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DECEMBER 19, 2018

Prosecutors in Washington, DC, are suing Facebook over stolen user data related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, according to reports. The DC attorney general’s (AG) office announced the lawsuit on Wednesday (Dec. The DC attorney general’s (AG) office announced the lawsuit on Wednesday (Dec.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

With questions surrounding Facebook ’s market power and its plans for the Libra digital currency, the social media company is reportedly negotiating with an important congressional committee for COO Sheryl Sandberg to testify as early as October. It was reported that the hearing could happen later in the year.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

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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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

In other news, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has denied a report that the country’s stablecoin is set to launch. Department of Justice announced that two Massachusetts men were arrested and charged with conducting a scheme to take over victims’ social media accounts and steal their cryptocurrency. And the U.S.

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JULY 21, 2017

Read about all this and more in our recent Q2’17 Canada VC Report released with PwC. Redfin was part of our 2017 Tech IPO Pipeline report , covering 369 of the most promising and highly valued private venture and private equity-backed technology companies in the US.

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AUGUST 13, 2020

authorities seized over 300 cryptocurrency accounts holding millions of dollars that the three groups amassed by donations via social media. IRS-CI special agents in the DC cybercrimes unit work diligently to unravel these financial networks.”. They also uncovered four websites and four Facebook pages related to the groups.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

meeting with lawmakers, according to a report by Bloomberg. The move comes as the social media giant is battling accusations of antitrust impropriety and a lack of proper preparation against misinformation ahead of the 2020 election. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent a third day in Washington, D.C. On Friday (Sept.

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