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Is This Social Media’s Big Tobacco Moment?

Meta is being sued for up to $200 billion over allegedly harming children. That would be a good start.

Companies are backing off on their AI spending. Because investors have made such big bets on AI coming to fruition, that’s a big problem.

Tech zombies trap users and vendors—then scam for cash to the bitter end.

It is foolish to suggest that competition anywhere proves that a company isn’t a monopoly.

The system is not completely broken, and it shows when states pick up the shattered pieces of our federal system.

Even users don’t like it. So when you ask juries to render verdicts, they’re inclined to punish the platforms.

As tech companies gain more ground, residents pay the price for the state’s data center boom.

A settlement with algorithmic collusion facilitator RealPage allows it to keep allegedly ill-gotten profits and continue innovating to raise rents.

Tech and crypto firms have spent $1.2 billion during and since the 2024 election, and they are reaping the benefits.

Facebook has exposed Americans and American security to Chinese surveillance.