‘I couldn’t get into my email’: Google employee says she was laid off while on a work trip, right before meeting with a client
‘Your position is eliminated effective immediately.’
On Jan 25, 2023 by Brooke Sjoberg
Justice Department sues Google over advertising monopoly
The Justice Department said Google wanted to become ‘the be-all, and end-all location for all ad serving.’
On Jan 24, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
Facebook approved ad calling for violence in Brazil even after riots broke out
Global Witness submitted 16 ads promoting violence in Brazil. Fourteen were approved.
On Jan 19, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
Amazon claims the $400 million Amazon Smiles users donated wasn’t impactful—sparking backlash
Small local charities are worried about losing funding as Amazon pivots to large-scale corporate charity projects.
On Jan 19, 2023 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Tech experts ask Supreme Court to rule that Section 230 protections apply to algorithmic recommendations
Experts asked the Court to rule that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act applies to recommended content.
On Jan 18, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
Tesla autopilot engineer says company’s video of self-driving feature was faked
Musk had previously stated that the video was proof ‘Tesla drives itself.’
On Jan 18, 2023 by Mikael Thalen
Biden calls for Section 230 reform, lays out big-tech agenda in op-ed
The president said big tech was endangering children and boxing out small business.
On Jan 12, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
Meta plans to restrict data of young people shown to advertisers
Starting in March, advertisers will only be able to see the age and location of teen users.
On Jan 10, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
Judge rules bankrupt crypto company Celsius has the rights to $4.2 billion in user deposits
A judge ruled that the company’s Terms of Use gave Celsius the right to user assets.
On Jan 5, 2023 by Jacob Seitz
A man drove his Tesla off a cliff to try and murder his family—Elon Musk fanboys found a way to celebrate it
‘Those kids owe their lives to @elonmusk.’
On Jan 4, 2023 by Mikael Thalen
Radio City Music Hall uses facial recognition to block woman from seeing Rockettes show
The woman works at a law firm involved in litigation against Madison Square Garden Entertainment, which operates Radio City Music Hall.
On Dec 20, 2022 by Jacob Seitz
‘They can’t bear to see us get a raise’: Uber drivers launch 24-hour strike after company sues to stop fare increases
‘We thought we were gonna get a raise, and this is what we got.’
On Dec 19, 2022 by Jacob Seitz
Congress made strides in breaking up big tech in 2022, but still has a ways to go
Athena Coalition claims Amazon spends millions on lobbying and astroturf efforts to maintain its dominance.
On Dec 19, 2022 by Claire Goforth
Elon Musk’s mom is his biggest Twitter cheerleader
It’s super sweet. Sort of.
On Dec 19, 2022 by David Covucci
Elon Musk loses his own Twitter poll asking if he should step down as ‘head of Twitter’
Will Musk step down?
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