December 12, 2019 FTC considers blocking Facebook from merging aspects of Instagram and WhatsApp: report Federal officials are reportedly considering whether or not to seek a preliminary injunction against Facebook over antitrust concerns related to how its family of products interacts.
December 11, 2019 Apple CEO Tim Cook says monopolies aren’t bad if they’re ‘not abused’ Apple CEO Tim Cook defended the existence of monopolies in business -- with a key distinction.
December 11, 2019 Ben Shapiro, conservatives blast YouTube policy on harassment: 'Insanely vague' Conservative media figures are deriding a new YouTube policy, arguing it censors free speech and could have a disproportionate impact on right-leaning commentators.
December 7, 2019 Bernie Sanders' sweeping broadband plan dubs high-speed internet a 'basic human right' "The internet in this country costs too damn much," according to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who released a plan on Friday to spend $150 billion on high-speed, universal internet service.
December 6, 2019 With new venture Locals, Dave Rubin seeks to wrest power from big tech, government YouTube star Dave Rubin launched a new tech company Locals to combat ongoing issues with by creating a “safe digital home” for content creators who are sick of trolls, censorship and toxic rhetoric rampant on current industry leaders such as Twitter.
December 4, 2019 TikTok slammed after suppressing physically disabled users’ videos in 'anti-bullying' push TikTok has come under fire for suppressing videos from disabled, LGBTQ and overweight users, in what the social media app describes as a flawed attempt to tackle bullying.
November 30, 2019 Ex-Clinton aide's org targeting law firms for helping group 'rebuilding Kavanaugh's image' A former Clinton aide's non-profit is attempting to shame Facebook and a slew of major law firms for supporting a conservative group's event that it alleges was "rebuilding" Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's image.
November 27, 2019 German court rules convicted murderer has 'right to be forgotten' in online searches A German man convicted in the 1982 murders of two people aboard a yacht in the Caribbean has the right to have his name removed from online search results, a court ruled Wednesday.
November 26, 2019 Joy Behar ridicules Facebook, saying platform 'would give Hitler his own fan page' "View" co-host Joy Behar was critical of Facebook on Monday as she and her colleagues discussed the alleged dangers posed by the social media giant.
November 26, 2019 Google accused of union busting after firing the 'Thanksgiving Four' Google has been accused of "union-busting" by activists over the firing of four employees who reportedly were attempting to organize.