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New YouTube Rules Will Cut Some Creator Ad Revenue by Up to 90% in 2020
YouTube is making introducing these new rules in January 2020 as part of its settlement with the FTC over alleged COPPA violations.
California AG Says Facebook Is Failing to Comply With Subpoenas Over Privacy Scandals
The AG says Facebook is “dragging its feet”.
New Privacy Bill Threatens Jail Time for Tech Executives That Abuse User Data
The act would force tech companies to include a “one-click solution” for users to opt-out of their tracking and targeted ads programs.
Media Outlets Publish Anti-Regulation Propaganda by Google-Backed Organizations Without Disclosure
If you’d like to know what a propaganda campaign, carried out by a powerful entity apparently lacking any semblance of disclosure and/or transparency might look like in a democracy – look no further than this spate of recent “opinion pieces” cropping up on US-based media outlets.
Senator Hawley Calls on the FTC to Release Google 2012 Antitrust Violation Details
“The report provides evidence that Google was deceiving consumers before 2012, and the recent fines levied against Google suggest that Google never stopped,” Hawley writes.
Snapchat Dossier Containing Facebook Anti-Competitive Practices to Be Handed to the FTC
Titled after the antagonist of the famous Harry Potter series, the document is known as the “Project Voldemort.”
New York Attorney General Letitia James Leads Antitrust Investigations Into Facebook, Other States Follow
“Even the largest social media platform in the world must follow the law and respect consumers.
YouTubers Popular With Kids to Face “Significant Business Impact”, Disabled Ads, Comments, and Notifications
The changes are likely to be far-reaching and impact gaming channels, family vlogging channels, and other major channel categories on YouTube.
Senator Ron Wyden Suggests “the Possibility of a Prison Term” for Mark Zuckerberg’s Lies
Facebook was recently fined $5 billion by the FTC for privacy violations – a fine that many saw as a slap on the wrist.
Facebook Rolls Out Facial Recognition to All Users One Month After Losing Facial Recognition Lawsuit Appeal
The features is turned off by default for new users but users who were previously opted in to Facebook’s face recognition won’t receive a notice.
Facebook Says Messenger Kids App Introducing Kids to Adult Strangers Was a Technical Error
The FTC is yet to make any comment on this particular case.
Facebook Admits That the “Unlink Account” Feature Won’t Really Unlink Your Facebook and Instagram Accounts
The spokesperson said that Facebook and Instagram’s shared infrastructure makes it impossible to separate these accounts.
