T-Mobile CEO John Legere responds to Binge On criticism, claims it's not throttling because the service doesn't slow down data or remove customer control
are you?’ Kate Knibbs / Gizmodo : T-Mobile CEO John Legere Goes on Curse-Filled Hate Rant Against Electronic Frontier Foundation Chris Morran / Consumerist : T-Mobile CEO John Legere To Critics Of Bin...
FTC report from 2012 reveals key staff recommended filing lawsuit against Google for anticompetitive tactics
so FTC did NOTHING Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Roundtable : Does WSJ's U.S. Antitrust Probe of Google Article Show Google Is Evil? Rich Edmonds / Android Central : FTC report recommended suing Goog...