The UK’s data protection regulator contacted 40 companies in the areas of social media, gaming, video, music streaming, including Apple Inc. and Google, Financial Times reports. The Information Commissioner’s Office aims to investigate their interactions with children, including location tracking, personalizing content or advertising, and serving up behavioral nudges, like automatically playing videos endangering children online and…
ICO Probes Companies Including Apple, Google
November 19, 2021
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South Korea Lawmaker Says Apple, Google Not Doing Enough to Comply With App Store Law
SEOUL—Apple Inc and Alphabet’s Google are not doing enough to comply with a South Korean law that bars dominant app store operators from forcing app developers to use their payment systems, a lawmaker who spearheaded the amendment told Reuters. South Korea, the first country to impose legislation curbing the tech companies’ payment policies, is expected…
Murdoch Accuses Facebook, Google of Censoring Conservative Voices
November 18, 2021
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Rupert Murdoch has accused tech giants Google and Facebook of silencing conservative voices on their platforms and has called for “significant reform” and transparency around digital advertising supply chains. “What we have seen in the past few weeks about the practices at Facebook and Google surely reinforces the need for significant reform,” the News Corp…
Google Pledges $1 Billion Into Australian Tech Development
November 16, 2021
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Google will invest AU$1 billion (US$734.2 million) over the next five years into the local Australian technological development industry. The initiative, announced by Google CEO Sundar Pichai, will see investment directed into three main areas, including digital infrastructure, namely cloud computing, the tech giant’s first research hub in Australia, and technology partnerships, including working with…
US States File Updated Antitrust Complaint Against Alphabet’s Google
WASHINGTON—A group of U.S. states led by Texas have filed an amended complaint against Alphabet Inc.’s Google, accusing the tech giant of using coercive tactics and breaking antitrust laws in its efforts to boost its already-dominant advertising business. The updated allegations are the latest in an onslaught of regulatory scrutiny of Google over its practices….
Facebook Could Be Forced to Offer Algorithm-Free Option Under New Bipartisan Bill
A bipartisan collective of House lawmakers introduced a bill on Tuesday that would require Big Tech providers like Facebook and Google to allow users to opt-out of content selected by algorithms, providing additional transparency regarding content. The bill, dubbed the Filter Bubble Transparency Act in the House (pdf), would make platforms with more than one…
Facebook Might Be Forced to Offer Algorithm-Free Option Under New Bipartisan Bill
November 10, 2021
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A bipartisan collective of House lawmakers introduced legislation on Nov. 9 that would require Big Tech providers such as Facebook and Google to allow users to opt-out of content selected by algorithms, providing additional transparency regarding content. The measure, dubbed the Filter Bubble Transparency Act in the House (pdf), would make platforms with more than…
Google Loses Challenge Against EU Antitrust Ruling, $2.8-Billion Fine
November 10, 2021
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LUXEMBOURG—Alphabet unit Google lost an appeal to a 2.42-billion-euro ($2.8-billion) European antitrust decision on Wednesday, a major win for the bloc’s competition chief Margrethe Vestager in the first of three court rulings that will strengthen the EU’s push to regulate Big Tech. Vestager sanctioned the world’s most popular Internet search engine in 2017 for favoring…
Google Wins UK Supreme Court Appeal to Block £3 Billion Data Action
A £3 billion ($4 billion) legal action against Google over claims it secretly tracked millions of iPhone users’ internet activity has been blocked by the UK Supreme Court. Former Which? director Richard Lloyd, supported by the campaign group Google You Owe Us, wanted to bring a “representative action” against the U.S.-based tech giant on behalf…
Google Parent Alphabet Crosses $2T Mark, Sharing Podium With Apple, Microsoft
Alphabet Inc GOOGL rallied on November 8 to surpass the $2 trillion in market value for the first time, rubbing shoulders with Apple Inc and Microsoft Corp, Bloomberg reports. What Led To Growth? A rebound in spending on digital ads and growth in its cloud business fueled the rally. The Class A shares gained as…
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