Facebook attacks Apple over iOS 14 ad privacy program in full-page newspaper ads

Facebook is escalating its war of words with Apple's forthcoming data gathering restrictions in iOS 14, and is making how it feels clear with a series of ads in newspapers.

Mike Wuerthele 5 years ago 36

Facebook says it hopes proposed EU rules 'set boundaries' for Apple

Facebook took another swipe at Apple on Tuesday, saying it hopes Apple's power will be reigned in by new European Union draft proposals.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 20

Apple releases Final Cut Pro update with new Facebook, YouTube sharing options

Apple on Monday released minor updates to Final Cut Pro and its other video apps that introduce new options for sharing videos to YouTube and Facebook.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 3

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AirPods Max, MagSafe Duo review, and Facebook lawsuits on the AppleInsider podcast

Stephen Robles 5 years ago 2

Antitrust lawsuits against Facebook will face an uphill battle

A pair of lawsuits from the Federal Trade Commission and a wide coalition of states both face an uphill battle in providing the burden of proof that Facebook acted anti-competitively, legal experts have declared.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 9

FTC, 46 states file antitrust suit against Facebook, seek Instagram & WhatsApp break-up

Facebook on Wednesday was hit by a pair of lawsuits by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of attorneys general from nearly the entire United States alleging that the social media giant engages in anticompetitive practices.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 45

WhatsApp says Apple's new privacy nutrition labels are anticompetitive

Facebook-owned WhatsApp has criticized Apple for demanding privacy information that it does not have to disclose for its own apps — but as it turns out, Apple is in fact disclosing this information, the same as it requires from third parties.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 33

Google, Facebook facing more antitrust lawsuits in coming weeks

Google and Facebook are expected to face new antitrust lawsuits in the United States by the end of January, a report claims, with continued investigations into the activities of tech giants still potentially putting Apple into the firing line of future lawsuit attempts.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 0

Amazon refuses French tax initiative, Apple negotiating

Google, Microsoft, and Facebook have signed up to a new "Tech for Good Call," a French initiative that includes principles about taxation. Amazon has declined to collaborate, however, and Apple is reportedly still in discussions.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 6

France launches digital tax aimed at Apple and big tech companies

French authorities have reportedly begun demanding tax payments amounting to many millions of dollars from US technology firms, as part of its digital tax plans.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 26

Facebook, Google, other major developers decline to offer native Apple silicon apps at launch

A number of major app makers, including Facebook, Google and Candy Crush Saga developer King, will not offer initial support for Apple silicon Macs at launch, according to a report on Monday.

AppleInsider Staff 5 years ago 38

WhatsApp advises disappearing messages don't always vanish from view

WhatsApp is preparing to roll out a new feature to its messaging app called disappearing messages, though while seemingly privacy-focused, it doesn't guarantee that the messages won't exist in some form after it leaves the conversation.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 0

Facebook expands Dark Mode testing on iOS and iPadOS apps

Facebook is accelerating its roll out of the social network app's Dark Mode," with more users able to turn the app dark to match the rest of their iPhone apps following an extended testing period.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 12

Zuckerberg: Apple's ad-tracking block will impair COVID-19 economic recovery

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has called out Apple for how he claims the ad tracking block in iOS 14 will damage economic recovery from COVID-19 for years to come.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 33

Senate Commerce Committee grills tech CEOs on content moderation, bias

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday grilled the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter, and Google over their respective content moderation practices.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 5

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