Lina Khan: How America’s Answer to Margrethe Vestager Plans to Take on Big Tech
By: City AM June 16, 2021 Since taking over as European Commissioner for Competition in 2014, Margrethe Vestager has made her mission clear: to crack down on the ballooning power of Big Tech. The ruthless competition czar has undoubtedly delivered on those ambitions, handing down high-profile fines running into the tens of billions […]
India Says Twitter Knowingly Not Complying With Local Laws
By: AP News June 16, 2020 NEW DELHI (AP) — The standoff between the Indian government and Twitter escalated Wednesday when the country’s technology minister accused the social media giant of deliberately not complying with local laws. Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Twitter has chosen “the path of deliberate defiance” when it […]
Tech Privacy Practices Under Scrutiny After DOJ Subpoenas
By: The Hill June 17, 2021 Tech companies that publicly promote their privacy practices are coming under scrutiny for handing over metadata on lawmakers, congressional staffers, journalists and even a minor in response to subpoenas from the Trump administration’s Justice Department. The involvement of tech giants like Apple, Google and Microsoft is shining […]