Tag: Lawsuits

Google in Trouble (Again) over Autocomplete
Google finds itself embroiled in another legal case stemming from their autocomplete feature in search. This time, it's former German First Lady Bettina Wulff, who claims that Goo...
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ACLU Says D.C. Police Illegally Seized Man’s Cellphone After Photographing Alleged Misconduct
The American Civil Liberties Union has just filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia and two police officers after alleging that they violated the law by seizing a man's ce...
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Pinterest-Like Chinese Company May Sue Facebook Over Timeline
The end is near for all of the Timeline holdouts out there, as Facebook has already begun the process of...
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Dallas Cowboys Sued Over Butt-Burning Benches
In strange lawsuit news of the day, a Texas woman has filed suit against the Dallas Cowboys organization and team owner Jerry Jones after she fried her posterior on a sizzling-hot...
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Facebook’s Sponsored Stories Settlement Denied
A District Judge has denied, without prejudice, a settlement hammered out by Facebook and plaintiffs in a class-action suit directed at the companies advertising practices - more s...
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Should Facebook Likes Be Protected As Free Speech?
Is clicking the "like" button on Facebook, something millions of users do dozens of times every single day, an act of protected free speech? According to the purveyors of the li...
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Google and Oracle Ordered to Reveal Shill Bloggers
The court battle between Google and Oracle has been long and brutal for both companies. Each was forced to submit data and information to the court that they would rather have kep...
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Facebook’s Sponsored Stories Settlement Put On Hold
In June, Facebook and five California plaintiffs reached a settlement in a lawsuit centered on the company's ad product known as Sponsored Stories. You know the ones - posts that...
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Girl Who Tweeted The Names Of Her Rapists Faces Jail Time [UPDATED]
As we've seen in the past, social media can add some complications to the normal flow of legal proceedings. In recent months, we've seen court cases wind up declared mistrials bec...
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Google Makes Deal In “Jewish” Autocomplete Case
Back in April, Google was sued (again) over something that's really not their fault. Or is it? Several French anti-discrimination groups, including SOS Racisme,...
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Facebook Kills “Find Friends Nearby”
Well, that was fast. Facebook has pulled their new Find Friends Nearby feature. Introduced over the weekend, Find Friends Nearby allowed users to easily add people near them to the...
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Friendthem CEO On Suing Facebook: We Have Multiple Emails [Exclusive]
As previously reported, Friendthem CEO Charles Sankowich is saying that his company is...
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CEO Says Facebook Stole His Idea, Expects to Sue Very Shortly
Over the weekend, Facebook rolled out a new feature called Find Friends Near...
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You’re Soon Going To Be Able To Opt Out Of Facebook’s Sponsored Stories
Earlier this week, we told you that Facebook had settled a law...
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LinkedIn Class Action Complaint Over Password Leak
As expected for a security breach of this magnitude, a class action lawsuit has begun against LinkedIn regarding its recently leaked passwords. The action, which has been filed wi...
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