Here you will find all the articles with the tag: Facebook.
Margrethe Vestager, Europe’s antitrust chief, has warned Apple to give equal treatment to all apps on its platform. This comes after the company introduced new privacy changes that have attracted accusations of anti-competitive practices from rival Facebook. Apple will ask iPhone users for con... Read more
3 years ago
Facebook has announced that it has decided to ask iPhone users if they want a 'better ad experience'. The decision follows a new policy by Apple for apps in the App Store. In a blog post, Facebook says that the company disagrees with Apple's decision, but has decided to cooperate anyway. However... Read more
3 years ago
In the process of putting some reins on the power wielded by US Big Tech companies, EU lawmakers have told Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Alphabet that they are willing to push the proposed February 1 hearing to two months later. The European Parliament invited the CEOs of the four biggest tech co... Read more
3 years ago
Apple has announced that the company will activate its App Tracking Transparency feature in iOS early this spring. The feature will show a pop-up giving users a choice to share their data for advertising purposes. The new feature was announced late last year. Apple wants advertisers who collect ... Read more
3 years ago
Facebook is said to be preparing a lawsuit against Apple for engaging in unfair business practices in the App Store. Apple would also have closed down their mobile operating system too much. The Information writes that Facebook wants to sue Apple for several reasons. For instance, Facebook compl... Read more
3 years ago
The European Commission has told Google, Twitter, Facebook, and Microsoft, to continue delivering monthly reports on efforts undertaken to tackle fake news, especially on the pandemic, for six more months. Social media and other extensive online platforms have come under fire in recent times for... Read more
3 years ago
WhatsApp may face one of the biggest GDPR fines ever. The European Union is investigating whether the chat app broke any laws by not providing enough transparency about what happens to the data in the app. The fine could be between 30 and 50 million euros, writes Politico. According to the prose... Read more
3 years ago
European Union lawmakers have invited leaders of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Alphabet to Brussels to discuss future legislation for major tech companies. The aim of the meeting is to discuss how to tackle problems related to competition and fake news. The EU is working on several laws in this ar... Read more
3 years ago
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced on Saturday that the long-running investigation of Facebook and WhatsApp's conduct in the European Union, concerning transparency of data-sharing between the two platforms, is headed for a resolution. In what many are saying is a significant... Read more
3 years ago
Amazon, Facebook, Google and Microsoft will stop its political spending after last week saw an insurrection at the Capitol. In a report released by Axios, Facebook was quoted saying that it would pause all PAC contributions for at least the ongoing quarter, while its policies are under review. G... Read more
3 years ago
