YouTube, Twitter pull Steve Bannon’s show for violent threats against Wray, Fauci
Fmr. Trump advisor Steve Bannon had his show permanently suspended from Twitter and an episode removed from YouTube. Here's why...
YouTube says video claiming Trump victory doesn't violate misinformation rules
A YouTube video claiming President Trump has won reelection does not violate the site's election misinformation policies and has been allowed to remain on the platform.
Waymo pulling cars from San Francisco streets fearing election unrest
The move from Alphabet's Google comes as the nation struggles to respond to the worst health crisis in more than a century, with millions of lost jobs, and a reckoning on racial injustice.
Free speech hangs in the balance regardless of 2020 election outcome: Parler execs Wernick, Peikoff
Most of our competitors collect more data and restrict more speech more than any government could, consistent with our Constitution.
Google ad costs, not its alleged monopoly, irks businesses
The Justice Department sued Google saying the company’s dominance in online search and advertising harms rivals and consumers
Watchdog group says Google gave California voters biased search results
Consumer Watchdog called Friday for the California Senate Elections Committee to investigate why Google algorithms had given voters looking for answers from the state's official election guide a biased take on ballot measures, including Proposition 24.
Big tech, amid censorship, earns billions and dominates S&P 500
Big tech represents nearly 20% of the S&P 500.
Alphabet sales growth back as Google key for advertisers
Google parent Alphabet Inc returned to sales growth in the third quarter as businesses initially hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic resumed advertising with the internet's biggest supplier of ads.
Waymo and Daimler to build self-driving Freightliner semi truck
Waymo and Daimler are teaming up to build self-driving semis. The Freightliner Casdada will be equipped with the Waymo Driver tech.
Dorsey, Zuckerberg defend Section 230, signal openness to changes during censorship hearing
The CEOs of Facebook, Twitter and Google will testify before Congress on Wednesday amid concerns of bias.
Here's how Facebook and Google plan to defend themselves during Wednesday's Big Tech hearing
Section 230 is a key provision under the Communications Decency Act, which shields online companies from being held liable for the content their users create.
Lawmakers want to protect local newspapers from Google, Facebook
Some Senate Democrats are seeking to empower regulators to protect local news outlets, accusing tech giants such as Google and Facebook of "unfair business practices," according to a new report by members of a key committee that will hear from the top industry executives this week.
Judge sets first hearing in U.S. Google antitrust lawsuit
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Monday set a status hearing on the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google for Friday.
Google was forced to remove apps from its app store after they violated children's data collection laws
Google has removed three popular apps from the Google Play Store after it was discovered the apps violated laws surrounding data collection efforts on children.
FTC mulls Facebook lawsuit as staffers support antitrust case
Federal Trade Commission staff members are recommending that the agency bring an antitrust case against Facebook Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, but commissioners haven’t yet reached a decision.
Google Shopping launches new tools to let you know if you've found a good deal
The new improvements to Google Shopping comes as online searches for "early deals" have begun to surge ahead of Black Friday and the holiday shopping season.
Adversaries call for reform of Big Tech after Justice Department sues Google
Calls for increased regulation of Big Tech have been amplified following the Justice Department's filing of a landmark antitrust suit against Google this week.
Google to supply artificial intelligence to CBP for Trump's virtual border wall, report says
Nearly two years after it controversially ended its work on Project Maven, Google is reportedly allowing its artificial intelligence technology for the Trump administration's "virtual" border wall.
Justice Department files long-awaited antitrust suit against Google
The Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit Tuesday alleging that Google engaged in anticompetitive conduct to preserve monopolies in search and search-advertising that form the cornerstones of its vast conglomerate, according to senior Justice officials.
Washington AG to file second campaign finance disclosure lawsuit against Google
Google previously paid the state of Washington $217,000 in 2018 after King County Superior Court ruled that the company did not provide access to documents filed with the state's Public Disclosure Commission in which Washington candidates and political committees reported about $1.5 million in payments to Google related to political advertising on its platform since 2013.