Social media companies would be able to avoid liability for the defamatory comments of users in Australia if they revealed the identities of anonymous trolls to complainants.
Scott Morrison talked up his track record in taking on the tech giants,saying it demonstrated his leadership abilities in a clear election campaign pitch.
A rapidly expanding range of challenges is shaking financial markets and may also lead central bankers to have second thoughts about their plans for the next 12 months.
Regulators have been at a loss for how to deal with Facebook up to now,but Haugen’s cool-headed suggestions could provide a clearer way forward.
For almost a year,Xi Jinping’s administration has been on the warpath against Chinese corporations.This week’s video game order is the most heavy-handed example to date,but it is unlikely to be the last.
Pony.ai has reportedly put on hold plans to go public on Wall Street after it failed to gain assurances from Beijing that it would not become a target of a crackdown against Chinese technology companies.
A rout in Chinese shares in the crosshairs of Beijing’s regulatory crackdown extended into the bond and currency markets on Tuesday as unverified rumours swirled that US funds are offloading China and Hong Kong assets.
China’s investigation of Didi Global and the company’s forced removal from app stores reflects the authorities’ desire to control access to the vast stores of data held by its tech giants.
A court ruling in the US might appear to be a blow to the drive to break up Big Tech. Instead,it might lead to a far graver threat to the likes of Facebook,Google,Amazon and Apple.
Google faces a sweeping European Union probe into its advertising technology,a move that strikes at the heart of the tech giant’s business model.
In 2014,Apple hired Doug Guthrie to help navigate perhaps its most important market. By then,he was worried about China’s new direction.