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Attorneys General From 47 States To Probe Facebook

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The social media company’s shares dropped 3.9 James said in a statement , “After continued bipartisan conversations with attorneys general from around the country, today I am announcing that we have vastly expanded the list of states, districts and territories investigating Facebook for potential antitrust violations.

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NY To Lead 47 AGs In Nationwide Facebook Antitrust Probe

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The social media company’s shares dropped 3.9 James said in a statement , “After continued bipartisan conversations with attorneys general from around the country, today I am announcing that we have vastly expanded the list of states, districts and territories investigating Facebook for potential antitrust violations.

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Decision On TikTok Ban Coming Sunday

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The China-based company has reached an agreement with Oracle Corp. District Court Judge Carl Nichols for the District of Columbia is expected to rule before Sunday (Sept. based company with as many as 25,000 new employees. company, TikTok Global, which will own most of the app’s operations around the world.

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Zuckerberg Visits DC To Talk Tech Laws With Senators  

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during a rare visit to Capitol Hill that comes on the heels of rising scrutiny over the company’s business practices, CNBC reported on Thursday (Sept. The social media giant has been under scrutiny via multiple antitrust investigations. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had dinner with several senators in Washington D.C.

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More States Join AG Facebook Investigation Led By NY 

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The Facebook probe announced by attorneys general in September now has 40 states signed on to investigate allegations of the social media giant’s anti-competitive practices, The Washington Post reported on Monday (Oct. Sources told Reuters that several state attorneys general met with U.S.

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Facebook Employees Knew About Data Scraping

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In a District of Columbia court filing involving Cambridge Analytica, new details have come to light surrounding how much Facebook might have known about data-scraping efforts involving the firm — and when. And the company “repeated the same line to the U.K.’s

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Zuckerberg To Visit DC To Discuss Internet Regulations

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This will be the first time Zuckerberg will be questioned on Capitol Hill since April, when he was grilled for two days over his company’s involvement in the 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal. The social media giant has also been under scrutiny via multiple antitrust investigations.

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