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10 states accuse Google of breaking antitrust law
by
David Brancaccio
, Erika Beras
, Rose Conlon
and Alex Schroeder
Dec 17, 2020
The lawsuit said Google illegally leveraged its power in advertising to squash competitors and overcharge for its services.
Facebook case won't be "open and shut," former antitrust attorney says
Dec 10, 2020
Erik Gordon thinks we won't see Facebook broken up and spun off into smaller separate companies.
Facebook, Twitter and more crack down on violent rhetoric, election misinformation
by
David Brancaccio
, Nova Safo
and Alex Schroeder
Nov 6, 2020
Social media companies are now in the business of trying to swat down misinformation, as is clear from the 2020 election.
Senators grill tech CEOs as both parties fault internet content policies
by
Scott Tong
Oct 28, 2020
Legislation to tighten the oversight of internet content may be coming.
House report says Big Tech companies have "too much power"
by
Nova Safo
and Daniel Shin
Oct 7, 2020
The House report calls for the biggest changes in decades in how the government regulates and prevents monopolies.
The next TikTok could well be on the way to the U.S. before long
by
Scott Tong
and Jennifer Pak
Sep 22, 2020
The wildly popular video-sharing app may be the beginning of a new era in Chinese tech.
Why Microsoft wants TikTok and how the U.S. government feels about that
Aug 3, 2020
In the tech world, Microsoft is seen as the serious company that does grown-up stuff, so why does it want the social media platform?
For public good, not for profit.
Here's what civil rights leaders want from Facebook
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
, Rose Conlon
and Alex Schroeder
Jul 10, 2020
"It shouldn't be my nonprofit that has to be monitoring and focusing its energy on a corporation that makes $70 billion a year," said Color of Change President Rashad Robinson.
Why small businesses likely won't suspend their Facebook ads
Jul 2, 2020
Many of the companies participating in the boycott of Facebook are huge brands with enormous budgets.
The social media advertising boycott goes global
by
David Brancaccio
, Erika Beras
and Alex Schroeder
Jun 29, 2020
The campaign to get companies to stop buying social media advertising already has support from companies like Verizon, Patagonia and Unilever.