Facebook Sweetens Biometric Privacy Accord to $650 Million July 24, 2020 By Malathi Nayak Facebook Inc. bowed to a judge’s concerns and proposed increasing its settlement offer to $650 million to resolve claims by...
Justice Department Outlines Broad Overhaul of Social Media Legal Protections June 18, 2020 By Ben Brody and Chris Strohm The Justice Department on Wednesday outlined a broad overhaul of legal protections for online platforms such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google...
New Jersey, Other States, Work to Fight Virus Misinformation May 21, 2020 By Mike Catalini and David Klepper TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey’s top homeland security official received nearly nonstop calls in early March from grocery chains, trucking...
Facebook Sues Over Deceptive Ads Linked to Coronavirus Scams April 13, 2020 By Malathi Nayak and Sarah Frier Facebook Inc. sued the founder of a software company for running deceptive advertisements on its social-media platforms, including links to...
Zoom Sued for Allegedly Illegally Disclosing Personal Data March 31, 2020 By Joel Rosenblatt Zoom Video Communications Inc. was sued by a user who claims the popular video-conferencing service is illegally disclosing personal information....
Anti-Vaccine Ex-MMA Fighter Sues Facebook For Kicking Him Off March 20, 2020 By Robert Burnson A former Mixed Martial Arts fighter sued Facebook Inc. for kicking him off the platform over posts in which he...
Israeli Spyware Firm NSO Seeks Court Sanctions Against Facebook March 11, 2020 By Tova Cohen TEL AVIV — Israel’s NSO Group is asking a California judge to sanction Facebook Inc for allegedly failing to abide...
Coronavirus Rumors Spread on App Cripple Los Angeles’ Koreatown March 3, 2020 By Brian Melley LOS ANGELES — In a Koreatown restaurant known for its beef bone broth soup, the lunchtime crowd Friday was half...
U.S. Lawmakers to Introduce Bill that Threatens Encryption on Tech Platforms February 21, 2020 By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, Feb 21 — U.S. legislation will be introduced in the coming weeks that could hurt technology companies’ ability to...
Judge Says Facebook Must Relinquish Info on Suspicious Apps to State January 21, 2020 Facebook must turn over information to the Massachusetts attorney general’s office regarding thousands of apps that the social media company...