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US lawmakers skewer Zuckerberg with Facebook emails, allege monopoly

Democrat Representative notes that a 2014 email showed Facebook's CFO referring to the company's acquisition strategy as 'land grab'

How to fight against big tech's power, break out of the stranglehold

Expect the tech titans to be grilled over whether their companies have become so powerful and far-reaching that they harm rivals and all of us, too

Top headlines: Google Tax stumps foreign firms, Unlock 3 ends night curfew

From Maruti posting first quarterly loss in 17 years, VIral Acharya on larger role of foreign banks to govt approving new education policy, here are the top news of the day

'They have too much power': US lawmakers grill Big Tech as Trump weighs in

Much-anticipated congressional hearing featuring the CEOs of four of America's largest tech firms kicks off.

Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk made $115 billion this year

Their fast-growing wealth provides a breathtaking measure of their companies' economic might

In prepared remarks, big tech CEOs defend themselves ahead of US testimony

Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai to be grilled over the dominance in their fields of e-retail, smartphone software, social media and search.

FB starts labelling Trump, Biden posts on voting as election inches closer

The social network flagged a Trump post that claimed current rules on postal votes could lead to a "corrupt" election, reports the BBC

Jeff Bezos adds record $13 billion in single day to his fortune

Amazon.com. shares surged 7.9 per cent, the most since December 2018 on rising optimism about web shopping trends, and are now up 73 per cent this year.

Facebook to launch dedicated section to debunk coronavirus myths

To help keep everyone safe and informed, the company is putting alerts at the top of the Facebook app and Instagram to remind people to wear masks

Google vs Facebook: India is set to be their next big battleground

Both the companies are looking at partnerships to expand their India business

WhatsApp may lose its flavour in integration with Facebook apps: Founders

Brian Acton says Mark Zuckerberg is in a rush to make money from messaging service, undermining elements of its encryption technology.

Facebook plans to ban political ads before US Presidential election: Report

A highly-anticipated audit of Facebook practices revealed this week that the company's decision not to remove controversial posts by President Donald Trump was "deeply troubling"

Company's values hurt: Five takeaways from Facebook's civil rights audit

Facebook hired former American Civil Liberties Union executive Laura Murphy, in May 2018 to assess its performance on vital social issues

An external audit points out Facebook fails to protect civil rights

Facebook has taken a hands-off approach to political speech compared to rivals, notably leaving untouched posts by Trump in recent weeks

Facebook civil rights audit: 'Serious setbacks' mar progress on hate speech

Facebook hired the audit's leader, former American Civil Liberties Union executive Laura Murphy, in May 2018 to assess its performance on vital social issues.

Facebook ad boycott organisers see 'no commitment to action' in CEO meeting

More than 900 advertisers have signed on to the "Stop Hate for Profit" campaign, organized by social justice groups including the Anti-Defamation League and Free Press

World's richest in pics: Jeff Bezos to Mukesh Ambani, top 10 billionaires

According to the Bloomberg's Billionaires Index, daily ranking of the world's richest people, Jeff Bezos's wealth soars to record $171.6 billion

No market for disinformation

Facebook earned $70 billion in 2019 as advertising revenues and that amounted to 98 per cent of its total revenues

Facebook stopped Zuckerberg from acting on Trump post in 2015: Report

Among the issues debated at Facebook over removing such posts were "PR risks"

Mark Zuckerberg loses $7 billion as companies boycott Facebook ads

The share-price drop eliminated $56 billion from Facebook's market value and pushed Zuckerberg's net worth down to $82.3 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index