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The threat to democracy is real and ongoing, but our systems are more prepared than ever, says Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook says it has more than 35,000 people working on safety and security issues, three times the number of four years ago. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Anthony Quintano)

This time, we'll block foreign state ads on US election, says Facebook

Social media giant however puts onus on users to decide whether they want to see other political ads or not.

17 Jun 2020 6:27 PM IST

$Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testifies before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law hearing on \Online Platforms and Market Power\ in the Rayburn House office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on July 29, 2020. While forced breakups of what the chairman of the panel described as monopolies may appear unlikely, the wide scrutiny of Big Tech points toward possible new restrictions on its power. (Photo | AFP)$ Technology

Big Tech CEOs pulled up at antitrust hearing but will it translate to...

The premise is whether existing competition policies and laws are adequate for overseeing the tech giants, or if new...

30 July 2020 3:24 PM IST

Tech company chiefs are expected to stress how they benefit consumers, particularly during the pandemic, and face competitionparticularly from China.

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Zuckerberg, Bezos will sell their companies as American success...

The antitrust debate is being muddled by a rising techlash over a range of issues from privacy to economic inequality...

29 July 2020 7:11 PM IST

The Federal Trade Commission is considering taking sworn testimony from Zuckerberg and Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, the Wall Street Journal reported. Major tech companies Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon, referred to by the acronym GAFA, have been under the scrutiny of the US House Judiciary Committee and the Department of Justice for alleged anti-trust practices. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - JD Lasica)

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Antitrust regulator to question Zuckerberg on Facebook for unfair...

The Federal Trade Commission has been conducting a yearlong probe into whether the social network has abused its...

18 July 2020 4:45 PM IST

These advertisers will be back soon enough. Were not gonna change our policies or approach on anything because of a threat to a small percent of our revenue, or to any percent of our revenue, Mark Zuckerberg was quoted as saying in a transcript of remarks made at an employees meeting. (Photo | AP)

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Facebook looking to score points for just optics, no action taken on...

They said at a virtual meeting with Zuckerberg they "didn't hear anything...to convince us that Zuckerberg and...

8 July 2020 8:17 PM IST

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Facebook group spurs Kenosha violence, Zuckerberg apologises for not...

The page for the Kenosha Guard violated Facebook's policies and had been flagged by a bunch of people , Zuckerberg...

30 Aug 2020 1:31 PM IST

The CCIs basis for dismissal of the anti-trust case against Whatsapp is that UPI payments apps are an evolving market. But it does not appreciate the power of network effects and convenience enough. Yes, the payments feature is not going to be coerced onto users, but if Facebooks history is anything to go by, it might not make a difference.

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Tech This Week | The UPI payments space is in for its biggest shift...

Earlier this week, the Competition Commission of India dismissed an anti-trust case against WhatsApp Pay.

22 Aug 2020 2:45 PM IST

The head of a US congressional antitrust committee contended that Big Tech companies are too powerful and will likely emerge from the coronavirus pandemic even stronger. (Photo | AFP)

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Will US Federal Trade Commission's antitrust probe against Facebook...

Facebook says Zuckerberg answered US regulators' questions on antitrust practices, but FTC investigations do not always...

21 Aug 2020 3:12 PM IST

Facebook should not be complicit in more offline violence, much less another genocide (referring to charges of spurring Myanmars systematic killing of Rohingya people), but the pattern of inaction displayed by the company is reckless to the point of complicity, the letter stated. This photograph shows Facebook India Policy Chief Ankhi Das posing with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo | Facebook - Ankhi Das)

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Over 40 rights groups write to Zuckerberg seeking Ankhi Das' removal...

The rights group said the bias in policy led by Ankhi Das had spurred violence against minorities in India.

10 Sept 2020 5:40 PM IST

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Over 40 rights groups write to Zuckerberg seeking Ankhi Das' removal...

The rights groups said the bias in policy led by Ankhi Das had spurred violence against minorities in India.

10 Sept 2020 5:40 PM IST

TMC MP writes to Mark Zuckerberg, raises issue of alleged bias of Facebook towards BJP. (AFP Photo)

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TMC writes to Zuckerberg over Facebook's alleged bias towards BJP

MP Derek O'Brien has written the letter to Zuckerberg also makes a reference to an earlier meeting, where some of these...

2 Sept 2020 1:26 PM IST

$This photograph taken on October 28, 2021 shows the META logo on a laptop screen in Moscow as Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg announced the parent companys name is being changed to \Meta\ to represent a future beyond just its troubled social network. (Photo: AFP)$ World

Facebook owner Meta to lay off 11,000 staff

In what Meta dubs as its "most difficult change," the company will lay off more than 11,000 of its staff

9 Nov 2022 5:13 PM IST