The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has launched an investigation into the role of big tech firms in the Dutch payments market.The aim of the ‘market study’, launched at the request of the country’s finance ministry, is to explore whether US-headquartered corporations such as Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook, as well as Chinese…

Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg greets members of congress after testifying at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019.REUTERS/Erin Scott More President Trump has touted his administration’s broad effort to cut down on government regulations that he says hold back businesses.Despite the administration’s moves to lessen regulatory burdens, major…

Is Facebook really limiting the use of sexually-suggestive emoji on its platforms? Yes, but the answer—as always—is more complex than it first appears. Reports emerged this month, initially from an adult industry news website called XBIZ , that the Mark Zuckerberg -led website had recently updated its Community Standards with fresh restrictions on emoji use,…

Foto: AP Photo/J.Scott Applewhite Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.Most of the world’s richest tech billionaires have become richer in 2019, with one notable exception.Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has lost a chunk of his net worth in 2019, and he briefly lost his spot as the world’s richest person to the Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates thanks to…

Facebook ( FB ) posted third quarter earnings per share that beat Wall Street’s expectations, boosted by a 28% surge in advertising revenue despite controversies over its data policies, political ads and cryptocurrency plans. The stock, which closed Wednesday’s trading at $188.25, rallied by over 6% in after-hours trading.Here are the key numbers from the…

EFF and a coalition of privacy advocates recently asked the sponsor of a new California ballot initiative to strengthen its provisions on consumer data privacy. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) created new ways for the state’s residents to protect themselves from corporations that invade their privacy by harvesting and monetizing their personal…

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Report: Devin Nunes’ Aide Going Around Leaking Ukraine Call Whistleblower’s Name We’ve been highlighting lately how the situation with the whistleblower, who first tried to ring the alarm bells about President Trump’s now confirmed quid pro quo call with Ukraine to dig up dirt on a political opponent, showed why the “official channels” are useless…