A federal judge reinstates FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, months after President Trump sought to fire her and Democratic colleague Alvaro Bedoya
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga... @bstnboy : “Judge says Trump's firing of FTC commissioner was illegal” — Another day, another legal decision going against lardass for illegal firing. — l.smartnews...
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. ...
An arbitrator instructs a former Meta employee to stop promoting and publishing her book alleging company misconduct; publisher Flatiron Books earlier objected
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/t... Josh Sternberg / @joshsternberg.com : Guess what book I just bought! — www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/t... Karl Bode / @karlbode.com : this must be the “masculine” adorat...
Filings: the US DOJ drops a bid to force Google to sell its AI investments to boost search competition but still seeks a court order requiring it to sell Chrome
an important search access point—to provide an opportunity for a new rival to operate a significant gateway to search the internet, free of Google's monopoly control.” Anna Langlois / @_annalanglois :...
Sources: Meta is discussing moving its incorporation from Delaware to Texas or another state, after Elon Musk's similar moves; the change wouldn't affect its HQ
if they go to Texas it's more evidence of zucking up to Musk by Mark. It makes no sense from any legal perspective. — If they land in Nevada, it's because they don't like corporate governance respo...
Screenshots: several employees' posts critical of Meta's new board member Dana White were deleted by Meta's ICC, which aims to “minimize disruption” internally
“Insulting, criticizing, or antagonizing our colleagues or Board members is not aligned with the CEE.” Bluesky: @kevinbriody , @romitmehta.com , @emanuelmaiberg , and @hypervisible X: @zamaan_qureshi ...
Meta appoints Joel Kaplan as Chief Global Affairs Officer, replacing Nick Clegg, who is leaving the company; Kaplan is Meta's most prominent Republican
www.semafor.com/article/01/0... [embedded post] Sam Jeffers / @worklesshard : Seems a bit backward for Clegg to leave now. Nothing will happen in the US for years, while EU DSA enforcement will gath...
Sources detail efforts by Alphabet and Meta to sink KOSA, which passed in the Senate almost unanimously, by dividing US House lawmakers using culture war issues
https://www.wsj.com/... X: @designitforus : Big Tech is manipulating folks on both sides of the aisle to stall #KOSA. Exactly how they run their platforms - constructing culture wars to pad their bott...
Faulty court filing redactions: TikTok executives were unconcerned with the harms the app poses for US teenagers, despite internal research validating concerns
and Its Executives Knew All Along Chase DiBenedetto / Mashable : TikTok execs know exactly how many videos it takes to get addicted to its platform Nehal Malik / iPhone in Canada Blog : TikTok Knew Ab...
Parents and US lawmakers are debating whether social media has fueled a teen suicide crisis, as mental health struggles have risen sharply among young Americans
Mental-health struggles have risen sharply among young Americans, and parents and lawmakers alike are scrutinizing life online for answers. Bluesky: @madelinevo.bsky.social and @caseyjohnston.bsky.soc...