Social media companies' reliance on Section 230 protections is in jeopardy after a US court ruled TikTok's algorithmic curation is not protected by Section 230
Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act just got torched by the 3rd circuit. — https://www.thebignewsletter.com/ ... Lukasz Olejnik / @LukaszOlejnik@mastodon.social : US court ruled that when a...
The FTC proposes barring Meta from monetizing kids' data, accusing the company of violating a 2020 order with its privacy program and COPPA with Messenger Kids
In an announcement today, the agency said that, on top of … Jamey Kistner : 🔒 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed changes to its 2020 privacy order with Facebook, accusing the company of f...
Apple won the Epic battle but is too arrogant to see that it still has to make some major App Store changes to both appease the courts and please developers
I hadn't seen one part and will modify the post accordingly. https://twitter.com/... Jens-Fabian Goetzmann / @mrjefago : Here's another, more in-depth analysis why the Epic vs Apple injunction doesn't...
Google and Facebook may continue predatory behavior for years as antitrust cases play out, which can be deterred by filing criminal charges against their execs
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FTC and state AG antitrust complaints use dramatic language, bolstered by emails, to portray Zuckerberg as a villain who vowed to “crush” the competition
and requesting divestitures/breakups, among other forms of relief. Hopeful that it marks yet another step forward in the growing efforts to rehabilitate antitrust laws & recover antimonopoly. Alec Sta...
According to a CPSC notice, Ring is recalling around 350K Ring doorbells sold between June 2020 and October 2020 after receiving reports of them catching fire
it's the use of improper screws.” https://arstechnica.com/... #tech #feedly Alison Macrina / @flexlibris : what with everything we know about Amazon and their relationship to police, if you bought one...
A document from Facebook's law firm shows how the company might fight an antitrust lawsuit and any attempts to force a divestiture of WhatsApp or Instagram
Good morning! Greetings from Alexandria, Virginia … David Challis / Android Headlines : Facebook To Argue It Is Too Integrated For Breakup JC Torres / SlashGear : Facebook prepares to challenge plans...
A group of four former Google employees who say they were fired for organizing are filing unfair labor practice charges against the company
Welcome to your next installment of Metal Machine Music. James Farrell / SiliconANGLE : Fired workers accuse Google of unfair labor practices Allison Levitsky / Silicon Valley Business Journal : Fired...