Tag: Facebook
Zuckerberg under fire over Facebook governance
Shareholders reportedly seek an independent chairman and a reform of voting rights at the social media giant.
Facebook’s fail: the ‘story’, the risks and the role of the board
Cambridge Analytica harvested the data of 50 million Facebook users to help swing the US presidential election, but amid the trend for corporate governance ‘narratives’, did Facebook’s directors forget the chapter on ethics?
Zuckerberg must quit Facebook, says New York pension fund official
New York City pension fund overseer urges Facebook chairman Mark Zuckerberg to quit, as part of cleansing itself after the Cambridge Analytica data leak.
Facebook under scrutiny by ESG funds as shares plummet
Reports suggest the data protection controversy that wiped billions from the market value of Facebook is now considered an ESG issue for fund managers.
European Commission introduces tough tax laws for digital business
The European Commission has proposed rules to ensure that companies conducting business digitally in the European Union, such as Amazon, Google and Facebook, are paying their fair share of tax.
Facebook makes data ethics the big governance issue
The scandal over what happened to Facebook user data by Cambridge Analytica illustrates that companies still struggle with core questions about how data can and cannot be used.
Business data: why it now falls under the competition regulators’ spotlight
Possession of and access to data has become central to modern business. Nigel Parr of law firm Ashurst says it has become so important that it is now a key issue for competition watchdogs.
Trump’s travel ban and the challenge to governance
Donald Trump’s travel ban not only presents a challenge to civil liberties, but also to the development of modern corporate governance.