Tag: Google
Google Suspends Chinese Shopping App Amid Security Concerns
HONG KONG (AP) — Google has suspended the Chinese shopping app Pinduoduo on its app store after malware was discovered in versions of the...
Google Apologizes After Definition of “Jew” Invokes Ancient Antisemitic Trope
Google has apologized and changed the results of the search term “Jew” on its website after widespread outcry.
In a tweet, a representative for the...
US Sides Against Google in Consequential Social Media Case
WASHINGTON(Bloomberg News/TNS) — The Biden administration told the U.S. Supreme Court that social media companies in some cases can be held liable for promoting...
FCC Commissioner Calls on Google and Apple to Ban TikTok App
A U.S. Federal Communications commissioner is calling on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores over concerns that user data from...
DC, 3 States Sue Google Saying It Invades Users’ Privacy
The District of Columbia and three states are suing Google for allegedly deceiving consumers and invading their privacy by making it nearly impossible for...
Google acquires Israeli cybersecurity company in $500 million deal
The choice to acquire an Israeli company will likely not go unnoticed by Google’s employees, some of whom have vocally and vehemently opposed partnerships...
US lawmakers propose sweeping antitrust overhaul of Big Tech
Raft of bills enjoys bipartisan support from Democrats and Republicans
US lawmakers unveiled sweeping antitrust measures aimed at tempering the dominance of Big Tech firms...
No, Google did not Fire Rabid Anti-Semite Diversity Chief, They Just...
Kamau Bobb “will no longer be part of our diversity team going forward,” tech giant Google announced Wednesday, after the surfacing of an antisemitic...
Hawley presses Zuckerberg on whistleblower complaint alleging Facebook coordination with Twitter,...
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., on Tuesday pressed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on a newly revealed whistleblower complaint. It alleges that Facebook, Twitter and Google employees coordinate to make certain content...
Social Media CEOs To Face Grilling From Republican Senators
Less than a week before Election Day, the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google are set to be grilled by Republican senators making unfounded...