Joe Biden has said he’s no fan of Facebook. Now he has an opportunity to show it as he assumes landmark policy and legal battles against the company.President-elect Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Del. | Joshua Roberts/Getty ImagesFacebook endured a deluge of political scrutiny in Donald Trump’s Washington. It’s poised to face even worse in the Joe Biden era.From lawmakers on Capitol Hill to antitrust enforcers at the Federal Trade Commission, Washington is training its sights on the world’s largest social network like never before. Biden’s antitrust enforcers will take ownership of a...…Joe Biden has said he’s no fan of Facebook. Now he has an opportunity to show it as he assumes landmark policy and legal battles against the company.President-elect Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Del. | Joshua Roberts/Getty ImagesFacebook endured a deluge of political scrutiny in Donald Trump’s Washington. It’s poised to face even worse in the Joe Biden era.From lawmakers on Capitol Hill to antitrust enforcers at the Federal Trade Commission, Washington is training its sights on the world’s largest social network like never before. Biden’s antitrust enforcers will take ownership of a...WW…

Lawsuit says the companies agreed in secret in 2018 to carve up the advertising market between them.“Google offered Facebook information advantages, speed advantages, and other prioritizations, to the detriment of other auction participants,” the lawsuit said. | Paul Sakuma/AP PhotoGoogle and Facebook, the No. 1 and No. 2 players in online advertising, made a secret illegal pact in 2018 to divide up the market for ads on websites and apps, according to an antitrust suit filed Wednesday against the search giant.The suit — filed by Texas and eight other states — alleges that the companies...…Lawsuit says the companies agreed in secret in 2018 to carve up the advertising market between them.“Google offered Facebook information advantages, speed advantages, and other prioritizations, to the detriment of other auction participants,” the lawsuit said. | Paul Sakuma/AP PhotoGoogle and Facebook, the No. 1 and No. 2 players in online advertising, made a secret illegal pact in 2018 to divide up the market for ads on websites and apps, according to an antitrust suit filed Wednesday against the search giant.The suit — filed by Texas and eight other states — alleges that the companies...WW…

A delivery driver picks up food orders. | Alex Davidson/Getty ImagesMeet the new bad boys of the tech world: Grubhub and Uber Eats.The restaurant delivery behemoths quickly took over the limelight of most-disliked tech companies as restaurants pivoted to all-delivery and pickup amid the coronavirus pandemic. The companies’ commissions of as much as 30 percent of an order are quickly drawing calls by local leaders for new laws capping fees.Cities are scrambling to regulate food-delivery companies like Grubhub, Uber Eats, DoorDash and Postmates as restaurants struggle to stay afloat while not...…A delivery driver picks up food orders. | Alex Davidson/Getty ImagesMeet the new bad boys of the tech world: Grubhub and Uber Eats.The restaurant delivery behemoths quickly took over the limelight of most-disliked tech companies as restaurants pivoted to all-delivery and pickup amid the coronavirus pandemic. The companies’ commissions of as much as 30 percent of an order are quickly drawing calls by local leaders for new laws capping fees.Cities are scrambling to regulate food-delivery companies like Grubhub, Uber Eats, DoorDash and Postmates as restaurants struggle to stay afloat while not...WW…

The tech giant tells lawmakers it will make the "appropriate Amazon executive" available.Jeff Bezos. | Alex Wong/Getty ImagesAmazon in a letter Friday told House lawmakers it would make the “appropriate” executive available to testify before Congress on whether Amazon lied about its treatment of third-party sellers, but stopped short of explicitly offering the much-sought testimony of CEO Jeff Bezos.The company’s response sets the stage for what may be the most serious showdown yet between Capitol Hill and one of the world’s tech giants. A bipartisan group of House Judiciary leaders...…The tech giant tells lawmakers it will make the "appropriate Amazon executive" available.Jeff Bezos. | Alex Wong/Getty ImagesAmazon in a letter Friday told House lawmakers it would make the “appropriate” executive available to testify before Congress on whether Amazon lied about its treatment of third-party sellers, but stopped short of explicitly offering the much-sought testimony of CEO Jeff Bezos.The company’s response sets the stage for what may be the most serious showdown yet between Capitol Hill and one of the world’s tech giants. A bipartisan group of House Judiciary leaders...WW…