Advertisers Face Up to Scandal Risk But Can’t Ditch Tech Giants June 21, 2019 By Joe Mayes and Angelina Rascouet The advertising industry’s annual gathering on the French Riviera has become a recurring cycle of contrition from technology giants and...
Facebook Must Proceed With Privacy Breach Suit, Judge Rules June 3, 2019 By Andrew Harris and Daniel Stoller Facebook Inc. must defend itself in a District of Columbia lawsuit accusing the social network of failing to safeguard users’...
Facebook User Privacy Lawsuits Over Cambridge Analytica Have Legs May 30, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt There’s no shortage of claims Facebook Inc. violates users’ privacy for profit. Far less common are rulings from U.S. courts...
Missouri’s Freshman Senator Taking on Candy Crush May 13, 2019 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is taking on the tech industry, including apps and tools aimed...
Facebook’s Anti-Bias Vows May Not Kill Suit Against Advertisers April 18, 2019 By Josh Eidelson Facebook’s vow to block ads on its platform from being programmed to discriminate based on demographics ended a string of...
U.K. Joins Social Media Crackdown After Live-Streamed Attack April 8, 2019 By Lucy Meakin and Kitty Donaldson The United Kingdom joined a growing global backlash against technology companies such as Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc., proposing fines...
Fraudster Admits Scamming $100M from Facebook and Google March 21, 2019 By Chris Dolmetsch A Lithuanian man admitted he helped trick Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google into sending more than $100 million through...
States Seek to Fill Privacy Law Gaps in Wake of Social Media October 5, 2016 By IVAN MORENO When a loved one dies, laws cover how their houses, cars, and other property are passed on to relatives. But...
Alabama Couple’s Wedding Ring Found with Help from Fans, Facebook May 10, 2013 A couple celebrating their first anniversary had nearly given up hope of finding their lost wedding band. Rob and Dari...
Judge Names Lead Plaintiffs in Facebook Litigation December 7, 2012 By Nate Raymond A group of investors including state pension funds in North Carolina and Arkansas will be the lead plaintiffs in securities...