Australia will not change proposed laws that would make Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook pay news outlets for content, Finance Minister Simon Birmingham said. The laws would give the government
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Apple Removes Parler From App Store After Use in Capital Riot
Apple Inc. removed Parler from its App Store after the social media service was among those used to organize Wednesday’s riots at the Capitol. The removal came a day after
Continue reading »Oscar De La Hoya Says Boxing Has a Place for Tyson and Jake Paul
Two of the most talked about boxing matches in 2020 — the return of a 54-year-old Mike Tyson to the ring and an exhibition fight between social media personality Jake
Continue reading »Google starts new battle with Barry Diller's IAC
Google has hesitated to take action against marketing practices by media conglomerate IAC that it deemed to be deceptive because of fears it would exacerbate its own antitrust scrutiny, The
Continue reading »Barack Obama said social media should be regulated and treated as publishers, as Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms face potential Section 230 revisions
Former President Barack Obama said there should be government regulations for social media firms since they make "editorial choices, whether they've buried them in algorithms or not," he told The
Continue reading »U.S. Officials Warn Close Vote Will Fuel Russian Disinformation
Russia will continue to use disinformation to attempt to meddle in U.S. politics no matter who wins the presidential election, but a close result would intensify its efforts, current and
Continue reading »Senate Republicans vote to subpoena Facebook and Twitter CEOs about alleged censorship
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to authorize subpoenas for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to testify about their handling of a recent unverified New
Continue reading »Judge Says Injury ‘Speculative’ in Trump’s Bid to Crack Down on Social Media
A federal judge expressed skepticism about interfering in President Donald Trump’s attempt to restrict social platforms after Twitter started fact-checking his posts. Rock the Vote, Voto Latino and other nonprofits
Continue reading »Democrats and Republicans disagree on how to curb Big Tech's power — here's where they differ
The House Subcommittee on Antirust released its report on Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google, building a case for why each company has monopoly power. The report recommends several ways for
Continue reading »Indian start-up ShareChat is one of many looking to fill the vacuum left by TikTok ban
ShareChat, a Twitter-backed Indian social media platform that caters to users in 15 regional languages, launched a short-video sharing app just days after New Delhi banned TikTok. The app, Moj,
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