Amazon has filed a lawsuit against administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups it accuses of coordinating fake reviews in exchange for money or free products.
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Read More »July 19, 2022 Comments Off on Amazon sues admins of 10K Facebook groups over fake reviews
Amazon has filed a lawsuit against administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups it accuses of coordinating fake reviews in exchange for money or free products.
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Read More »February 14, 2022 Comments Off on Texas AG sues Facebook parent Meta over facial recognition
The Texas Attorney General is suing Facebook parent Meta, saying the company has unlawfully collected biometric data on Texans for commercial purposes.
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Read More »November 3, 2021 Comments Off on Facebook to shut down facial recognition system, delete data
Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people amid growing concerns about the technology.
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Read More »October 27, 2021 Comments Off on Maryland congressman deactivates Facebook, Instagram accounts in protest
Maryland Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger has deactivated his official Facebook and Instagram accounts until substantial reforms are made to protect children, health and democratic values.
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Read More »October 19, 2021 Comments Off on Facebook paying fine to settle suit on discrimination against US workers
Facebook is paying a $4.75 million fine and up to $9.5 million to eligible victims to resolve the Justice Department’s allegations that it discriminated against U.S. workers
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Read More »October 12, 2021 Comments Off on Slain reporter’s father takes on Facebook over violent video
The family of a slain journalist is asking the Federal Trade Commission to take action against Facebook for failing to remove online footage of her shooting death.
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Read More »October 8, 2021 Comments Off on Facebook’s scandals and outage test users’ frenemy relationship
When Facebook was down for most of the day on Oct. 4, 2021, did you miss it, were you relieved or some of both?
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Read More »October 5, 2021 Comments Off on Ex-Facebook employee testifies network hurts kids, fuels division
A former Facebook data scientist told Congress that the social network giant’s products harm children and fuel polarization in the U.S., adding that its executives refuse to change because they elevate profits over safety.
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Read More »August 19, 2021 Comments Off on Feds sharpen antitrust case against Facebook with revised filing
Federal regulators filed a revised version of their antitrust complaint alleging that Facebook has abused its market power to suppress competition.
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Read More »July 7, 2021 Comments Off on Trump suing Facebook, Twitter and Google over alleged censorship
Former President Donald Trump has filed suit against three of the country's biggest tech companies, claiming he and other conservatives have been wrongfully censored.
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