France
France fines Google 500 million euros over copyright row
France’s antitrust watchdog slapped a 500 million euro (approximately $593 million) fine on Google for failing to comply with the regulator’s orders on how to conduct t...
TikTok tells employees to return to office for three days a week
Popular short-video app TikTok has told its employees that some will be offered the option to work remotely for up to two days a week after they return to office, according to an i...
Moët Hennessy teams up with Campari in wines, spirits e-commerce venture
LVMH’s Moët Hennessy and Italy’s Campari have agreed to team up to invest in wines and spirits e-commerce companies and create a European ecommerce player in the sector...
French court orders Twitter to provide details on what it is doing to tackle hate speech
A French court has ordered Twitter to provide clear details on what it is doing to tackle hate speech, according to a court judgment obtained by journalists, after several French l...
Google deal with French publishers on hold pending antitrust decision
Google has put on hold a preliminary deal with some French publishers to pay for news content as it awaits an antitrust decision that could set the tone for copyright talks on onli...
French court sets date in Apple case over App Store developer contracts
A French court has set on the 17th of September as the date for hearing a case brought by the finance ministry against Apple over allegedly abusive contractual terms imposed by the...
Macron bemoans nonsense innovation, takes aim at Chinese and US tech bonanza
French President Macron has called out what he described as excesses of liquidity in the US and Chinese financial markets, some of which he said could instead foster the growth of ...
Amazon rights row throws French soccer into fresh turmoil
France’s Canal+ TV group has said it would stop showing top division French soccer games in protest at a decision to award some broadcasting rights to Amazon.
Google to change global advertising practices in landmark antitrust deal
Google said it would make changes to its global advertising business to ensure it did not abuse its dominance, bowing to antitrust pressure for the first time in a landmark settlem...
French watchdog: Facebook ready to commit to clear ad data access for partners
Facebook has offered to commit to providing its partners with clear and objective conditions of access to advertising inventories and ad campaign data, France’s antitrust aut...
Germans, French and Dutch want more say over tech giants’ start-up deals
Draft rules targeted at Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple should be beefed up to allow regulators to vet their acquisitions of start-up rivals, Germany, France and the Netherlands...
Airbnb bookings jump 52% as vaccinations spur vacation rental demand
Airbnb Inc beat Wall Street expectations for first-quarter gross bookings and revenues, as speedy COVID-19 vaccinations and easing restrictions encouraged more people to check into...
Google: ‘not up to us’ to dictate how news companies spend its $1 billion
Google has reached licensing deals with over 600 news outlets around the world and is seeing a “huge increase” in users requesting more content from specific publicatio...
Reporters without Borders sues Facebook over hate speech
Reporters Without Borders (aka RSF) has filed a lawsuit against Facebook in France over hate speech and false information, the global media watchdog said in a statement.