UK unveils sweeping plan to penalize Facebook, Google for harmful online content
British regulators on Sunday unveiled a landmark proposal to penalize Facebook, Google and other tech giants that don't stop the spread of harmful content online,...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren unveils plan to break up Amazon, Facebook and Google
The proposal marks the most ambitious and aggressive effort targeting the tech industry offered by any Democratic contender for the White House, and it could...
YouTube to ban comments on most videos featuring minors to combat child exploitation
Google said Thursday that it would block YouTube users from leaving comments on most videos that feature minors, responding to reports that pedophiles had used...
France fines Google nearly $57 million for first major violation of new European privacy regime
France's top data privacy agency said that Google failed to fully disclose to users how their personal information is collected and what happens to it....
Secret campaign to use Russian-inspired tactics in 2017 Ala. election stirs anxiety for Democrats
Unlike the 2016 presidential campaign when Russians worked to help elect Donald Trump, the people behind the Alabama effort to elect Democrat Doug Jones to...
D.C. attorney general sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal
The salvo from the D.C. attorney general ended a protracted silence on the part of many U.S. regulators, who have faced immense pressure — from...
Russian disinformation teams targeted Mueller, says report prepared for Senate
Months after President Donald Trump took office, Russia's disinformation teams trained their sites on a new target: special counsel Robert Mueller III. Having worked to...