antitrust
Facebook Backed Down on Houseparty Acquisition Due to Antitrust Scrutiny
Facebook had planned to gobble up even more of the social media market.
67 Percent of Americans Believe Big Tech Companies Have Behaved Anticompetitively
More people that ever think big tech companies should face antitrust scrutiny.
New Bill Set to Fine Big Tech Companies Up to 30% of Their Revenue for Monopolistic Practices
The US Senate seems to have fallen out of love with tech companies.
DuckDuckGo Calls on Regulators to Help Consumers as Google Announces Pay-To-Play Default Search Engine Scheme
Google were forced to offer alternative default search engines on Android – but now they want search engines to bid for the chance to appear as a default option.
Of All Big Tech Companies, It’s Microsoft Employees That Most Support Trump
Big Tech companies are mostly anti-Trump but it’s been shown that more Microsoft employees support Trump, compared to any other tech company.
Google Employees Heavily Support Elizabeth Warren Even Though She Wants to Break Up Google
Google’s who have insider knowledge must know something we don’t.
Tulsi Gabbard: To Protect Free Speech Online, Break Up Big Tech Monopolies
Gabbard has consistently spoken out against censorship and promoted free speech online.
Australia Sets Up a New Antitrust Branch to Monitor Facebook and Google
The branch will eventually span out to monitoring other platforms. They’re starting with what they see as the worst offenders – FB and Google.
Research Shows Most Young People Keep Away From Facebook
The Facebook platform itself is more popular with older people. Younger people do use Instagram, however.
Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google to Face Antitrust Scrutiny Starting Tomorrow
Tech companies are increasingly facing antitrust criticism and the hearings are about to kick off this week.
Google Bans Gab App, Gives the Decentralized Social Network an Impossible List of Demands
Google’s decision means it can now ban ANY app that features what it deems to be user generated content if it decides that content is “objectionable.”
FTC Approves Facebook Fine of One Month’s Revenue in Privacy Settlement
The fine is related to an investigation around the Cambridge Analytica data scandal.