Big Tech Backlash - Page 106

GOP Sen. Hawley says Amazon should be investigated for antitrust violation

April 28, 2020

GOP Sen. Hawley says Amazon should be investigated for antitrust violation

Following a media report that Amazon used data from its own sellers to sell competing products, Sen. Josh Hawley, R.-Mo. has written the Dept. of Justice, asking the agency to "open a criminal antitrust investigation" on the tech giant.

Amazon used data from its own sellers to launch competing products in violation of its policies: report

April 23, 2020

Amazon used data from its own sellers to launch competing products in violation of its policies: report

Amazon employees have used data about the vast number of independent sellers on its platform to create competing products -- in violation of its own policies and statements to Congress -- according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Rachel Bovard: Coronavirus reveals big tech's unchecked, scary power over our lives

April 21, 2020

Rachel Bovard: Coronavirus reveals big tech's unchecked, scary power over our lives

It’s become very clear how unchecked big tech's power really is.

ACLU says Google-Apple coronavirus contact tracing effort poses 'significant risk' to privacy, civil liberties

April 20, 2020

ACLU says Google-Apple coronavirus contact tracing effort poses 'significant risk' to privacy, civil liberties

The recently announced contact tracing effort from Google and Apple to stem the spread of coronavirus poses a risk to privacy and civil liberties, according to privacy advocates.

Microsoft’s Bill Gates targeted by social media mobs after coronavirus response, WHO comments

April 17, 2020

Microsoft’s Bill Gates targeted by social media mobs after coronavirus response, WHO comments

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is being targeted and harassed on social media in the wake of his comments criticizing the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic and the U.S. decision to withdraw funds from the World Health Organization.

Jeff Bezos spends another $16 million to build New York City mega-mansion

April 17, 2020

Jeff Bezos spends another $16 million to build New York City mega-mansion

The U.S economy has hemorraged at least 22 million jobs, but Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is doing well. The tech mogul, who has seen his $139.4 billion net worth increase significantly in the last week, just bought another property in New York to build his own mega-mansion in the sky.

April 8, 2020

Google takes heat about coronavirus data from Democratic senators

Two prominent Democratic senators called on Google to prioritize privacy in its decision to use anonymized location data to track peoples' movements in an effort to help battle the coronavirus pandemic.

April 2, 2020

Google to lift ban on coronavirus-related advertising

Google will begin to lift its ban on coronavirus-related advertising this week in the wake of criticism from some Democrats that the company was helping the Trump administration spread false information about the pandemic.

Latest anti-Trump ad passes Twitter scrutiny as dark money targets pandemic response

March 19, 2020

Latest anti-Trump ad passes Twitter scrutiny as dark money targets pandemic response

Twitter declined Thursday to flag an ad criticizing President Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic as Democrat groups continue to press the issue ahead of the November election.

Trump camp fires back after Twitter labels Biden video 'manipulated'

March 10, 2020

Trump camp fires back after Twitter labels Biden video 'manipulated'

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump campaign has sent a scathing letter to Twitter's leadership after the platform took the unprecedented step of labeling one of its videos "manipulated media," saying that under the social media giant's new standard, Joe Biden's team has uploaded its own "doctored and deceptively edited" video as recently as last week.