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Senator Elizabeth Warren (Photo: AP)

Facebook pulls but then restores Warren ads aimed at Big Tech

We removed the ads because they violated our policies against the use of our corporate logo, Facebook told AFP.

12 March 2019 5:32 PM IST

$There are now companies developing technology which make it possible for the employer ... to look at whats on your computer screen and to check your keystrokes and if you get up and walk away for a minute, theyll send you a warning. Thats being installed right now.... Its not the future,\$ Technology

Big technology firms should be stopped from turning the world into a...

He is referring to China's social credit system that tracks citizens to award/deduct points on a score determining one's...

25 May 2020 5:08 PM IST

The EU law would include all aspects of the digital world, including cracking down on hate speech, protecting user data and preventing big companies from abusing their dominant market positions.(Photo of the European Commission building | Wikimedia Commons - Nuno Nogueira)

As EU seeks accountability, Mark Zuckerberg urges approach that won't...

European Commission working on a Digital Service Act to curb powers of US big tech even as Google, Facebook lobby hard...

19 May 2020 4:58 PM IST

The hearing in the US Congress at Capitol building was called amid rising concerns over Big Tech dominance, which has become even more pronounced during the coronavirus pandemic, and coincides with investigations at the federal and state level of the online giants. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - aoc.gov)

Antitrust hearing with Big Tech CEOs at US Congress postponed

The hearing would have conflicted with the memorial service for the late representative and civil rights leader John...

25 July 2020 4:41 PM IST

The punitive duties of 25% on $1.3 billion in French cosmetics, handbags will be delayed till January 6, 2021 as discussions continue.

US hits back at France with tariffs on cosmetics, handbags for taxing...

The office of US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said France's digital services tax unfairly targets US digital...

11 July 2020 7:21 PM IST

Pressure has been growing both from the right and the leftand sometimes internallyto do something about the overwhelming dominance of the internet platforms. In this photo, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, Tim Cook and Jeff Bezos. The four CEOs on Wednesday attended an antitrust hearing of the US House Judiciary Committee. (Photo | AFP)

Tech This Week | What we learned from the US antitrust inquiry

Lawmakers seem to be catching up with technology and so will regulation, so Big Tech should not take things for granted.

1 Aug 2020 4:17 PM IST