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US DOJ's Assefi vows to reject 'half-measures,' wants more civil antitrust cases
Omeed Assefi, who took over as the acting chief at the Department of Justice Antitrust Division for a second time, and in an address to staff on Tuesday sought to d... (more story)
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Slater defends role in US DOJ review of HPE-Juniper merger
Gail Slater, former antitrust chief at the US Department of Justice, said Tuesday she is "deeply concerned" by allegations that she misrepresented the national secu... (more story)
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Section 230 plays differently in parallel Calif., New Mexico social media trials
Two separate trials kicked off this week against Meta Platforms in New Mexico and against Meta and YouTube in Los Angeles, with state court judges in both cases try... (more story)
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Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg was pressed Wednesday with internal company records that plaintiffs' counsel say undercut his prior US congressional testimony about whether the company sought to maximize en... (more story)
Meta Platforms oppressed internal research on platform safety after whistleblower Francis Haugen disclosed that the company knew its platforms cause harm to children and teens, a former employee told a New Mex... (more story)
MLex Summary: Connecticut lawmakers held a hearing Wednesday on legislation intended to protect minors from the addictive qualities of social media platforms, with industry saying the measure, HB 5037, would v... (more story)
Conduct in digital markets affecting competition and consumers will be among the Australian competition regulator’s enforcement and compliance priorities for 2026–27, a senior official will say. In a speech to... (more story)
A US judge said she will grant final approval for a proposed settlement — with injunctive relief only — in litigation over Google’s alleged use of personal data in its online ad auction system without user permission.
Meta Platforms strongly measured user engagement and implemented the term "meaningful social interactions" to track engagement, misleading users, Arvind Narayanan, a computer science expert, told a New Mexico court Tuesday.
Gail Slater, former antitrust chief at the US Department of Justice, said Tuesday she is "deeply concerned" by allegations that she misrepresented the national security implications of the merger between Hewle... (more story)
Texas filed a consumer-protection lawsuit against TP-Link Systems, claiming the router-maker falsely represented its networking gear as secure and masked its links to the Chinese government.
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As former Meta Platforms executives took the stand last week in a lawsuit against the company, they shared hope that social media could connect people and be a tool for good rather than harm. Former executives... (more story)
Omeed Assefi, who took over as the acting chief at the Department of Justice Antitrust Division for a second time, and in an address to staff on Tuesday sought to dispel any doubts about his commitment to enfo... (more story)
During the US addictive design trial against Meta Platforms and Google’s YouTube, grieving parents who lined up as early as midnight outside the Los Angeles courthouse to get one of the precious few seats for ... (more story)
Two separate trials kicked off this week against Meta Platforms in New Mexico and against Meta and YouTube in Los Angeles, with state court judges in both cases trying to navigate how Section 230 of the Commun... (more story)
With just a week remaining before new rules in India take effect, online platforms are scrambling to determine whether they have sufficient time to prepare for what many view as a fundamental regulatory shift,... (more story)
Gail Slater's departure from the US Department of Justice on Thursday ended a nearly year-long turf war and stripped the Antitrust Division down to three political appointees in the front office.
The appointment of Gail Slater last year to lead antitrust enforcement at the US Department of Justice was seen as an expression of philosophical continuity with past administrations. Her ouster Thursday — aft... (more story)
The investigations into the misuse of the AI chatbot Grok to generate non-consensual, sexualized content involving women and children revealed Brazilian authorities’ frustration over the lack of evidence in th... (more story)