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Reporters Without Borders Sues Facebook in France over Hate Speech, False Information
Mar 24 2021 // PARIS – Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has filed a lawsuit against Facebook in France over hate speech and false information, the global media watchdog said in a statement on Tuesday. RSF said that in a lawsuit filed...
Supreme Court Nixes Facebook Bid to Curtail $15B Class Action Over User Tracking
Mar 22 2021 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away Facebook Inc.’s bid to pare back a $15 billion class action lawsuit accusing the company of illegally tracking the activities of internet users even when they are logged...
Louisiana Woman Accused of Selling Fake Auto Policies on Facebook Marketplace
Mar 11 2021 // State police have arrested a Louisiana woman accused of selling fraudulent auto insurance policies. The majority of the victims saw the woman’s advertisement for automobile coverage on Facebook Market Place,...
EEOC Probes Facebook for ‘Systemic’ Racial Bias in Employment Practices: Reuters
Mar 9 2021 // A U.S. agency investigating Facebook Inc. for racial bias in hiring and promotions has designated the probe as “systemic,” attorneys for three job applicants and a manager who claim the company discriminated...
Facebook Employee Called Inflated Ad Metrics ‘Deeply Wrong’
Feb 23 2021 // Facebook Inc. internal emails made public in court reveal an employee’s concerns the company misrepresented advertisers’ estimated audience, calling the practice “deeply wrong.” But senior...
Judge Questions Why Facebook May Have Overpaid in Data Privacy Settlement
Feb 11 2021 // Facebook Inc. may have paid $4.9 billion more than the maximum penalty it faced under a settlement agreement with regulators related to allegations it mishandled user privacy, according to a Wednesday court ruling. The...
Facebook Faces 2nd UK Class Action Lawsuit over Data Harvesting Scandal
Feb 10 2021 // Facebook is facing a second London High Court class action over allegations it failed to protect the personal details of about one million people in England and Wales, in the latest lawsuit to spring from a scandal over...
Smaller Websites Nervous Over Giant Facebook’s Support for Liability Reform
Dec 24 2020 // Facebook Inc. says it’s time to rethink the legal immunity that protects it from lawsuits over what users post online, a position that’s leaving smaller websites concerned about the cost of accepting more...
Justice Department Charges Facebook With Hiring Bias Against U.S. Workers
Dec 4 2020 // The U.S. Justice Department accused Facebook Inc. on Thursday of discriminating against U.S. workers, saying in a new lawsuit the social media giant has given hiring preferences to temporary workers, including those who...
Facebook Faces UK Legal Action Involving Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Oct 29 2020 // Facebook Inc. risks being dragged into a UK legal dispute involving almost 1 million British users affected by the Cambridge Analytica scandal, two years after revelations about the misuse of private data caused a global...
Twitter, Facebook, Alphabet Executives to Defend Liability Shield Before Senate
Oct 28 2020 // The chief executives of Twitter Inc., Facebook and Alphabet Inc. will tell U.S. lawmakers at a hearing on Wednesday that a federal law protecting internet companies is crucial to free expression on the internet, according...
Big Tech Lobby Seeks EU Liability Cover to Tackle Hate Speech, Illegal Content
Oct 26 2020 // Big technology platforms are calling on the European Union to protect them from legal liabilities for removing hate speech and illegal content as government scrutiny over how platforms manage user posts grows worldwide. A...
House Antitrust Panel Blasts Big 4 Internet Firms for Abuses; Seeks Reforms, Separations
Oct 7 2020 // A U.S. House of Representatives panel looking into abuses of market power by four big technology companies found they used “killer acquisitions” to smite rivals, charged exorbitant fees and forced small...
Facebook Tells Irish Court That It Needs Data Transfer Mechanism to Operate
Sep 21 2020 // Facebook has told Ireland’s High Court it cannot see how its services could operate in the European Union if regulators freeze its data transfer mechanism, the Sunday Business Post reported, citing court documents...
Facebook Going to Court in Ireland to Salvage Its EU to U.S. Data Transfer Practices
Sep 11 2020 // Facebook Inc. launched legal action on Friday against Ireland’s Data Protection Commission in an attempt to halt a proposed order that could stop the company from transferring data from the European Union to the...
EU Wants Better Self-Regulation by Facebook, Google, Twitter; Plans Liability Changes
Sep 11 2020 // Two years after agreeing to a self-regulatory code of practice to tackle disinformation, Facebook, Alphabet’s Google, Twitter and other tech rivals must try harder to be more effective, the European Commission said...
More Questions Raised Following EU Ruling on U.S. Data Transfer Privacy Shield
Sep 10 2020 // The key mechanism used by Facebook to transfer data from the European Union to the United States “cannot in practice be used” for such transfers, according to Ireland’s Data Protection Commission,...
Court Grants Facebook Preliminary OK to Settle Facial Recognition Privacy Claims
Aug 20 2020 // Facebook Inc. won preliminary approval late on Wednesday from a federal court for settlement of a lawsuit that claimed it illegally collected and stored biometric data of millions of users without their consent. The social...
Facebook’s WhatsApp to Expand Indian Partnerships to Offer Pensions, Insurance
Jul 24 2020 // Facebook Inc.’s WhatsApp plans to team up with more Indian lenders to expand banking services in rural areas and for lower income individuals, the messaging platform’s country head said on Wednesday. WhatsApp,...
European Union Court Invalidates Special Data Privacy Shield Granted U.S. Firms
Jul 16 2020 // LUXEMBOURG – Europe’s highest court ruled on Thursday that a transatlantic data transfer deal is invalid because of concerns about U.S. surveillance in a decision that could disrupt thousands of companies that...
