Whistleblower explains how Cambridge Analytica ‘exploited’ Facebook Richard Lawler @Rjcc Last night Facebook announced bans against Cambridge Analytica, its parent company and several individuals for allegedly sharing and keeping data that they had promised to delete. This data reportedly included information siphoned from hundreds of thousands of Amazon Mechanical Turkers who were paid to use … Continue reading Meta settles Cambridge Analytica class-action lawsuit for $725 million
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
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
Digital ad fraud in the U.S. is worth more than $7 billion annually, according to third party estimates. Greg Sterling on May 17, 2019 In 2017, Google agreed to provide refunds to selected advertisers using DoubleClick Bid Manager (now called Display & Video 360) where ads were served on sites that had fraudulent or invalid … Continue reading Class-action lawsuit accuses Google of improperly withholding refunds for ad fraud
by Wendy Davis@wendyndavis, October 18, 2016 The Federal Trade Commission recently alleged that contact lens retailer 1-800Contacts violated antitrust laws and engaged in an unfair business practice by preventing rivals from using its trademarks in search ads. Now the company is also facing two class-action complaints by consumers who say they overpaid for contact lenses … Continue reading 1-800Contacts Hit With Class-Action Complaints Over Search Ads
