Tech giants, including Facebook and Twitter, unite to keep the upcoming election secure
Tech giants are coming together looking to protect the U.S. presidential election.
Aug 13, 2020
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Congress and technology: Do lawmakers understand Google and Facebook enough to regulate them?
Many of us have had the feeling that technology, which continues to change at an ever-dizzying pace, may be leaving us behind. That was embodied this past week during a Congressional hearing, nominally convened to investigate ...
Aug 3, 2020
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Tech titans to defend American success stories
Leaders of the world's four most powerful companies will defend the Internet giants, painting them as US success stories in a fiercely competitive world during a major antitrust hearing Wednesday.
Jul 29, 2020
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Tech under threat as EU court rules on Facebook case
The EU's top court will take a decision on Thursday that threatens to throw global internet traffic into chaos, as judges decide on the legality of Facebook's data transfers between the US and Europe.
Jul 16, 2020
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TikTok joins EU code of conduct on disinformation
The social media phenomenon TikTok joined the EU's disinformation code of conduct on Monday as tech giants seek to persuade Europe to back away from setting laws against harmful content online.
Jun 23, 2020
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TikTok joins EU code of conduct on hate speech
The social media phenomenon TikTok joined the EU's code of conduct on Monday as tech giants seek to persuade Europe to back away from setting laws against hate speech and disinformation.
Jun 22, 2020
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Facial recognition: IT and police in delicate dance
Tech giants love to portray themselves as forces for good and as the United States was gripped by anti-racism protests a number of them publicly disavowed selling controversial facial recognition technology to police forces.
Jun 18, 2020
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Australia watchdog suggests news boycott of Google, Facebook
Australia's competition watchdog suggested Tuesday that local media could organise a "collective boycott" of Google and Facebook to force the tech giants to pay for news they put on their platforms.
May 19, 2020
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Australia media group wants tech giants to pay $400m a year
A leading publisher called Thursday for Google and other tech giants to pay Australian news outlets some US$400 million a year under a mandatory code of conduct ordered by the government.
May 14, 2020
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Google, Facebook extend work-from-home plans
Google and Facebook have told most employees to keep working from home for the rest of the year as part of a response by the tech giants to the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
May 8, 2020
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