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CPI EU News: FCO Facebook Quadriptych
March 2019
CPI EU News Column edited by Thibault Schrepel, Sam Sadden & Jan Roth (CPI) presents:
CPI EU News: FCO Facebook Quadriptych
In early February 2019, the...
Data Protection and Antitrust: New Types of Abuse Cases? An Economist’s...
Many services on the Internet are seemingly offered for free. People do not have to pay for them, at least not with money. The...
EU: Vestager says EC not precluding future Facebook case
Facebook is not currently in EU regulators’ crosshairs, but it may well be in future because of the crucial role played by data, Europe’s...
New Zealand: Facebook and Google could face higher tax rates
The Government is exploring a move to tax digital giants like Facebook and Google more for their income made within New Zealand.
Prime Minister Jacinda...
US: Facebook says it’s open to new regulation
Facebook, which has been under fire for months over data scandals, expressed openness to new regulation.
According to a report in Reuters citing Facebook’s public...
US: Facebook, FTC discuss multibillion dollar fine: report
A report says Facebook and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are negotiating a “multibillion dollar” fine for the social network's privacy lapses.
The Washington Post...
UK: Google and Facebook should be regulated for news content says...
Online platforms including Google, Facebook, and Apple should be regulated in how they distribute news content, according to a new UK government report.
The report,...
Australia: ACCC will keep pressure on Google and Facebook
According to a report from the Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman, Rod Sims says Facebook and Google must shoulder...
US: Facebook buys image-matching technology
Facebook has acquired GrokStyle, the maker of image-matching technology, to beef up its work in the field.
Bloomberg reported that Facebook spokeswoman Vanessa Chan confirmed...
Germany: Facebook ordered to gather less data
Germany's competition authority has told Facebook it can only continue gathering so much data about users from beyond its app and website if it...
