Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Giphy’s services power animations on several platforms Facebook’s takeover of Giphy, a search engine for funny reaction images, is being investigated by the UK’s competition authority. Giphy’s vast library of looping short video animations is hugely popular in Facebook’s apps. But it also provides animations to competitors like TikTok, …
DuckDuckGo has reportedly been in talks with the U.S. Justice Department regarding an investigation into Google’s alleged anti-competitive practices. In a report from Bloomberg, DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg reveals U.S. authorities are looking for ways to limit Google’s dominance in the search market. Weinberg spoke with authorities just a few weeks ago, who came prepared …
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Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Chesnot/Getty Images Topline: U.S. authorities have opened a national security investigation into TikTok and its owner, Chinese tech company ByteDance, Reuters reported Friday, another sign that lawmakers continue to worry about China’s influence on the lives of U.S. citizens as the video app surges in popularity …
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While Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg faces a mounting stack of federal and state investigations into its competition and privacy practices and a grilling in Congress on Wednesday, smaller rival Snap can celebrate. According to a regulatory filing published by the social media company Wednesday morning, U.S. authorities have officially dropped investigations into whether Snap misled investors …
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Facebook—the social media company that has been under intense public criticism for not adequately safeguarding the personal information of its 2 billion users—has suspended tens of thousands of apps for a variety of violations, including improperly sharing private data. In a post published on Friday, Facebook VP of Product Partnerships Ime Archibong said the move …
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Facebook has provided an update on its investigation into potential data misuse by apps in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Source link
The suspensions come 18 months after Facebook began investigating the security of people’s data when accessed by developers and other partners. Facebook said in a blog post that it had investigated millions of apps and targeted those that had access to “large amounts of information” or had the “potential to abuse” its policies. The company …
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On Monday, the rumors of a large state-led antitrust investigation of Google were confirmed when the attorneys general of 48 US states and two territories announced that they are launching a multi-state, bipartisan investigation of the search giant’s businesses. “There is nothing wrong with a business becoming the biggest game in town if it does …
The state attorneys general antitrust investigation into Google wants to take a much deeper look into the tech giant’s advertising practices. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the new probe will focus on Google’s advertising business, “but the facts will lead where the facts lead.” At a press conference Monday, attorneys general emphasized Google’s dominance …
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