Britain to curb Google and Facebook with tougher competition rules
New regime to keep the tech giants in check.
Nov 27 2020 1:05PM
France orders tech giants to pay digital tax
Ahead of OECD agreement.
Nov 27 2020 6:39AM
South Korean watchdog fines Facebook $8.2 million
For sharing user info without consent
Nov 26 2020 8:33AM
EU digital chief to meet with tech giants over rules to curb their power
Before Digital Services Act formally presented.
Nov 20 2020 6:56AM
Facebook says hate speech seen in one out of 1000 views on its platform
About 95 percent of flagged content is now proactively detected.
Nov 20 2020 6:43AM
Solomon Islands prepares to ban Facebook
After government criticism on platform.
Nov 18 2020 6:36AM
Qld Police rolls out new communication platform
Adopts Facebook's Workplace platform.
Nov 11 2020 7:03AM
Tech earnings tsunami buoys Alphabet, sinks Apple
Big tech has a mixed bag of quarterly results.
Oct 30 2020 12:40PM
Twitter, Google, Facebook CEOs defend key internet law
Before US Senate panel.
Oct 29 2020 6:44AM
WhatsApp to offer in-app purchases, cloud hosting services
Facebook moves to boost app's revenue.
Oct 23 2020 6:58AM
Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency taps ex-HSBC exec as CFO of payments unit
Third HSBC staffer to move.
Oct 16 2020 3:16AM
US Congressional report suggests big trouble for Big Tech if Biden wins
New rules and stricter enforcement lie ahead.
Oct 9 2020 6:28AM
Facebook suspends fake Russian accounts, warns of US election hack-and-leak threat
Networks tied to 2016 election interference.
Sep 25 2020 6:59AM
Thailand takes legal action against Facebook, Twitter over content
After social media giants missed takedown deadlines.
Sep 25 2020 6:46AM
Facebook tells Irish court that probe threatens its EU operations
If regulators freeze its data transfer mechanism.
Sep 21 2020 12:27PM
ACCC dares Facebook to block news content
'It's their call'.
Sep 18 2020 6:30AM
Facebook's EU-US data transfer mechanism 'cannot be used'
Irish regulator says.
Sep 10 2020 12:26PM
Internet giants to face hefty fines under Austrian hate speech law
Non-compliance to cost up to $16.3 million.
Sep 4 2020 12:29PM
Apple to delay privacy change threatening Facebook, mobile ads
Changes won't be enforced until next year.
Sep 4 2020 12:29PM
Facebook threatens to stop news sharing if media code becomes law
Claims proposed regulation is 'counterproductive'.
Sep 1 2020 12:32PM
