Public broadcasting reform hanging by a thread

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Zuckerberg “submits” to White House authoritarianism , but protests are brewing within Facebook . Employees of the tech giant begin a virtual protest and criticize Zuckerberg’s position in an open letter . Civil rights leaders also say they are “disappointed and shocked . ” Zuckerberg defends his position while Snapchat bans news about the American president from its front page .

Google & US Lawsuit – An antitrust lawsuit against Google self employed database is being prepared for this summer, one of the largest antitrust actions in the US courts in decades . In California, a $5 billion class action lawsuit accuses Google of secretly amassing vast amounts of data on users , including those who use private browsing.

New BBC boss – Tim Davie takes over as BBC boss . His priorities: negotiations on the future of the broadcasting licence fee and accelerating changes to address a global audience.

This week in France:

StopCovid: how the app works, in 7 questions
The CNIL will control StopCovid
Cannes Film Festival: Pierre Lescure re-elected president for a third term
Here are the 56 films selected by the Cannes Film Festival for 2020
Franco-German European cloud unveils its sovereign digital services
The French have mixed feelings about the role of technology during the health crisis and in building the “world after”.