FTC, DOJ say they want to toughen up merger guidelines
The new guidelines could see more scrutiny for big tech companies.
On Jan 18, 2022 by Andrew Wyrich
Tech newsletter: The people want a data privacy law
Here’s this week’s tech newsletter.
Family of Amazon driver who died when a tornado struck a warehouse sues the company
The suit alleges that Amazon ‘carelessly’ made people continue to work as the tornado got closer.
Facebook’s VR unit is reportedly being investigated by the FTC
The scrutiny over Oculus comes as the FTC has already set its sights on Facebook.
On Jan 17, 2022 by Andrew Wyrich
Facebook disproportionately rejects ads for women’s health, report finds
Men’s products don’t get the same treatment.
On Jan 14, 2022 by Claire Goforth
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas social media companies after getting ‘inadequate responses’
Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, and Google were issued subpoenas.
On Jan 14, 2022 by Andrew Wyrich
Biden urges social media companies to ‘stop’ COVID misinformation
This isn’t the first time Biden has called out social media for COVID misinformation.
On Jan 13, 2022 by Andrew Wyrich
Voters want Congress to act on data privacy, poll finds
Last week, 24,000 petitions supporting a data privacy law were delivered to Congress.
On Jan 12, 2022 by Andrew Wyrich
Facebook fails in attempt to get FTC’s antitrust suit thrown out
The FTC’s lawsuit can move forward.
Gettr, a so-called alternative to big tech, uses Google and Facebook trackers and has serious security flaws, investigation finds
The researchers say Gettr’s claims about privacy and security are ‘disingenuous.’
On Jan 11, 2022 by Claire Goforth
Tech newsletter: Broadband ‘nutrition labels’
On Jan 11, 2022 by Andrew Wyrich
Mozilla launches study to find out how Facebook tracks your data for ads
The study will run until July.
Here’s the deal with that ‘cringe’ Walmart VR video going viral on TikTok
The footage went viral on Twitter and TikTok.
On Jan 7, 2022 by Mikael Thalen
Trump’s social media app is expected to launch on Presidents Day because of course it is
Trump’s social media app has had some hiccups along the way.
On Jan 7, 2022 by Andrew Wyrich
‘We need it now’: 24,000 people sign petition urging Congress to pass data privacy law
‘We need a data privacy law in the United States, and we need it now.’
On Jan 4, 2022 by Andrew Wyrich
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