Google Paying $2.6M to Settle California, Washington Discrimination Case February 3, 2021 By Michael Liedtke Google will pay $2.6 million to more than 5,500 employees and past job applicants to resolve allegations that the internet...
Pardon for Ex-Google Exec Who Took Self-Driving Car Secrets to Uber January 22, 2021 By Michael Liedtke A long-running Silicon Valley soap opera took an unexpected twist on Wednesday after outgoing President Donald Trump pardoned a former...
Google Adds Extra Scrutiny of Its Scientists’ Research on ‘Sensitive Topics’ December 23, 2020 By Paresh Dave and Jeffrey Dastin Alphabet Inc.’s Google this year moved to tighten control over its scientists’ papers by launching a “sensitive topics” review, and...
Twitter, Facebook, Alphabet Executives to Defend Liability Shield Before Senate October 28, 2020 By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose The chief executives of Twitter Inc., Facebook and Alphabet Inc. will tell U.S. lawmakers at a hearing on Wednesday that...
Big Tech Lobby Seeks EU Liability Cover to Tackle Hate Speech, Illegal Content October 26, 2020 By Natalia Drozdiak Big technology platforms are calling on the European Union to protect them from legal liabilities for removing hate speech and...
House Antitrust Panel Blasts Big 4 Internet Firms for Abuses; Seeks Reforms, Separations October 7, 2020 By Nandita Bose and Diane Bartz A U.S. House of Representatives panel looking into abuses of market power by four big technology companies found they used...
EU Wants Better Self-Regulation by Facebook, Google, Twitter; Plans Liability Changes September 11, 2020 By Foo Yun Chee Two years after agreeing to a self-regulatory code of practice to tackle disinformation, Facebook, Alphabet’s Google, Twitter and other tech...
4 Republican Attorneys General Back Trump Social Media Liability Move September 8, 2020 By David Shepardson Four Republican state attorneys general led by Texas backed President Donald Trump’s push to narrow the ability of social media...
Even If Only Few Use Them, Contact Tracing Apps May Help Curb COVID September 4, 2020 By Vishwadha Chander Contact tracing apps can sharply reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus even when only a few people use them,...
Internet Companies Urge FCC to Reject Trump Rules on Social Media Liability September 3, 2020 By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose A group representing major internet companies including Facebook Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Wednesday urged the Federal...