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The United States Department of Justice held a workshop discussing Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act on Wednesday that grants technology companies immunity from legal actions arising from content published by third-parties on their platform. The Takeaways Attorney General William...

Democratic Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday proposed creating a "clear regulatory framework" on cryptocurrencies as part of financial reforms if he is elected president in the upcoming elections. What Happened "Cryptocurrencies have become an asset class worth...

Facebook Inc.’s (NASDAQ: FB) proposed framework for internet regulations have been rejected by the European Union (EU). On EU Standards Thierry Breton, the EU’s industry commissioner, held a meeting with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday ahead of the European Commission...

The shares of Pinterest Inc. (NYSE: PINS) tumbled in Thursday's trade as The Information reported that social media giant Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) had launched a competing app. What Happened Facebook's "New Product Experimentation" team developed the app called "Hobbi...

The United States Federal Trade Commission has ordered five technology behemoths to provide the information on every single acquisition they made between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2019, not otherwise required by law. What Happened The agency announced Tuesday that it issued orders to...

Billionaire investor Peter Thiel sold a majority of his remaining stake in Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) last Thursday, a regulatory filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission has shown. What Happened The Paypal Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) founder sold 53,602 shares he held in...

By Carolyn Boroden, ElliottWaveTrader.net Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has rallied from our recent buy set-up, bouncing off our Fibonacci price projection zone just above $200, triggering a buy entry.  The potential target, if that $200 level is a more important low, is the 1.272...

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has joined other social media giants and has sent Clearview AI a cease and desist letter to stop using user images to identify them for law enforcement. What Happened Clearview AI has been scrapping billions of photos from the internet and facilitating more...

Workplace management application Asana has filed their S-1 form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission as it seeks to go public, the company announced Monday. Asana will go public via a direct listing, a company spokesperson told Bloomberg. This means that the company will...

Drew Houston, CEO and co-founder of Dropbox Inc. (NASDAQ: DBX), has been appointed to Facebook Inc.'s (NASDAQ: FB) board of directors.  What Happened? The addition of Houston, who is a close friend of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder of Facebook, brings the number of male...

The famous horror author Stephen King announced his decision to delete his Facebook account. King is an active social media user with 5.6 million followers on Twitter. What Happened Tweeting about his decision, King said, “I'm quitting Facebook. Not comfortable with the flood of...

"Imagine you could charge for lemonade without having to pay for lemons. That's Facebook. It remains one of the best businesses we've ever seen and is chronically misunderstood." -Clay Gardner, Titan Co-CEO & Chief Investment Officer After hours Wednesday, Facebook.com, Inc....

Hong Kong saw a market-wide drop on Wednesday as markets opened after the Lunar New Year holidays. What Happened Concerns over the spread of novel coronavirus continue as the official death toll rose to 132 by the end of Tuesday (Beijing Time), with 5,974 cases confirmed, as reported by China's...

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) enters Wednesday afternoon’s earnings release with what seems like the same-old-same-old clouds hovering over it. They range from government investigations to privacy protections to political brouhaha that’s of particular interest now as the 2020 election...

Markets in Asia Pacific continued to trade lower on Tuesday, as the novel Coronavirus continues to claim victims in the Hubei province of China. What Happened The death toll from the virus rose to 106, with over 4,515 cases being confirmed by the end of Monday, according to the official numbers of...