Tag: regulation
Facebook’s Libra could come under some existing rules: watchdog
LONDON (Reuters) - Existing securities rules could apply to “stablecoin” digital currency initiatives such as Facebook’s Libra project to help realize its benefits,...
Facebook sales grow as users tick up; Zuckerberg defends political ads
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc (FB.O) reported an uptick in users in lucrative markets and its third straight rise in quarterly sales growth on...
Facebook in EU antitrust crosshairs, online marketplace now under scrutiny
FILE PHOTO: Figurines are seen in front of the Facebook logo in this illustration taken March 20, 2018. REUTERS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Facebook’s online...
Should Tech CEOs Go to Jail Over Data Misuse? Some Senators Say Yes
As Mark Zuckerberg testified about all things Facebook on the House side of the Capitol last week, over on the Senate side some...
Warren Targets ‘Revolving Door’ Between Government and Tech
Elizabeth Warren announced a new plan to fight corruption in Washington on Tuesday: The Democratic presidential candidate wants to ban giant corporations from...
State Attorneys General, Antitrust Experts Mull Legal Grounds for Building Facebook Case
State attorneys general and federal investigators gathered Monday with public policy and antitrust experts to explore the legal grounds on which they could...
Conde Nast CEO regulation of Facebook, big tech antitrust monopoly
Conde Nast CEO Roger Lynch, in a CNBC interview, called for stricter regulation of Facebook and Google due to their dominance in the...
Should Europe Regulate American Tech Companies?
While American lawmakers are still mostly talking about regulating the tech industry, their counterparts in Europe have been far more active. From consumer...
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Facebook patches WhatsApp remote code execution vulnerability
Facebook has officially patched a rather troubling vulnerability that was present on its WhatsApp platform. The vulnerability, (CVE-2019-11931), allows for remote code execution...
Snapchat Challenging Facebook’s Political Ad Free Speech Stance?
In what could be perceived as a subtle barb at Facebook, and perhaps even Twitter too, Snapchat declared its commitment to battling “misinformation” with the...
Twitter and Facebook at odds over political ads – The Suffolk Journal
On Oct. 30, Twitter made the decision to stop all political advertisements on its platform. CEO Jack Dorsey announced in a tweet that they...
How to get Christmas cartoon family pictures on Facebook
You may have opened up Facebook lately to find several users have added cute cartoon photos of their family. Millions have...
Google, Facebook at Center of Rising Political-Ad Tensions
(Bloomberg) -- Facebook Inc. and Google were drawn into an escalating battle of wills Wednesday over the use of political advertising on social...
