Japan eyes legislation to regulate global and domestic tech giants
The government said Wednesday it plans to submit a bill to the Diet next year to regulate global and domestic technology giants amid concerns some are stifling fair competition due to their overwhelming market share. The bill to enhance transparency in the business transactions of ...
Silicon valley battered as Washington turns up antitrust heat
Technology giants are bracing for sweeping investigations into their business practices as top U.S. antitrust officials and lawmakers carved out a battle plan targeting Silicon Valley's best-known names — sending shares tumbling and raising the prospect of a drawn-out fight with the government. The House ...
Facebook must proceed with privacy breach suit linked to Cambridge Analytica, judge rules
Facebook Inc. must defend itself in a District of Columbia lawsuit accusing the social network of failing to safeguard users' personal data and allowing a U.K. political consulting firm to mine the information for the benefit of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. The decision on ...
G20 to seek agreement on international tax rules for IT giants by 2020
Finance chiefs from the Group of 20 major economies will approve in early June a plan to create global tax rules covering digital giants, including Google LLC and Facebook Inc., based more on where they make their sales rather than where their permanent offices ...
Angry emoji inflatable looms over Facebook annual meeting as users vent frustrations
Protesters carrying an inflatable angry emoji greeted Facebook Inc. shareholders as they gathered for the company's annual meeting on Thursday, the latest sign of its struggle to shake off privacy scandals and rein in fake news and hate speech. The social media giant again faced ...
At Fukuoka meeting, G20 states may ink tax policy for internet giants based on users in each nation
The policy is likely to be signed by G20 finance ministers when they meet in the city of Fukuoka on June 8-9, the Nikkei said.
Fake social media accounts spread pro-Iran messages during U.S. midterms, cybersecurity firm says
A network of fake social media accounts impersonated political candidates and journalists to spread messages in support of Iran and against U.S. President Donald Trump around the 2018 congressional elections, cybersecurity firm FireEye Inc. said on Tuesday. The findings show how unidentified, possibly government-backed, groups ...
Canada says Microsoft and Facebook will do more to help ensure security of election
Microsoft Corp. and Facebook Inc. have agreed to help boost the security of Canada's October election by removing fake accounts and cracking down on bots, a top government official said on Monday. The measures are outlined in a nonbinding declaration on electoral integrity, Democratic Institutions ...
Time to treat Facebook like big tobacco
Government should scrutinize and publicize the harms of social media — not use antitrust regulation to encourage even more platforms.
Facebook, Google, Twitter and other tech companies joined a dozen countries in a global pledge Wednesday to step up efforts to keep internet platforms from being used to spread hate, organize extremist groups and broadcast attacks. World leaders, led by French President Emmanuel Macron, and ...
China blocks all language editions of Wikipedia ahead of Tiananmen crackdown anniversary
Beijing has broadened its block of online encyclopedia Wikipedia to include all language editions, an internet censorship research group reported just weeks ahead of China's most politically explosive anniversary. According to a report by the Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI), China started blocking all ...
Facebook restricts Live feature, citing New Zealand shooting
Facebook Inc. said on Tuesday it was tightening rules around its livestreaming feature ahead of a meeting of world leaders aimed at curbing online violence in the aftermath of a massacre in New Zealand. A lone gunman killed 51 people at two mosques in the ...
