big tech
There’s a 7-Foot Cutout of Mark Zuckerberg Dressed as the QAnon Shaman in Front of Congress
Zuckerberg is testifying before Congress today, and faces questions about the role Facebook played in the Capitol insurrection.
Amy Klobuchar's Big Antitrust Bill Wants to End the Age of Megamergers
Klobuchar's bill takes much-needed aim at monopolies, but advocates say that it doesn't offer deep structural solutions.
What Is President Biden Going to Do About the Cyber?
Questions remain on how he'll deal with Big Tech, the NSA, CIA and r Russian hackers.
Facebook's Senate Hearing on Misinformation Only Created More Misinformation
Even though Sen. Josh Hawley's explosive claims about Facebook were swiftly debunked, the right-wing misinformation machine spread them far and wide.
Amazon Found to Be Violating European Union’s Antitrust Laws
In a preliminary finding, Margrethe Vestager, the European Commission's head of competition policy, said Amazon was using non-public data to undermine competitors.
Public Outrage Is the Best Regulation of Big Tech We’re Going to Get
Youtube banning certain kinds of QAnon content is in a line of arbitrary bans that are probably better than the alternatives.
Silicon Valley Has a Caste Discrimination Problem
Dalit Indians working at U.S. tech companies tell VICE News they try to hide their identities to avoid caste-based discrimination they thought they had left behind.
Tech Companies Report Huge Profits as 40 Million Americans Face Evictions
A day after a congressional antitrust hearing, Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, and Facebook reported a combined $28.6 billion in profit this quarter.
GOP Congressman Turns Antitrust Hearing Into Personal Tech Support Session
"My parents, who have a Gmail account, aren’t getting my campaign emails," Rep. Greg Steube told Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
How a Sex Trafficking Law Is Fundamentally Changing the Internet
The controversial law aims to hold Big Tech accountable for its role, but free speech advocates are fighting it.
Police and Big Tech Are Partners in Crime. We Need to Abolish Them Both
Silicon Valley has made billions of dollars empowering the police by pitching surveillance and data analysis technology as unbiased. It’s not.
Andrew Yang's Data Dividend Isn't Radical, It's Useless
Yang's Data Dividend Project aims to put a little money in Americans' pockets in exchange for their data, but experts say it will likely be ineffectual and entrench existing power dynamics.