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FT: Alphabet Shareholders Campaign for Improved Human Rights Policies
February 25, 2020
According to Financial Times, Alphabet has failed to quell a revolt from shareholders over its human rights policies in the latest investor campaign targeting the harmful effects posed by large technology companies.
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Germany Proposes Further Regulation of Online Content
February 19, 2020
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government has approved a law that forces social media platforms to proactively report illegal content such as death threats or incitement of hatred to law enforcement authorities.
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Facebook Faces Continued EU Scrutiny
February 19, 2020
According to Politico, in a number of high-profile meetings with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, European Union officials urged Facebook “to clamp down on widespread misinformation on its global platform” and “to take greater responsibility for the role that the social networking giant plays in people’s daily lives.”
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U.S. Charges Chinese Military Hackers with Massive Equifax Breach
February 11, 2020
U.S. federal prosecutors have charged four members of China’s People’s Liberation Army for hacking the credit-reporting giant Equifax.
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Cassel Compiles Top Ten Global Business and Human Rights Developments
February 11, 2020
King & Spalding counsel Douglass Cassel has examined the top global trends in business and human rights cases in 2019.
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