Tag: Google
Blix Accuses Google Of Retaliation For Cooperating With House Antitrust Probe
Google kicked an email app off its Play Store Friday, July 31, just days after its developers revealed they were cooperating with House lawmakers...
Australia To Force Google And Facebook to Pay News Publishers
Google and Facebook could be forced to pay Australian news publishers to distribute their content, in a landmark regulatory move from the country’s competition...
EU To Open Full Probe Into Google’s Fitbit Acquisition
Google’s $2.1 billion bid for fitness tracker maker Fitbit will face a full-scale EU antitrust investigation next week. Reuters reported that the deal will face a...
Big Tech’s Dominance Comes Under Fire During Antitrust Hearing
Four of America's big tech CEOs faced the US House of Representatives' antitrust subcommittee Wednesday July 29, taking questions about alleged predatory business practices,...
Google Is Considering Samsung Deal To Prioritize Assistant & Play Store
Google is reportedly in the midst of convincing Samsung to prioritize Assistant and the Play Store over Bixby and the Korean company’s own app...
Google’s Data Collection On Competing Apps Raises New Antitrust Concerns
According to The Information, the “Android Lockbox” keeps track of basic app stats like launch frequency and session duration, as well as usage at...
Senate Panel To Hold Hearing Into Google’s Dominance
The Senate Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel will hold a hearing in September to discuss Google’s dominance in online advertising, Republican Senator Mike Lee said...
Australian Regulator Says Google Misled Users Over Data Privacy
Australia's competition regulator on Monday accused Alphabet's Google of misleading consumers to get permission for use of their personal data for targeted advertising, seeking...
US House Panel Hearing With Big Tech CEOs Rescheduled For Wednesday
Four Big Tech CEOs — Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Google's Sundar Pichai, and Apple's Tim Cook — will answer for their companies'...
Congress Could Issue Antitrust Report On Big Tech By Late Summer
The Congressional report expected to recommend fixes for alleged antitrust violations by the nation’s four largest technology companies could be issued soon, Reuters reported.
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