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Facebook reportedly funded a campaign to plant stories casting TikTok as a threat to kids and pushing headlines like 'From dances to danger'
The social media giant paid a Republican political firm to influence public perception of TikTok, a…
Ben Gilbert
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar says Congress has 'done nothing' to oversee Facebook because tech companies are 'throwing money around this town'
Sen. Klobuchar said she believes Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen will be the "catalyst" for a…
Bryan Metzger
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Facebook and Amazon are now the top lobbying spenders in the US
Tech giants gave around $3.2 million in 2020 to lawmakers and regulators who look into privacy and …
Fatma Khaled
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Facebook and Amazon were the top spenders in lobbying efforts in 2020: Report
Facebook spent around $20 million on lobbying in 2020, an 18% increase from the prior year, while A…
Fatma Khaled
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Facebook led the creation of a non-profit political advocacy group that aims to repair the tech industry's battered image among politicians
Facebook has spent the last several years getting clobbered by politicians. Now, it's setting up a …
Ben Gilbert
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Social networking sites may have more to answer for ahead of the elections in India
The letter signed by the former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ideologue, KN Govindacharya, and C…
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Amazon and Google spent $7.5 million lobbying politicians in the first 3 months of 2021
In the first three months of 2021, Amazon and Google broke previous records by spending nearly $8 m…
Ben Gilbert
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You could be buying shoplifted stuff on Amazon, eBay, or Facebook Marketplace
"E-fencing," or selling stolen goods online, could be on the rise as CEOs complain of worsening sho…
Jacob Zinkula
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Elon Musk's joke about putting the cocaine back in Coca-Cola has been framed and hung in the lobby at Twitter's HQ, staffer says
Musk joked about putting cocaine in Coke soon after he initially agreed to buy Twitter in April 202…
Pete Syme
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Hobby Lobby is reportedly canceling its 40% off coupon by the end of February
The company's decision will allow it to discount thousands of its items on a daily basis instead of…
Fatma Khaled
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On heels of boycott threats, Hobby Lobby raises hourly minimum wage to $17 — an effort CEO says makes the chain a 'retail leader when it comes to taking care of our people'
The wages come after Hobby Lobby cut salaries and denied employees paid sick leave early in the pan…
Bethany Biron
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Hobby Lobby is facing new boycott threats over a photo of a store display urging customers to 'Vote Trump'
Hobby Lobby is once again in hot water thanks to a now-viral photo — said to have been taken at one…
Bethany Biron
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Mark Zuckerberg is going to personally lobby EU lawmakers as Facebook faces a host of problems in Europe
The news of Zuckerberg's trip comes just one week after the EU's tech regulator Margrethe Vestager …
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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After the Facebook whistleblower came forward, the company reportedly tried to discredit her reputation among politicians
In October, Frances Haugen exposed major issues at the social media giant. Then, company lobbyists …
Ben Gilbert
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Mark Zuckerberg says Meta's metaverse project will lose 'significant' sums of money for up to 5 years
The Meta CEO made the remarks at the company's annual meeting Wednesday. The Facebook owner spent $…
Rosie Bradbury
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An appeals court upheld a block on Florida's social media 'censorship' law, saying it violates free speech
The law, signed by DeSantis in 2021, allowed users to sue tech companies for removing politicians' …
Weilun Soon
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Big Tech lobbyists are calling on the Supreme Court to block a Texas anti-censorship law, warning it would open the floodgates to extremist content
Lobbyists warned the new law could allow content from ISIS and neo-Nazis to flourish on Big Tech pl…
Jyoti Mann
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Maybe the metaverse can save Facebook. Maybe.
Experts told Insider Facebook's rebranding and focus on the metaverse is "genius" and could distanc…
Katie Canales,Isobel Asher Ha…
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Wall Street lobbies for crypto - Plaid hires chief privacy officer - How to get a job at Goldman
The top finance news for Sept. 24, including the latest on Goldman's new crypto expert and Plaid's …
Jordan Parker Erb
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Mark Zuckerberg says he wants Facebook to pivot to privacy. But Facebook is also quietly lobbying against laws giving users more control of their data.
"Nick Clegg stated as main Facebook's concern the fact that the said rules are considered to call i…