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November 2, 2020 / Last updated : November 2, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

KTVB: Idaho attorney general warns of fake coronavirus cures

KTVB: Idaho attorney general warns of fake coronavirus cures. “Lawrence Wasden says they’ve received a lot of complaints recently about online sellers making unproven claims about things like colloidal silver, essential oils, supplements or immunity-boosting therapies.”

October 21, 2020 / Last updated : October 21, 2020 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Seven states may sue Google in coming ‘weeks’: NY AG (Reuters)

Reuters: Seven states may sue Google in coming ‘weeks’: NY AG . “Seven additional states may file a separate antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google in the coming weeks, New York Attorney General Letitia James said Tuesday.”

October 17, 2020 / Last updated : October 17, 2020 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Politico: No Democrats expected to join Trump’s DOJ in suing Google

Politico: No Democrats expected to join Trump’s DOJ in suing Google. “The Justice Department is likely to file its long-awaited antitrust suit against Google early next week, but without the sign-on of any Democratic attorneys general, four people familiar with the case said Friday — upending the Trump administration’s hopes to enlist bipartisan support for […]

October 6, 2020 / Last updated : October 6, 2020 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

BloombergQuint: Texas Bombshell on Bribe Claims Threatens States’ Google Probe

BloombergQuint: Texas Bombshell on Bribe Claims Threatens States’ Google Probe. “The multistate investigation of Alphabet Inc.’s Google is at risk of splintering further after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is leading the probe, was accused by his senior aides of potential crimes, including bribery.”

September 30, 2020 / Last updated : September 30, 2020 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Reuters: U.S. expected to sue Google next week as DOJ seeks support from states

Reuters: U.S. expected to sue Google next week as DOJ seeks support from states. “The U.S. Justice Department is expected to sue Alphabet’s Google as soon as next week, and is currently urging state attorneys general to sign onto the lawsuit, according to three sources familiar with the process.”

September 13, 2020 / Last updated : September 13, 2020 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

BNN Bloomberg: U.S. Google Antitrust Case Set to Expand With GOP States Joining

BNN Bloomberg: U.S. Google Antitrust Case Set to Expand With GOP States Joining. “About a dozen states, mostly led by Republicans, are expected to join the Justice Department’s upcoming antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Inc.’s Google, according to people familiar with the investigation.”

September 4, 2020 / Last updated : September 4, 2020 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Reuters: Four state attorneys general back Trump on social media regulation push

Reuters: Four state attorneys general back Trump on social media regulation push. “Four Republican state attorneys general led by Texas backed President Donald Trump’s push to narrow the ability of social media companies to remove objectionable content and require new transparency rules.”

August 6, 2020 / Last updated : August 6, 2020 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

CNET: Twenty state AGs press Facebook to do more to combat hate speech

CNET: Twenty state AGs press Facebook to do more to combat hate speech. “In a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg on Wednesday, the AGs said they believed the company had ‘fallen short’ on its civil rights record and urged the company to ‘aggressively enforce’ its policies prohibiting hate speech and […]

June 23, 2020 / Last updated : June 23, 2020 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Justice Dept, state AGs to meet Friday on Google antitrust probe: source (Reuters)

Reuters: Justice Dept, state AGs to meet Friday on Google antitrust probe: source . “U.S. Justice Department officials and some state attorneys general are set to meet on Friday to discuss ongoing antitrust probes into Alphabet Inc’s Google unit, a person briefed on the matter said.”

May 23, 2020 / Last updated : May 23, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

Washington State Attorney General: AG Ferguson Challenges Department Of Education Decision Blocking Coronavirus Aid For Thousands Of Washington Students

Washington State Attorney General: AG Ferguson Challenges Department Of Education Decision Blocking Coronavirus Aid For Thousands Of Washington Students. “Attorney General Bob Ferguson today challenged a U.S. Department of Education decision that deprives thousands of Washington college students from receiving critical aid included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Economic Security (CARES) Act. Under its […]

May 15, 2020 / Last updated : May 15, 2020 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Justice Department, state attorneys general poised to hit Google with antitrust lawsuits: report (MarketWatch)

MarketWatch: Justice Department, state attorneys general poised to hit Google with antitrust lawsuits: report. “The Justice Department and a group of state attorneys general may file antitrust lawsuits against Alphabet Inc.’s Google as soon as this summer, according to a Wall Street Journal report that published Friday afternoon and cited people familiar with the matter.”

April 30, 2020 / Last updated : April 30, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

New York Times: New York Attorney General Scrutinizes Amazon for Firing Warehouse Worker

New York Times: New York Attorney General Scrutinizes Amazon for Firing Warehouse Worker. “Amazon may have violated federal worker safety laws and New York State’s whistle-blower protections when it fired an employee from its Staten Island warehouse who protested the company’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a letter the office of the New […]

April 19, 2020 / Last updated : April 19, 2020 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Reuters: Washington AG sues Facebook over political ads

Reuters: Washington AG sues Facebook over political ads. “Washington state’s attorney general filed a second lawsuit against Facebook Inc FB.O over political ads on Tuesday, saying the social media giant once again failed to make disclosures required under the state’s campaign finance laws. Facebook already paid $238,000 in 2018 to resolve a previous dispute over […]

March 26, 2020 / Last updated : March 26, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

CNET: Put a stop to coronavirus price gouging, state AGs tell Amazon, Facebook and others

CNET: Put a stop to coronavirus price gouging, state AGs tell Amazon, Facebook and others. “Thirty-four state attorneys general are calling on companies like Amazon, Craigslist, Facebook, eBay and Walmart to take a harder stance of price gouging in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The letters to each company cite specific examples, like a […]

February 25, 2020 / Last updated : February 25, 2020 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

CNBC: Google reaches a settlement with state AGs after contesting consultants in antitrust probe

CNBC: Google reaches a settlement with state AGs after contesting consultants in antitrust probe. “The settlement means that potential roadblocks to the states’ probe may be cleared for now, allowing the attorneys general to continue digging into Google’s business. A delay to the investigation could hinder the states’ ability to uncover important information about Google’s […]

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