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Will Biden’s Antitrust Team Slow the Media Merger Frenzy?
Discovery and Amazon are among those looking to close major 2021 acquisitions
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Facebook Used ‘Misleading Claims’ to Stop Research of Its Political Ads, FTC Says
The social network and FTC are at odds again
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How Facebook’s Antitrust Victory Sets Up a New Battle Between Silicon Valley and Washington | Analysis
A new FTC chair who is critical of Big Tech, along with irritated politicians, may take another run at breaking up Facebook — or one of its peers
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Can Microsoft Pull Off Buying TikTok on a Deadline – and Is the App Worth It?
A Microsoft deal for TikTok wouldn’t present the same antitrust concerns as a potential Facebook bid would, one antitrust expert tells TheWrap
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Apple, Facebook Among Tech Giants Under Examination by FTC for Past Acquisitions
The review will help the FTC examine ”whether large tech companies are making potentially anticompetitive acquisitions“
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Facebook Suspends ‘Tens of Thousands’ of Apps for Improper Access to User Data
Social network removes apps as part of an investigation into the Cambridge Analytica data leak
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YouTube to Pay Record $170 Million After FTC Says It Violated Children’s Privacy Law
”Nothing is more important than protecting kids and their privacy,“ YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki writes in Wednesday blog post
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Trump Considers Executive Order to Make FCC Police How Social Media Prioritizes Content (Report)
News comes a day after Trump campaign halted Twitter spending in response to suspension of Mitch McConnell’s account
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Facebook Weathers Another Regulatory Storm: Does It Matter?
”If Instagram’s success was because Facebook bought it and nurtured it into a successful site, you wouldn’t want to penalize Facebook for doing that,“ Gregory Rosston, director of the Public Policy Program at Stanford University, says
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Facebook Stock Pushes Towards All-Time High Despite New FTC Antitrust Investigation
Social network now has 1.59 billion daily users
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Equifax Will Pay Up to $700 Million in Largest Data-Breach Settlement Ever
The 2017 hack exposed the social security numbers of up to 145 million Americans
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Facebook Expects Potential $5 Billion in FTC Fines, Stock Still Soars 5 Percent on Q1 User Growth
Social network sets aside billions of dollars for ongoing FTC investigation into its user data practices
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TikTok Hit With Record $5.7 Million FTC Fine for Illegally Collected Child User Data
Popular app failed to get parental consent for its users 13-years-old and younger
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Facebook Failed to Monitor How Device Makers Accessed User Data
There was ”limited evidence“ Facebook made sure its partners didn’t misuse data, according to government-approved report
