CANBERRA, Australia—Australia’s Parliament will debate making Google and Facebook pay for news after a Senate committee on Friday recommended no changes to drafts of the world’s first such laws. The Senate Economics Legislation Committee has been scrutinizing the bill since it was introduced in Parliament in December. The senators rejected Facebook and Google’s arguments that…
Don’t Let the Ninth Circuit Hijack the Google Antitrust Suit
Commentary Google recently requested that the blockbuster December antitrust suit filed by 10 states in response to its alleged “illegal” and “monopolistic” online advertising practices be moved from Texas to the Northern District of California of the Ninth Circuit. In its official filing, Google cited suitability as the primary reason, arguing that the Northern District court is “the venue…
Canada Pushing Legislation That Would Make Tech Giants Pay for News Content: Guilbeault
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault said the federal government will continue to push for legislation that would make major tech companies pay news outlets for posting content on their platform, even in cases of voluntary agreements like Google’s News Showcase. News Showcase provides a licensing program that pays publishers to curate content on story panels that…
Google, Facebook Ask Supreme Court to Make Suing Them More Difficult
Google LLC and Facebook Inc. have asked the Supreme Court in an upcoming case to make it more difficult for prospective class-action plaintiffs to sue them in court. The friend-of-the-court brief, which also includes eBay Inc., the Computer and Communications Industry Association, the Internet Association, and the Technology Network, was filed in Trans Union LLC…
‘Chairman Mao Would Have Approved’: Critics Liken Big Tech to CCP
Critics of Google and Facebook have compared the tech giants’ recent actions to the behaviour of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), as the long-running dispute over an Australian media payment law continues. Last month, Google Australia floated the idea of pulling its search service from the country, sparking a hostile response from Independent Senator Rex…
A Digital Apartheid Is Upon Us
Commentary It started innocuously. It was an acceptable drag coefficient from Facebook, just be careful what you say politically when you post something. The quick and seemingly inexpensive brown boxes from Amazon were addictive, so just accept the sneers and derision of the self-appointed newspaper of record (subsidized by Jeff Bezos, the common owner of…
Texas Working on Bill to Prevent Big Tech Censorship Following Florida’s Footsteps
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said on Sunday that he was working on a bill with legislators in his state to prevent big tech companies taking action to moderate user content based on their political viewpoint. “We are working with Sen. [Bryan] Hughes on legislation to prevent social media providers like Facebook & Twitter from cancelling…
NTD Business Full Broadcast (Feb. 5)
The Labor Department says January’s unemployment rate is down to 6.3% from 6.7% in December. Where are the job opportunities? NTD talks to Julia Pollak, a labor economist with Zip Recruiter. Why are car markers shutting down plants? NTD talks to an auto industry expert about the unprecedented computer chip shortage. Google tries to make…
Google Launches ‘News Showcase’ in Australia as Tech Giant Fends Off Regulation
Google Australia has launched its News Showcase product at the tail-end of a near two-year-long journey by Australian regulators to rein in the power of the tech giant. News Showcase has been suggested by Google Australia as an alternative to the government’s impending News Media Bargaining Code, which forces the digital giants Google and Facebook…
NTD Business Full Broadcast (Feb. 4)
Consulting firm McKinsey gets ready to pay out big for its role in the opioid crisis. State attorneys say the firm advised businesses on how to “turbocharge” drug sales. CNN President Jeff Zucker is stepping down at the end of the year. He led the organization in its coverage of former President Trump’s administration. Amazon rolls…
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