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'Too much power': Congress grills top tech CEOs in combative antitrust hearing
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Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Google executives face criticism over online dominance
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‘Big companies aren’t bad’: Zuckerberg and other tech CEOs to testify in historic antitrust hearing
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Chief executives of Amazon, Google and Apple will also testify as part of a high-powered investigation of the tech industry More
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Biden's path to the White House could hit a dead end on Facebook
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Biden’s path to the White House could hit a dead end on Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg’s autocratic nature and fear of anti-trust legislation might see him plump for Trump in the race for president
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The Guardian view on Facebook and democracy: real and present danger | Editorial
In every political debate since Facebook began to dominate democracy, the company has placed itself on the wrong side of history. The social media firm cannot be reformed from within because its business model profits from hosting bomb-throwing circuses of hate, humbug and hogwash. The platform harvests users’ personal data to algorithmically recommend content but […] More
Who Will Make Rules for the Internet?
National legislations across the European Union — with the exception of states that have implemented their own digital laws, such as Germany and France — are very difficult to enforce when it comes to online. This is because, in the absence of overarching legislation that would govern digital space, tech giants implement community standards that may sometimes contradict the […] More
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Facebook employees hold virtual walkout over Mark Zuckerberg's refusal to act against Trump
Facebook employees are staging a rebellion over Mark Zuckerberg’s refusal to act against Donald Trump, expressing their dissatisfaction with their boss on social media in a rare public display of dissent and, in some cases, staging a “virtual” walkout. Disagreement came from employees at all levels of the company, including some senior staff. Particular criticism […] More
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In a polarised world, even checking facts on Twitter becomes politicised | Kenan Malik
In a polarised world, even checking facts on Twitter becomes politicised Kenan Malik Trump wants to stifle critics. But his battle with social media giants throws up real free speech issues Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters Like many Twitter debates, the war of words that broke out last week between Donald Trump […] More
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We can’t leave it to billionaires like Bezos and Bloomberg to solve the world’s problems | Simon Jenkins
It’s up to government to tax and spend for the good of all, and not the mega-rich seeking a warm glow So who do you want for president, this “arrogant billionaire” or the other one? You don’t have to be rich to win US elections, but it helps. Michael Bloomberg’s assault on the Democratic party […] More
