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As oligarch fortunes soar: The case for expropriating the billionaires
It is impossible to defend democratic rights or any of the social interests of working people without seizing the unearned ...
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Mark Zuckerberg Says Social Media Is Over
During testimony at Meta’s antitrust trial, the Facebook founder’s argument was, in so many words, that platforms like his are not what they used to be.
Meta Oversight Board Urges Company To Assess ‘Human Rights Impact’ Of Hateful Conduct Policy
Meta updated its hateful conduct policy in January, which alarmed some LGBTQ activists, as the updated policy specified users ...
At Meta’s Landmark Trial, a Stroll Through a Graveyard of Dead Apps
In the landmark antitrust case, tech executives have harked back to a Silicon Valley age when social apps like Facebook, Path ...
Instagram co-founder says Meta’s Zuckerberg underinvested in photo app
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom told a federal judge Tuesday that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg underinvested in the ...
Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s $24m DC suck-up campaign – and whether it will be enough to save Meta
For Silicon Valley big shots, Mark Zuckerberg testifying at Meta’s ongoing trial before the Federal Trade Commission has ...
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wraps up testimony in antitrust case
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is emphasizing that he bought Instagram and WhatsApp because he liked the companies — not to cut ...
Behind the landmark trial that could reshape Meta’s future with Instagram
The landmark antitrust trial could reshape the future of social media, forcing Meta to break up with WhatsApp and Instagram.
An expert breaks down Zuckerberg’s big week in court
Former Republican FTC Chair Bill Kovacic, who now leads the Competition Law Center at George Washington University, unpacked Meta’s week in court on the POLITICO Tech podcast. The following excerpt of ...
At monopoly trial, Zuckerberg redefined social media as texting with friends
Connecting with friends was, of course, Facebook's primary use case as it became the rare social network to hit 1 billion ...
Takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg testimony at Meta FTC monopoly trial
CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended Meta’s acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp on the stand this week during the start of trial over the blockbuster antitrust lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade ...
8 revelations from Mark Zuckerberg's 3 days on the witness stand in Meta's antitrust trial
Meta CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg spent more than 10 hours on the witness stand in the social media empire's landmark ...