FTC and 48 Attorneys General Sue to Break Up Facebook
Dozens of attorney generals, as well as the Federal Trade Commission, filed two separate lawsuits against Facebook on Wednesday which attempt to break the social media giant into its component parts: specifically, the divestiture of WhatsApp and Instagram. The lawsuits claim Facebook illegally suppressed competition by purchasing rival companies that challenged its dominance. This includes…
The Best Animated Series of 2020
While live-action productions were dealt a significant blow this year by the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, the animation industry was in a prime position to step up to the plate and tell some of 2020’s most riveting stories. Here are the ones that transported the io9 staff to far-off worlds and dimensions this year. Whimsical as…
