Publishing
Weibo fined by Chinese regulator for publishing illegal information
Chinese social media platform Weibo has been slapped with a 3 million yuan (approximately $470,000) fine by China’s internet regulator for repeatedly publishing illegal infor...
Three Australian publishers accuse Facebook of unfairly taking their content
Three Australian publishers of lifestyle content say Facebook used their articles on its just-launched news service after refusing to negotiate licensing deals, and that the countr...
Digital ad platform Outbrain valued at more than $1 billion in Nasdaq debut
Shares of Outbrain Inc opened flat in their Nasdaq debut last week, giving the web recommendation platform a market capitalization of nearly $1.1 billion.
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...
ACCC may authorise media group talks with Google and Facebook
Australia’s competition watchdog has said it issued draft proposals to authorise regional newspaper industry group, Country Press Australia, to negotiate with Google and Face...
Facebook launches ‘Bulletin’, its Substack newsletter rival
Facebook Inc launched its newsletter product “Bulletin”, a standalone platform for free and paid articles and podcasts that will aim to rival Substack.
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...
Judge in Texas lawsuit against Google issues protective order
The judge hearing the Texas antitrust lawsuit against Google put limits on what the search giant’s in-house lawyers can see in an order aimed at ensuring that confidential in...
Google and Facebook fight bill that would help US news industry
Lobbyists for Facebook and Google threw their weight against new US legislation that seeks to aid struggling news publishers by allowing them to negotiate collectively against the ...
Microsoft and Google openly feuding amid hacks and competition inquiries
Driven in part by pressure from lawmakers and regulators over the extraordinary power the two technology giants wield over American life, the two players are wrestling to throw eac...
US hearing on tech dominance of news outlets will include Microsoft
A House Judiciary panel focused on antitrust will hear from three witnesses who represent a range of news organizations with concerns about how big tech platforms like Facebook and...
South Korean tech firms shake up Japan’s storied manga industry
Two South Korean platforms are borrowing from mobile gaming to shake up – and dominate – Japan’s manga industry, a plot twist that has expanded the comics’ ...
Facebook signs letter of intent with three Australian media firms
Facebook has said it had signed letters of intent with three Australian media firms, a day after the country’s Parliament passed a law forcing it to pay media companies for u...
Aussie lawmakers expected to pass amendments to Facebook and Google law
Australian lawmakers are expected to approve amendments to legislation to force Google and Facebook to pay media companies for news content, despite opposition from some minor poli...
French antitrust investigators say Google breached its orders on talks with publishers
French antitrust investigators have accused Google of failing to comply with the state competition authority’s orders on how to conduct negotiations with news publishers over...