State Appeals Court Invalidates Uber’s Hyperlinked User Arbitration Pact October 13, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson An arbitration agreement buried behind a hyperlink that does not give consumers clear notice they are waiving their right to...
Livestream Tech Firms Learn Hard Lessons from Violent Videos Tied to Mass Killings May 20, 2022 By Matt O'Brien, AP Technology Writer, Haleluya Hadero and Barbara Ortutay These days, mass shooters like the one now held in the Buffalo, New York, supermarket attack don’t stop with planning...
Mother Sues Meta, Snap Over Social Media ‘Addicted’ Daughter’s Suicide January 21, 2022 By Robert Burnson Meta Platforms Inc. and Snap Inc. are to blame for the suicide of an 11-year-old girl who was addicted to...
Sister of Slain Federal Officer Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Facebook January 11, 2022 By Daisy Nguyen The sister of a slain federal security officer is suing Facebook, alleging the tech giant played a part in the...
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...
Aspen Institute Report Calls for Regulation, Local Media to Fight Internet Misinformation November 18, 2021 By David Klepper Misinformation is jeopardizing efforts to solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges, be it climate change, COVID-19 or political polarization, according...
Lawmakers Introduce Liability, Competition Bills Targeting Giant Internet Firms October 18, 2021 By Anna Edgerton and Rebecca Kern The biggest U.S. tech companies would face new constraints under two bills announced Thursday after a month of revelations from...
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...
Amazon Will Pay Shoppers’ Product Claims Up to $1,000 August 10, 2021 By Jeffrey Dastin Amazon.com Inc. on Tuesday said it would pay customers who suffer injuries or property damage from defective goods others sell...
‘Zoombombing’ Costs Zoom $85 Million Privacy Settlement August 2, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel Zoom Video Communications Inc. agreed to pay $85 million and bolster its security practices to settle a lawsuit claiming it...