Russia fines Google again for not removing banned content
Russia in recent months has been taking legal action against foreign tech companies for not deleting content banned by the authorities, including pornographic...
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New child safety features for Google, YouTube
Google's "safe search" -- which excludes sensitive or mature content -- will be the default setting for users under 18, which up to now had been the case only for under-13 users.
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Google to build its own chip for new Pixel smartphone
Google's Pixel line has captured scant share in a global smartphone market dominated by Samsung, Apple and Chinese manufacturers.
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France fines Google 220 mn euros over online ad dominance
The penalty is part of a settlement reached after three media groups, News Corp, French daily Le Figaro and Belgium's Groupe Rossel, accused Google of effectively having a monopoly over online ad sales.
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US states accuse Google of app store monopoly
The litigation aimed at the Play Store online shop for apps and other digital content for Android smartphones comes as the power of Big Tech firms is facing increasing pressure from regulators and lawsuits.
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Trump announces anti-censorship lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter
The former US president said that the nation's top tech firms had become the "enforcers of illegal, unconstitutional censorship". He was banned from posting on Facebook and Twitter in the wake of the deadly January 6 siege of the US Capitol by his supporters.
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Danish media unite to push tech giants on rights
In 2019, an EU directive gave media rights to be compensated for links to their content by web giants in order to ensure better compensation for creators of news content.
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Google delays plan to phase out browser-tracking 'cookies'
The phasing out of third-party cookies -- bits of software that keep track of sites visited by users -- will be pushed back into mid-2023 instead of late 2022 for the Chrome browser, Google said in a blog post.
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US lawmakers back Big Tech regulation bills in marathon session
Legislation being forwarded to the floor of the House of Representatives could force an overhaul of the practices of Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook, or potentially lead to a breakup of the dominant tech giants.
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France fines Google 220m euros over online ad dominance
The penalty is part of a settlement reached after three media groups - News Corp, French daily Le Figaro and Belgium's Groupe Rossel - accused Google of effectively having a monopoly over online ad sales.
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Facebook, Google unveil Asia-Pacific data cable plans
Facebook said on Sunday it would be investing with partners on the subsea cables known as Echo and Bifrost to connect Singapore, Indonesia and North America, which would increase overall transpacific capacity by 70%.
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Google to invest over $7bn in US, create 10,000 jobs: CEO
Pichai said Google 'wants to be a part' of America's economic recovery from the pandemic and is investing in some communities that are new to the company, as well as expanding in others across 19 states.
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European publishers warn Google over ad overhaul
Google's Chrome, the world's most popular web browser, will this month begin testing an alternative to the tracking practice that it believes could improve online privacy while still enabling advertisers to serve up tailored messages.
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Google suffers brief but noticeable outage on Wed night in SA
The service monitoring platform Downdetector shows that the outage was first reported just before 7.30 pm in Gauteng, Cape Town and Durban.
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Google vows to stop tracking individual browsing for ads
The move comes with Google hammered by critics over user privacy, and increased scrutiny of privacy, and protecting people's data rights.
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Australia passes landmark law requiring tech firms to pay for news
The new law paves the way for Google and Facebook to plough tens of millions of dollars into struggling local media companies, and could provide a model for resolving tussles with regulators worldwide.
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Global tech firms in Australia launch anti-disinformation code
The measures are said to target paid and political advertising as well as content shared by users.
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Tech giants 'close' to deals with Australian media
Australia is poised to adopt legislation that would force digital companies to pay for news content, something that would create a global precedent and, according to Facebook and Google, wreck the way the internet works.
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Google threatens to block Australians over media law
Google Australia managing director Mel Silva warned a Senate committee in Canberra that the world-first media law was "unworkable" and would undermine the functioning of the internet.
