Google has reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit, agreeing to delete user data collected from Incognito Mode browsing sessions. The lawsuit alleged that Google misled users about the level of privacy provided by its services. Chrome’s Incognito Mode has long been regarded as a private browsing option, yet revelations over time have shown …
A lawsuit filed in San Francisco on Wednesday — Valentine’s Day — asserts that dating apps Tinder and Hinge are intentionally designed to make their users addicts. The suit — filed as a class action against Match Group Inc, the Dallas-based company that is owner of a bevy of dating platforms — begins by stating …
Phil Nickinson / Digital Trends I have a love-hate relationship with SiriusXM. I love that it exists at all — and that it exists outside the prudish shackles of terrestrial radio. I love the breadth and scope of the content, from music to news to weather to comedy to live sports. I loathe the audio …
More than 30 state attorneys general are suing Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, for luring kids younger than 13 onto the social media platforms and collecting their data—in violation of federal children’s privacy law. The states argue Meta should use more robust age verification methods. But the platforms and their allies claim …
An unsealed complaint in a lawsuit filed against Meta by 33 states alleges the company is not only aware that children under the age of 13 use its platforms, but has also “coveted and pursued” this demographic for years on Instagram. The document, which was first spotted by The New York Times, claims that Meta …
X has filed a lawsuit against media watchdog group Media Matters over the latter’s research that showed ads on the social network appearing next to antisemitic content. The company’s owner, Elon Musk, promised to file a “thermonuclear lawsuit” against the organization late last week following an advertiser exodus. In its complaint, X said Media Matters …