Meta awaits verdict in New Mexico child safety trialA New Mexico jury is deliberating in a major trial against social media giant Meta. The company is accused of endangering children by expos...
24 Mar, 2026, 08.12 PM IST
Meta ends end-to-end encryption for Instagram DMs: what this meansInstagram had introduced the optional end-to-end encryption in December 2023. Users had to enable it manually per chat, unlike the default ...
14 Mar, 2026, 01.10 PM IST
Meta executive warned Facebook Messenger encryption plan was 'so irresponsible', shows court filingMeta executives proceeded with a plan to encrypt the messaging services connected to its Facebook and Instagram apps despite internal warni...
24 Feb, 2026, 09.21 AM IST
Meta faces New Mexico trial over child-exploitation claimsMeta will face a New Mexico jury over claims its apps exposed children to sexual abuse. The state says weak safeguards and addictive design...
30 Jan, 2026, 04.49 PM IST
ED trouble for Winzo; Dissecting Eternal earningsThe ED has alleged that Winzo defrauded genuine users to the tune of Rs 734 crore. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
26 Jan, 2026, 07.54 PM IST
Technology is fast and the courts are slowA US judge ruled Meta did not illegally crush competition when it bought Instagram and WhatsApp, pointing to rising rivals like TikTok and ...
19 Nov, 2025, 10.27 AM IST
Meta defends ads model in €550 million data protection trialMeta is defending its advertising model in a €550-million trial in Spain, facing over 80 media organisations. They allege Meta breached EU ...
01 Oct, 2025, 07.13 PM IST
Google loses online ad monopoly case. But it's just one of many antitrust battles against big techBig Tech firms including Google, Meta, Apple, and Amazon are facing major antitrust lawsuits in the US. Accused of monopolistic practices, ...
19 Apr, 2025, 11.47 AM IST
What to know about Trump's antitrust efforts against tech giantsThe Trump administration continues tough antitrust scrutiny of tech giants. Google faces rulings over ad tech and Chrome, while Meta defend...
18 Apr, 2025, 08.54 AM IST
What to know about Donald Trump's antitrust efforts against tech giantsThe Trump administration's antitrust efforts continue, with the FTC suing Meta over its Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions, and the Justic...
14 Apr, 2025, 12.24 PM IST
300 WhatsApp numbers of Indians were spied on: Randeep Surjewala responds to Pegasus verdict; Here's what it saidA US court ruled that NSO Group illegally used a WhatsApp vulnerability to install Pegasus spyware, rejecting NSO's immunity claim. The cas...
22 Dec, 2024, 10.23 AM IST
US SEC sues NovaTech over alleged $650 million global crypto fraudThe U.S. SEC has filed a lawsuit against NovaTech and its co-founders for allegedly defrauding investors of over $650 million. The Petions ...
13 Aug, 2024, 12.01 AM IST
US sues Adobe over hard-to-cancel subscriptionsThe Justice Department said in its lawsuit that Adobe hid details of an expensive cancellation fee from consumers "in fine print and behind...
18 Jun, 2024, 08.17 AM IST
TikTok, ByteDance sue to block US law seeking sale or ban of appTikTok and ByteDance file lawsuit to block law forcing divestiture or ban, citing First Amendment violations. Concerns over Jan. 19 deadlin...
08 May, 2024, 08.22 AM IST
How Big Tech is faring against US lawsuits and probesBig Tech platforms have been hit with a series of antitrust lawsuits by the US federal government and states on charges they are operating ...
08 Dec, 2021, 08.44 AM IST
How Big Tech is faring against US lawsuits and probesBelow is the status of the cases, as well as government probes of Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc.
21 Aug, 2021, 06.23 PM IST
ETtech Morning Dispatch, 19 Jan. 2021: Top Tech News to Start Your Day19 Jan, 2021, 08.03 AM IST