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Google offers adtech unit changes to fend off antitrust lawsuit

The Justice Department is believed to want much more significant changes. Constantine von Hoffman on July 11, 2022 Google is offering to spinoff its adtech unit to avert a possible federal antitrust lawsuit.  However, the suggested change would only move the division to parent company Alphabet — not sell it off entirely, The Wall Street … Continue reading Google offers adtech unit changes to fend off antitrust lawsuit

Elon Musk’s wild 24 hours: Twitter deal setbacks, Dogecoin hype, and a Tesla employee lawsuit

By Chris Morris     June 22, 2022 Even by Elon Musk’s exaggerated definition of weird, the past 24 hours or so have been more than a bit peculiar. On Tuesday alone, Musk stoked investor fears at an economic forum; both dissed cryptocurrency and pumped it up; swung the ax at his flagship company while … Continue reading Elon Musk’s wild 24 hours: Twitter deal setbacks, Dogecoin hype, and a Tesla employee lawsuit

Former PlayStation employee files new gender discrimination lawsuit against company

Nine women accuse Sony of systemic sexism in a potential class-action lawsuit Today, eight women joined the ongoing suit and shared their stories with the court. J. Conditt @JessConditt March 10th, 2022 Tomohiro Ohsumi via Getty Images In November, former PlayStation IT security analyst Emma Majo filed a lawsuit against Sony, claiming the company discriminated … Continue reading Former PlayStation employee files new gender discrimination lawsuit against company

Yandex Settles Antitrust Lawsuit With Russian Classified Sites

Yandex Settles Antitrust Lawsuit With Russian Classified Sites by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, June 1, 2022 The Yandex Group signed an agreement with the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (FAS) — a federal-level executive governmental organization that controls the execution of the antitrust laws — and a consortium of Russian Internet companies, in connection with an antitrust … Continue reading Yandex Settles Antitrust Lawsuit With Russian Classified Sites

Facebook issues $397 checks to Illinois residents as part of class-action lawsuit

Facebook issues $397 checks to Illinois residents as part of class-action lawsuit The social media giant agreed to settle a lawsuit over its use of facial recognition. A. Khalid @askhalid May 18th, 2022 Dado Ruvic / reuters More than a million Illinois residents will receive a $397 settlement payment from Facebook this week, thanks to … Continue reading Facebook issues $397 checks to Illinois residents as part of class-action lawsuit

Meta asks court to intervene in $7 billion lawsuit over Facebook audience numbers

Says group is too diverse to be granted class-action status. Constantine von Hoffman on April 18, 2022 Meta is asking an appellate court to overturn a ruling granting class-action status to a lawsuit claiming Facebook inflated advertising numbers.  The company filed papers on Friday with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for permission to immediately … Continue reading Meta asks court to intervene in $7 billion lawsuit over Facebook audience numbers

Lawsuit accuses Google of fostering systemic bias against Black employees

Labor agency alleges Google illegally fired two workers who tried to organize Another employee said she was let go this week over an email to colleagues. K. Holt @krisholt December 3rd, 2020 Toby Melville / reuters The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has accused Google of illegally firing two workers who took part in labor … Continue reading Lawsuit accuses Google of fostering systemic bias against Black employees

Nine women accuse Sony of systemic sexism in a potential class-action lawsuit

Activision Blizzard continues to remove employees amid misconduct allegations But CEO Bobby Kotick reportedly tried to keep a lid on the exact figures. K. Holt @krisholt January 17th, 2022 Drew Angerer via Getty Images Since July, 37 Activision Blizzard employees have been fired or forced out and another 44 have been disciplined as the company … Continue reading Nine women accuse Sony of systemic sexism in a potential class-action lawsuit

Activision Blizzard faces wrongful death lawsuit over employee suicide

Activision Blizzard continues to remove employees amid misconduct allegations But CEO Bobby Kotick reportedly tried to keep a lid on the exact figures. K. Holt @krisholt January 17th, 2022 Drew Angerer via Getty Images Since July, 37 Activision Blizzard employees have been fired or forced out and another 44 have been disciplined as the company … Continue reading Activision Blizzard faces wrongful death lawsuit over employee suicide

Is your website at risk for an ADA accessibility lawsuit?

It’s not only the right thing to comply to help users, but the majority of lawsuits over compliance with the Americans with Disability Act are aimed at smaller and medium operation businesses. Richard Horvath on November 12, 2020 at 8:06 am The American’s with Disabilities act has influenced the way businesses need to operate online. … Continue reading Is your website at risk for an ADA accessibility lawsuit?