Tag: Big Tech
FCA Exploring Implications of Big Tech Entry Into Financial Services
As the likes of Google and Apple have diversified their offering to include payments and other financial services, the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...
EU’s Silicon Valley Office Expects New Big Tech Lawsuits
The European Union is bracing for an onslaught of lawsuits from the largest tech companies, Google, Amazon, Meta Platforms and Apple over incoming rules...
Fighting New Antitrust Rules Is a Bad Move for Big Tech
By Brooke Fox, Gene Kimmelman and Fiona M. Scott Morton (The Information)
Sen. Amy Klobuchar recently invoked David and Goliath when discussing her fight to pass antitrust legislation to rein in...
Regulators Move To Rein In Big Tech Dominance In Africa
From the $1.7 billion AdSense antitrust fine levied against Google in 2019 and the nearly $887 million privacy fine Amazon was issued last July,...
EU Telecom Regulators Are Against US Big Tech Paying For Infrastructure
A group of European telecom regulators does not support the idea of having big tech firms such as Google and Netflix paying for telecommunications...
‘Big Tech Never Loses A Legislative Fight – & They Just...
By Lauren Feiner, CNBC
Policy advocates who have been pushing for new legislation reining in Big Tech’s power have seen their hopes lifted and shattered...
Last Chance for Antitrust Bill to Curb Big Tech Now Hangs...
By Emily Birnbaum & Anna Edgerton, Bloomberg
Supporters of a landmark antitrust bill gathered over beer and soft pretzels at Cafe Berlin on Capitol Hill...
The US & EU Are Teaming Up To Contain Big Tech
By Jennifer Conrad, Wired
Late last week, Margrethe Vestager, the European Commission’s digital competition czar, arrived in New York on a high note. The day before,...
The Way to Police Big Tech Is Through US States
By Parmy Olson, Bloomberg
California governor Gavin Newsom signed a landmark bill into law last week, forcing large internet companies like Facebook to make their sites safer for...
A Guide To The Digital Services Act, The EU’s New Law...
By: John Albert (Algorithm Watch)
The Digital Services Act (DSA) is a new set of regulations that would force major internet platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and others...