Category: Google

Conservatives Should ‘Use Power’ in Fighting Woke Companies and Big Tech Censorship: Legal Expert

American conservatives should use institutional authority to punish companies, including Big Tech corporations, that go “too woke” and control “every major cultural institution in America,” said a legal expert during a panel discussion on Thursday. “There is literally one institution, broadly speaking, that liberal progressives do not monolithically, unilaterally control. It is the government,” said…


Google Urges Court to Scrap $1.6 Billion EU Antitrust Fine

BRUSSELS—Alphabet unit Google on Monday urged Europe’s second-highest court to dismiss a 1.49-billion-euro ($1.6 billion) fine imposed by EU antitrust regulators three years ago for hindering rivals in online search advertising. The case is one of three that has resulted in a total of 8.25 billion euros in European Union antitrust fines on the world’s…


Google and Mass Formation Psychosis

Commentary An argument could be made that Google is as or more dangerous than the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), although, obviously, they are not committing genocide or doing forced organ transplants like the CCP. However, the company that began with the now-erased slogan “Do no evil” has done a lot of it and is doing…


Global Tax Overhaul Will Not Slow Google’s Investment in Ireland, CEO Says

DUBLIN—A global tax deal will make “no difference” to Alphabet Google’s operations in Ireland as the company remains committed to investing and adding staff to its European hub there, Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said on Thursday. Last year 136 countries agreed the first major overhaul in a generation of the rules for taxing multinationals, with…


Alphabet Misses on Revenue as YouTube Ad Business Slowed by Ukraine War

Google parent Alphabet Inc. on Tuesday reported its first quarterly revenue miss of the pandemic after the war in Ukraine hurt YouTube ad sales, leaving investors rattled as the global economy sputters. The world’s largest provider of search and video made a fortune over the last two years as the pandemic forced more shops and…


Biden Admin Forms ‘Disinformation Governance Board’; Google Pauses ‘Inclusive Language’ Feature | NTD Evening News

During a congressional hearing on April 27, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified that the Department of Homeland Security has “just established” a “Disinformation Governance Board.” Google has paused an “inclusive language” feature for Google Docs after receiving heavy backlash. …


Russian Court Orders Seizure of $7 Million in Google’s Russian Funds, Property: Reports

A Moscow court has ordered the seizure of 500 million roubles ($7 million) worth of Google’s property and funds in Russia, news agencies said, in a lawsuit concerning restrictions the U.S. tech firm has placed on the YouTube channel of a prominent television firm. Alphabet Inc.’s Google did not immediately respond to a request for…


EU Sets New Online Rules for Google, Meta to Curb Illegal Content

BRUSSELS—Alphabet unit Google, Meta, and other large online platforms will have to do more to tackle illegal content or risk hefty fines under new internet rules agreed between European Union countries and EU lawmakers on Saturday. The agreement came after more than 16 hours of negotiations. The Digital Services Act (DSA) is the second prong…


YouTube Blocks Account of Next Hong Kong Leader, Citing US Sanctions

YouTube has taken down the channel of John Lee Ka-chiu, the sole candidate campaigning for Hong Kong chief executive, citing compliance with U.S. sanctions.   Despite running unopposed, Lee began promoting his campaign on YouTube and Facebook. But YouTube, operated by Google, blocked the Beijing-backed candidate’s channel on April 20 in compliance with U.S. sanctions…


Google to Set Up First Africa Product Development Center in Nairobi

NAIROBI—Alphabet Inc.’s Google is investing in its first ever Africa product development center in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, it said, as it positions itself to serve a growing base of internet users on the continent. By the end of this decade, the continent will host 800 million internet users, the California-based firm said, and a…