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Facebook owner Meta will block access to Russia’s RT, Sputnik in EU
Meta Platforms Inc, parent company of Facebook, will restrict access to Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik on its platforms across the European Union, the company’s h...
Vestager says tech giants may prefer EU fines to compliance, cites Apple
Some US tech giants may prefer to pay a fine rather than comply with antitrust rules, the European Union’s antitrust chief said, and cited Apple’s fight with the Nether...
Fresh fears over Beijing regulatory crackdown drive China tech rout
Investor worries over the potential for a fresh wave of regulatory crackdowns by Beijing set off steep drops in Chinese tech shares.
Users should be allowed to sue US tech giants under EU rules, civil groups say
Individual users should be allowed to take US tech giants to court for breaching landmark EU rules aimed at curbing their power, Privacy International, pan-European consumer group ...
Growth stocks still not cheap, cautions JPMorgan
Tech-dominated “growth” stocks are still not cheap despite some sharp falls over the last six months, analysts at US investment bank JPMorgan has cautioned.
Top Apple executives likely to be deposed in US fight with Google
The Justice Department wants to depose some of Apple’s top executives as it prepares for a trial to determine if Alphabet’s Google broke antitrust law in how it runs it...
EU and tech giants boost cooperation on fighting online hate
European justice ministers and tech giants Google’s and Meta have agreed that a clear legal framework was needed to step up cooperation against online hate, France’s ju...
Bill targeting Apple and Google approved by US Senate panel
The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to approve a bill that would rein in app stores of companies they said exert too much market control, particularly Apple and Google.
Alphabet eyes $2 trillion value after blowout results
Google parent company Alphabet advanced nearer to joining peers Apple and Microsoft in the elite $2 trillion market valuation club as the search giant’s shares surged more th...
UK politicians: ‘Big Tech’ should reimburse victims of online scams
Big tech companies whose online platforms carry advertisements for scams should be made to reimburse victims, British lawmakers said, as part of wider efforts to combat a growing e...
Three US states, DC sue Google over location-tracking
Texas, Indiana, Washington State and the District of Columbia sued Alphabet Inc’s Google on Monday over what they called deceptive location-tracking practices that invade use...
Google asks judge to dismiss most of Texas antitrust lawsuit
Google has asked a federal judge to dismiss the majority of an antitrust lawsuit filed by Texas and other states that accused the search giant of abusing its dominance of the onlin...
Google launches fresh appeal to overturn $2.8 billion fine at top EU court
Google is filing an appeal at the European Union’s top court against an earlier decision to uphold a $2.8 billion antitrust fine, a spokesperson for the Alphabet unit said la...
Google aims to improve spotty enforcement of children’s ads policy
Google said this week it would immediately improve enforcement of an age-sensitive ad policy after journalists found ads for adult toys, liquor and high-risk investments in its sea...
White House meets SME’s to discuss competition in tech sector
White House officials met with small and mid-sized companies to discuss competition issues in the tech sector, as momentum grows in the US Congress to rein in large technology comp...