Tag: Big Tech
EU Digital Chief Vestager Invites Big Tech To Talk Ground Rules
American Big Tech companies will have a virtual sit-down on Nov. 24 with European Union (EU) Digital Head Margrethe Vestager to discuss rules in...
Tencent Believes Big Tech Needs Greater Oversight
Tencent Holdings President Martin Lau said further regulations are needed in China to mirror a “new reality.”
Lau’s comments came when the China-based company registered...
Australia Considers Competition Implications For Consumer Data Right Law
An Australian senate probe into FinTechs headed up by the government will look into how much Big Tech firms might harness the consumer data...
Australian Regulator Looks Into Merger Law Changes
As governments in different parts of the globe clamp down on possible Big Tech antitrust contraventions, an Australian regulator is looking into ways to...
Turkey Hits Big Tech Platforms With $1.18M Penalty
In Turkey, Big Tech firms such as YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook have been hit with a 10 million lira (approximately US$1.18 million) penalty for...
Biden Is Expected to Keep Scrutiny of Tech Front and Center
By Cecilia Kang, David McCabe & Jack Nicas (New York Times)
The tech industry had it easy under President Barack Obama. Regulators brought no major charges, executives rotated...
As the Trump era comes to an end, what happens to...
By Brian Contreras, Los Angeles Times
In the days before the 2020 election was called for Joe Biden, President Trump was on Twitter — doing...
UN Committee Pushes Initiative To Tax Big Tech In Developing Nations
The United Nation’s Tax Committee of Experts has indicated support for an initiative to assist developing nations in taxing Big Tech, Bloomberg Tax reported.
The...
Vestager: New EU Digital Rules Draft May Not Include Big Tech...
The European Union's chief antitrust regulator told a German newspaper in an interview published Sunday, November 1, that she sees no reason to break...
Big Tech Will Have To Explain Their Algorithms Under New EU...
Dominant tech companies will have to explain how their algorithms work under proposed new EU rules and also open up their ad archives to...
