Big Tech

UK Regulator: Stop Pushing Kids Into Apps
UK Regulator: Stop Pushing Kids Into Apps
April 16, 2019  |  Regulation

The U.K.’s tech regulator, the ICO, wants companies like Facebook and Snap to stop enticing kids to their websites and apps. According to The Financial...

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Senator Warns Tech Breakup Opens Door To China
Senator Warns Tech Breakup Opens Door To China
April 10, 2019  |  Regulation

Sen. Mark Warner believes that breaking up big tech companies like Facebook and Google could make way for competition from overseas. Last month, U.S. Senator Elizabeth...

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Will Our Love-Hate Relationship With Social Media Ever Break?
Will Our Love-Hate Relationship With Social Media Ever Break?
April 05, 2019  |  Facebook

It’s the love-hate relationship that defines the digital age in the early 21st century: U.S. consumers and social media. Data breaches, marketing so targeted and...

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Poll: Most Americans Against Breakup Of Tech Cos
Poll: Most Americans Against Breakup Of Tech Cos
April 05, 2019  |  Regulation

A new poll has revealed that most Americans aren’t on board with Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s plan to break up large technology companies. According to a NBC...

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Beto O’Rourke Doesn’t Want To Break Up Big Tech Companies
Beto O’Rourke Doesn’t Want To Break Up Big Tech Companies
March 21, 2019  |  Regulation

Presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke isn’t joining other Democrats running for president in calling for the breakup of some of the nation’s largest technology companies. Rather,...

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Big Tech Increasingly In Regulators’ Spotlight — And Crosshairs
Big Tech Increasingly In Regulators’ Spotlight — And Crosshairs
March 18, 2019  |  Regulation

It’s been a whirlwind few weeks — OK, make that months — for big tech firms as regulators look ever more closely at business tactics....

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EU Antitrust Chief Says To Regulate Data, Not Break Up Tech
EU Antitrust Chief Says To Regulate Data, Not Break Up Tech
March 11, 2019  |  Regulation

European Union Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said that breaking up big tech companies like Facebook and Google should be seen as a last resort, and...

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Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Others Spent Millions Lobbying In 2018
Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Others Spent Millions Lobbying In 2018
January 23, 2019  |  Amazon Profile

Tech giants like Facebook, Apple, Google, Twitter and Microsoft spent $64 million last year in the hopes of helping to influence regulations and combat increased...

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AG Nominee Mulls Antitrust Probe For Tech Giants
AG Nominee Mulls Antitrust Probe For Tech Giants
January 15, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

William Barr, the nominee for attorney general, said that government regulators might need to take a deeper look at tech “behemoths” like Facebook, Microsoft and...

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