Lawmakers Want Google and Facebook to Combat Anti-Vaccine Messages

The social media giant is working behind the scenes to help launch a new political advocacy group that would combat U.S. lawmakers and regulators trying to rein in the tech industry......»»

Facebook is working behind the scenes to help launch a new political advocacy group that would combat U.S. lawmakers and regulators trying to rein in the tech industry, escalating Silicon Valley’s war with Washington......»»

U.S. regulators are preparing to take fresh aim at Facebook, Google and other tech giants this week, unveiling new efforts to combat online content that harms or abuses children — and hold Silicon Valley responsible for its spread......»»

Tech giants took a public lashing at a congressional hearing Friday, where some of their smaller rivals, including Sonos and Tile, pleaded with federal lawmakers to take swift action against them......»»

Lawmakers pressed top U.S. antitrust enforcers on their probes of tech giants Alphabet's Google , Facebook , Amazon and Apple on Wednesday, with the chair of a House subcommittee expressing frustration over the companies' continued acquisitions......»»

Facebook , Google and Twitter must do more to tackle fake news or face regulatory action, the European Commission said on Tuesday......»»

Lawmakers are expected to unveil legislation to probe the matter......»»

Lawmakers investigating the market dominance of Big Tech on Friday asked Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple for a broad range of documents, marking a step forward in Congres.....»»

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Australia said it would establish the world's first dedicated office to police Facebook Inc and Google as part of reforms designed to rein in the U.S. technology giants, potentially setting a precedent for global lawmakers......»»

Australia said it would establish the world's first dedicated office within an antitrust regulator to police Facebook Inc and Google , setting a precedent for global lawmakers grappling with the U.S. technology giants' dominance......»»

The probe announced Monday by the House Judiciary Committee's competition-minded panel, led by .....»»

The tech titans’ significant spending to influence lawmakers and regulators comes as the companies face increasing scrutiny over how they handle their users’ data and how they deal with misinformation and political bias......»»

Republicans led by Sen. Ted Cruz accused tech giants of exhibiting bias against conservatives, while Democratic lawmakers described it as a hoax meant only to gain more favorable treatment online......»»

A congressional hearing to explore the spread of white nationalism on social media quickly served to illustrate of the problem Silicon Valley faces, after anonymous users on YouTube began posting attacks on the basis of race and religion......»»

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British lawmakers on Monday said they’ll call for a new, independent regulator tasked with policing technology giants Facebook, Google, Twitter and others, who they say haven’t done enough to delete objectionable content on their platforms. T.....»»

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EU lawmakers have endorsed an overhaul of the bloc's two-decade old copyright rules, which will force Google and Facebook to pay publishers for use of news snippets and make them filter out protected content. Pascale Davies reports......»»