Facebook unveils long-promised tool to limit what data it receives from third-party apps and websites
Facebook will allow users to see the mass of businesses, apps and other groups that collect data about them across the Web and pass it...
Equifax to pay up to $700 million to settle government investigations into 2017 security breach
Equifax has agreed to pay as much as $700 million to settle a series of state and federal investigations into a massive 2017 data breach...
FTC approves settlement with Google over YouTube kids privacy violations
The settlement reportedly finds that Google inadequately protected kids under 13 who used its video-streaming service and improperly collected their data in breach of the...
Twitter says Trump’s tweet didn’t violate its rules against racism but won’t say why
WASHINGTON - Twitter's new policy for holding powerful leaders to account for engaging in hate speech and harassment received its first major test this weekend...
Trump accuses social media companies of ‘terrible bias’ at White House summit decried by critics
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump assailed Facebook, Google and Twitter on Thursday, accusing them of exhibiting "terrible bias" and silencing his supporters, at a White...
Twitter adds labels for tweets that break its rules, bringing stark implications for Trump
The new policy applies to political candidates and government officials who have more than 100,000 followers, Twitter said, and will be used in rare occasions.
Amazon could face heightened antitrust scrutiny under a new agreement between US regulators
The move by the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission could result in increased federal monitoring of Amazon’s and Google’s business practices, according to...
The Justice Department is preparing a potential antitrust investigation of Google
The move marks a new chapter in the tech giant’s war with regulators around the world who contend the company is too large and threatens...