The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Amazon.com and Google misled advertisers that place ads on their websites.
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Google settles YouTube children’s privacy lawsuit
Google will pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated for collecting children’s personal information without parental consent, and using it to send targeted ads.
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Trial begins as Meta investors, Zuckerberg square off over alleged privacy violations
An $8 billion trial by Meta shareholders against Mark Zuckerberg and other current and former company leaders kicked off over claims they illegally harvested the data of Facebook users.
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Facebook, Nvidia ask US Supreme Court to spare them from securities fraud suits
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider bids by two tech giants to fend off federal securities fraud lawsuits in separate cases that could make it harder for private litigants to hold companies to account.
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Social media users lack control over data used by AI, US FTC says
Social media companies collect, share and process vast troves of information about their users while offering little transparency or control.
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Google’s antitrust trial over online advertising set to begin
Google will face U.S. antitrust prosecutors where the Justice Department will seek to show the company stifled competition in online advertising technology.
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