July 24, 2019
Facebook Could Pay $100M To Settle SEC Investigation
Facebook is expected to settle on Wednesday (July 24) with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation into its privacy practices. The SEC is expected to slap Facebook with a fine...
July 23, 2019
US: FTC to announce $5B settlement with Facebook as early...
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is expected to announce a roughly US$5 billion settlement with Facebook as early as this week of its investigation into the social media company’s...
July 23, 2019
Facebook Q2 Earnings Preview: Ad Sales, Libra To Affect Growth
It’s been a wild couple of weeks – or months – for Facebook. Amid privacy concerns, Senate hearings and Libra drama, it’s time for the company to translate it all...
July 22, 2019
Student Challenge Quadriptych – “Shaping Competition Policy in the Era...
July 2019 CPI Europe Column edited by Anna Tzanaki (Competition Policy International) & Juan Delgado (Global Economics Group) presents: CPI Europe Column: Student Challenge Quadriptych – “Shaping Competition Policy in the Era of Digitisation”...
July 15, 2019
Facebook Slapped With $5B FTC Fine, But Still Has Lots...
The most interesting story about Facebook since the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke is one that hasn’t really been written. And it’s the one about the value platforms can create for...
July 14, 2019
US: FTC reportedly approves $5B settlement with Facebook
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reportedly approved an approximately US$5 billion settlement with Facebook (FB), suggesting a lengthy investigation into the social media company’s data privacy practices could be...
July 12, 2019
Facebook, FTC Reportedly Reach $5B Settlement
The Federal Trade Commission and Facebook have reached a tentative decision to settle ongoing privacy issues with a $5 billion settlement, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal....
July 09, 2019
EU Court Sets Date To Rule On Privacy Case Against...
The latest twist in what could very well be a landmark ruling is set to unfold Dec. 12, when Europe’s top court will give an opinion regarding Facebook privacy. The...
July 01, 2019
US: Big Tech Cryptos set for antitrust scrutiny
Facebook’s announcement of Libra late last month has spurred greater regulatory oversight of cryptocurrencies, with a particular eye on who may be bringing those cryptos into the larger payments ecosystem. As...