MIT students stole $25M in seconds by exploiting ETH blockchain bug, DOJ says(arstechnica.com)

18 points by em3rgent0rdr 2 years ago | 1 comments

Tesla committed fraud by “grossly” exaggerating EV range, class action says(arstechnica.com)

103 points by loaph 3 years ago | 86 comments

Internet providers that won FCC grants try to escape broadband commitments(arstechnica.com)

79 points by specto 3 years ago | 16 comments

Facebook let Netflix see user DMs, quit streaming to keep Netflix happy(arstechnica.com)

439 points by edsimpson 2 years ago | 169 comments

Ars Technica article on a lawsuit alleging Facebook gave Netflix access to user DMs and wound down Facebook Watch streaming to keep Netflix's ad spending.

Court blocks $1B copyright ruling that punished ISP for its users' piracy(arstechnica.com)

152 points by LinuxBender 2 years ago | 76 comments

Fake AI law firms are sending fake DMCA threats to generate fake SEO gains(arstechnica.com)

212 points by rntn 2 years ago | 105 comments

Mark Zuckerberg says social media is over(newyorker.com)

468 points by FinnLobsien 1 year ago | 801 comments

New Yorker column by Kyle Chayka on Mark Zuckerberg's testimony at Meta's antitrust trial arguing that social media platforms are no longer what they used to be.

Jury finds Facebook liable for deceiving users in Cambridge Analytica case(cbsnews.com)

348 points by pseudolus 1 month ago | 94 comments

CBS News report that a New Mexico jury found Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections related to the Cambridge Analytica data breach.

Injunction issued in case about social media pressure from US Government(arstechnica.com)

360 points by cm_silva 3 years ago | 625 comments

Ars Technica article on a federal judge's preliminary injunction finding the White House pressured social networks to suppress speech, in a suit by Missouri and Louisiana.

Mark Zuckerberg Lied to Congress. We Can't Trust His Testimony(dispatch.techoversight.org)

413 points by speckx 8 months ago | 231 comments

A Tech Oversight Project report arguing Mark Zuckerberg's 2024 Senate testimony was contradicted by unsealed documents, released ahead of social media addiction trials.

Tech companies shouldn't be bullied into doing surveillance(eff.org)

408 points by pseudolus 8 months ago | 122 comments

EFF Deeplinks article by Matthew Guariglia arguing tech companies should not be pressured by government into conducting surveillance.

EU data regulator bans personalised advertising on Facebook and Instagram(dig.watch)

643 points by pbrw 3 years ago | 631 comments

Dig.watch news update reporting that the EU data protection regulator banned Meta's personalised advertising on Facebook and Instagram, with possible fines up to 4% of turnover.