Twitter Will Pay $150M to Settle With U.S. Over Data Privacy Violations May 26, 2022 By Diane Bartz and Katie Paul Twitter Inc. has agreed to pay $150 million to settle allegations it misused private information, like phone numbers, to target...
FTC Sues to Stop Merger of Rhode Island’s Two Biggest Hospital Firms February 18, 2022 By Diane Bartz The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday that it would file a lawsuit aimed at stopping the merger of...
Firms Want U.S. to Support EU Proposals to Rein In Big Tech Platforms December 29, 2021 By Diane Bartz Critics of tech giants like Alphabet’s Google pressed Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo for a January meeting after she expressed concern...
How Big Tech Is Faring in U.S. Lawsuits and Probes December 8, 2021 By Diane Bartz Big Tech platforms Meta Platforms Inc, formerly known as Facebook, and Google have been hit with a series of antitrust...
If Facebook Is the Problem, Is a Social Media Regulator the Fix? October 6, 2021 By Elizabeth Culliford and Diane Bartz Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told Congress on Tuesday that one option for making social media less harmful would be to...
Whistleblower Tells Congress Facebook Puts Profits Over Safety, Urges Regulation October 5, 2021 By David Shepardson and Diane Bartz Former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen will urge the U.S. Congress on Tuesday to regulate the social media giant,...
Republicans Blast Biden Vaccine Mandates While Businesses Look to Implementation September 13, 2021 By Nandita Bose and Diane Bartz Republicans on Friday vowed to fight U.S. President Joe Biden’s new vaccine mandate covering big companies and federal employees, but...
U.S. Suit Against Aon-Willis Merger Assigned to Bush Nominee Judge Walton June 18, 2021 By Diane Bartz Senior Judge Reggie Walton, who joined the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 2001, will hear the...
Facebook, Google CEOs Suggest How to Reform Internet Immunity Law March 25, 2021 By Diane Bartz and Nandita Bose Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg laid out steps to reform a key internet law on Wednesday, saying that companies should...
States Prepare Second Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google for December November 24, 2020 By Diane Bartz and Paresh Dave A bipartisan group of U.S. states plans to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google as early as next month, according...