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Facebook investors sue the social media giant over voter-profile harvesting (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/21/2018 - 06:27Editorial: How many Facebook-fueled abuses need to happen before the government takes online privacy seriously? (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 03/20/2018 - 06:36Facebook says you 'own' all the data you post. Not even close, say privacy experts (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 03/19/2018 - 15:43Justice Department's effort to halt AT&T-Time Warner merger goes to trial as both sides spar over evidence
The high-stakes antitrust showdown over AT&T's planned $85 billion purchase of Time Warner began in a Washington courtroom as both sides sparred over some key issues that signaled their legal strategies. Opening arguments aren't scheduled until March 21 in a trial U.S. District Judge Richard DeLeon said could last six to eight weeks — about twice as long as originally estimated when the Justice Department sued last fall to halt the deal.
Facebook is testing ways to compensate video creators so it can cut into YouTube’s dominance (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 03/19/2018 - 11:53Facebook stock drops 7% over controversy linked to Trump campaign (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 03/19/2018 - 11:53Exploiting Facebook data to influence voters? That’s a feature, not a bug, of the social network (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 03/19/2018 - 06:29ACLU asks in lawsuit: Why is the TSA searching digital devices on domestic flights? (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 03/18/2018 - 14:51Approving the Sinclair-Tribune deal would be indefensible
[Commentary] In 2004, Congress delivered what seemed to be an unmistakable message about ownership limits in the TV broadcasting industry. It ordered the Federal Communications Commission to institute a new cap: No company could own stations that collectively broadcast into more than 39% of US homes. So why hasn't the FCC summarily rejected Sinclair Broadcast Group's proposed purchase of Tribune Media, which would allow Sinclair-owned stations to beam their programs to more than 70% of U.S. TV viewers?