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Newly obtained emails show how Apple, Google, and Facebook sought to leverage Trump’s USTR for their corporate agendas last year, undaunted by Trump’s embrace of baseless conspiracies about the 2020 election.
Anticipation is high that President Biden will take a tougher approach to Big Tech. But the candidates emerging for antitrust chief have close ties to the tech industry.
Amazon is expanding into every corner of people’s lives with its growing list of products and services. That’s allowing it to collect far more data about its users than many people realize.
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Arms dealers in Houthi-controlled Yemen are openly offering weapons for sale on Elon Musk’s X and Meta-owned WhatsApp.
The Apple and Google app stores offer VPNs without revealing they’re owned by Chinese companies. That keeps Americans in the dark about privacy and national security risks.
Facebook prohibits fraud. But in dozens of Facebook groups, users are buying and renting Uber driver accounts under other people’s identities.
Meta says it prohibits ads that sell prescription and recreational drugs. But it’s approving drug dealer ads targeting users in multiple countries.
Palantir is poised to turbocharge its U.S. military sales in the Trump era. But it’s been laying the groundwork for a much deeper infiltration of Washington.
Meta prohibits ads that sell guns and gun accessories. But it’s allowing ads on Facebook and Instagram that offer a range of firearms for sale.
Accounts for sanctioned terrorists deemed a threat to U.S. national security are getting special service on X.