Europe is dropping the hammer on Big Tech (again)
The European Commission just rolled out 2 new bills that would police illegal content and rein in Big Tech’s anticompetitive impulses.
Um, how do you actually break up Facebook?
Breaking off Instagram and WhatsApp present different challenges (and would have unintended consequences).
The FTC went old school in blocking a razor acquisition
The FTC’s move to block a P&G-Billie deal is based on the traditional antitrust playbook.
Zucked: the United States government wants to break up Facebook
The Federal Trade Commission wants Facebook to unwind its deals for Instagram and WhatsApp.
The differences between Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are melting away
Welcome to “interop.”
Here’s how Google could defend itself in the latest major antitrust case
With the US government looking to bring an antitrust case against Google, the search giant could use American Express’ playbook to defend itself.
New track from your favorite artist sound weird? It could be a Spotify scammer.
To fake a new release from a big-name artist, you just have to mess with the metadata.
Are private airports ready for liftoff?
Airports are valuable -- and cities could put the money from privatization toward more pressing issues.
What are therapy apps doing with your data?
Talkspace, Crisis Text Line, and Better Help don’t keep things quite as private as you might think.
Do you know where your robocalls are coming from?
Small phone companies have become an in for robocallers.
The first rule of monopoly club: Don’t talk about monopoly club
Google coaches its employees on how they should talk about competition.
Top takeaways from the antitrust Royal Rumble
One for each butt in the hot seat, plus a few more.
Hold that banana peel: Vermont now requires universal composting
Dropping organic waste into the trash is now against the law.
Which businesses got coronavirus relief money? Insights from the new data
A handful of industries received half the funds.
Can deepfakes be good?
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves: The tech is still overwhelmingly used to harass.
Politicians, police, and… Panera: Geofencing is taking over
Your location data has a little something for everyone.
On mute no more: Zoom gets a taste of international politics
The company blocked Tiananmen Square commemorations. US lawmakers got wind of it.
Big Tech is social distancing from facial recognition, sort of
IBM, Microsoft, and Amazon announced they are moving away from the tool -- but let’s look at the fine print.
Time limits on video games? A Japanese teen is taking the government to court
A regional government tried to limit video gaming. So Wataru fought back.
The Google Play store smacks down Zynn, the TikTok lookalike
The app that dished out tons of free money to users was filled with stolen content.
Scientists funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative are speaking out against Facebook
In a letter, 140+ scientists said the “spread of deliberate misinformation and divisive language” is antithetical to the initiative’s mission.
Protests and a pandemic: Facial recognition gets another close-up
Policing vs. COVID-19: Facial recognition tech is in an awkward spot.
Facebook’s political speech headache has turned into a full-blown migraine
Inside Facebook, criticism of Zuckerberg is heating up.
Here’s what to know about Trump’s executive order on social media
We translated the order from Bureaucratese to English.
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