Chinese companies looking to purchase US counterparts will be subject to a harsher spotlight where US-citizen user data is concerned.
The legal application of antitrust law to technology companies is being slowly defined in real-time by courtrooms and lawmakers.
The online free speech debates show no signs of abating, with ideas of what is or isn’t acceptable still being shaped by courts and companies alike.
Legislation is being passed to hold social media platforms like Facebook responsible for the content that is available on them.
Policymakers worldwide show no signs of letting up their increased scrutiny of Facebook. A British parliamentary committee investigating Russian election influencing campaigns has recommended sweeping regulations on tech companies, while accusing the social media giant of being disingenuous or outright obstructing lines of questioning.
Facebook’s violation of the 2011 consent decree about data privacy is the most prominent example of consumer information being monetized in ways that voters are becoming less comfortable with.
Courts have decided Twitter provided no “material support” for terrorists, and therefore not liable for the deaths of two Americans killed by a terrorist in Jordan in 2015.