The Supreme Judicial Court became the first statewide high court to decide that a 1996 federal law shielding internet platforms from liability over user-posted content does not render Meta immune to allegations that its design exploited young users.
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Senate moves to crack down on ‘Wild West’ of data collection
Consumers would gain more control over their data under a new bill set for Senate approval that would also ban targeted advertising to minors.
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Mass. to receive $1.4m in Google antitrust settlement
The $700 million settlement resolves antitrust litigation, with the attorneys general alleging that the company used its Google Play app store to engage in an unlawful monopoly.
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Maura Healey signs onto lawsuit against Google
A WEEK AFTER she signed onto a multi-state lawsuit against Facebook, Attorney General Maura Healey now has Google in her sights. On Thursday, Healey announced that she had signed on to a lawsuit […]
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Cracking the code on sexism
Tech giant Google is still grappling with the aftermath of a male employee’s sexist manifesto that went viral last week and got him fired on Monday. The brouhaha came only […]