US senators question Meta on Chinese, other developers' access to sensitive dataThe letter said an internal Meta document showed that nearly 90,000 developers in China had been given access to information about users, i...
07 Feb, 2023, 10.08 AM IST
Big Tech to face another bipartisan antitrust billThe bill is one of a slew introduced in this Congress aimed at reining in tech firms, including industry leaders Facebook and Apple.
14 Oct, 2021, 03.24 PM IST
US senator calls for probe into Facebook whistleblower's allegationsUS Senator Richard Blumenthal called for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before the committee, and for the US SEC and FTC to invest...
06 Oct, 2021, 06.17 PM IST
Facebook 'operating in the shadows' says whistleblower as US lawmakers demand probesDuring a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing, whistleblower Frances Haugen called for transparency about how Facebook entices users to kee...
06 Oct, 2021, 12.20 PM IST
Facebook research shows company knew of Instagram harm to teens, senators sayThe hearing in front of the Senate consumer protection subcommittee was called after the Wall Street Journal published several stories earl...
01 Oct, 2021, 03.00 PM IST
U.S. House committee approves blueprint for Big Tech crackdownThe report first released in October - the first such congressional review of the tech industry - suggested extensive changes to antitrust ...
15 Apr, 2021, 08.18 PM IST
Facebook, Twitter CEOs in talks to testify at US House hearing as early as March: ReportThe appearance of the Facebook and Twitter CEOs could be contingent on them testifying jointly alongside Sundar Pichai, chief executive of ...
13 Feb, 2021, 03.10 PM IST
Twitter, Facebook CEOs defend election actions, promise moreTwitter and Facebook have both slapped a misinformation label on some content from Trump, most notably his assertions linking voting by mai...
17 Nov, 2020, 11.49 PM IST
U.S. Senate committee approves sending subpoenas to Facebook and Twitter CEOsThe CEOs of Facebook and Twitter will testify on allegations of anti-conservative bias at a yet-to-be-determined date. The companies have c...
22 Oct, 2020, 08.15 PM IST
Google, Facebook CEOs could face subpoena from Senate PanelUnder committee rules, if the ranking member doesn’t agree to a subpoena request from the chairman, the chairman can call for a full commit...
26 Sep, 2020, 12.00 AM IST
U.S. Senate panel plans to issue subpoenas to CEOs of Google, Facebook, TwitterThe hearing will discuss a legal immunity known as Section 230 that technology companies have when it comes to liability over content poste...
24 Sep, 2020, 11.03 PM IST
Facebook triggers fresh Washington fury over cryptocurrency projectThe scrutiny shows the risks for a corporate titan like Facebook, which already faces deep skepticism in Washington, of moving into a contr...
19 Jun, 2019, 11.38 PM IST
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before US Congress: HighlightsIn the hearings, Zuckerberg not only tried to restore public trust in his company but also to stave off federal regulations that some lawma...
11 Apr, 2018, 12.38 PM IST
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to testify before US Congress over data privacy: SourceFacebook said the company had received invitations to testify before Congress and that they were talking to legislators.
28 Mar, 2018, 06.43 AM IST
US Senate committee summons FB, Google, Twitter CEOs to testify on data misuseThe hearing will broadly cover privacy standards for the collection, retention and dissemination of consumer data for commercial use.
27 Mar, 2018, 04.04 PM IST
Twitter turns over 'handles' of 201 Russia-linked accountsThe company has stepped up its efforts to cooperate with investigators after it was criticised for not taking congressional probes seriousl...
14 Oct, 2017, 12.13 PM IST
Mark Zuckerberg to meet influential conservative leadersThe move is seen as a damage control exercise by Zuckerberg, who has been criticised heavily after news reports surfaced Facebook is censor...
13 May, 2016, 01.30 PM IST