Foo Yun Chee reported from BRUSSELS (Reuters) - "France, among Europe's most lavish patrons of culture, cinema and literature, has criticised the European Commission over how it plans to apply landmark copyright rules that pit YouTube and Instagram a
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"EU court in July ruled there were insufficient safeguards against snooping by US intelligence agencies.
Facebook has warned that it may pull out of Europe if the Irish data protection commissioner enforces a ban on sharing data with the US, after a
"The EU is looking to give itself sweeping new powers to crack down on US tech giants, EU commissioner Thierry Breton told the FT in an interview Sunday.
The regulatory blueprint includes massive penalties to force tech companies to sell off their Eu
"TikTok is suing the U.S. government in federal court over the Trump Administration’s decision to ban TikTok in the U.S. market. Reports that TikTok would soon file a legal challenge to the ban were already making the rounds this weekend, ahead of Ti
"Social-media tycoon emphasized threat from Chinese internet companies as he worked to fend off U.S. regulation of Facebook
Downloading TikTok and WeChat from the Google or Apple app stores in the U.S. could be blocked by President Trump's executive o
"Facebook France has accepted paying more than 100 million euros in taxes, including a penalty, relating to its accounting years before 2018, French financial magazine Capital reported on its website.
Facebook was not immediately available for commen
"On July 23, 2020, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) released a memorandum announcing the Print Media Advertising Policy 2020. The policy pertains to the Bureau of Outreach and Communication (BOC), which is the arbiter for all paid o
Amazon is facing another antitrust probe in Germany after it banned sellers from its Marketplace platform for hiking prices of products related to the coronavirus pandemic.
"On July 23, 2020, U.S. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky introduced H.R.7756 to require online marketplaces to verify and disclose to consumers certain information regarding high-volume third-party sellers of consumer products. The goal of the bill is to
Twitter said on Monday that it was under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission for potentially misusing people’s personal information to serve ads, adding that it faced fines of $150 million to $250 million.
In a corporate filing, Twitter dis
"With the sun rapidly setting on third-party cookies, a persistent global pandemic, and social and political unrest around the world, there has never been more pressure on brands to ensure that their advertising is not just accurate, but relevant and
"Australian media will be able to bargain with Google and Facebook to quickly secure fair payment for news content if a draft mandatory code released by the ACCC today is adopted.
The draft code is aimed at addressing acute bargaining power imbalance
"Worldwide jurisdictions and particularly the EU and the US should formulate “common visions” on how best to regulate competition in the platform economy, the European Commission’s digital chief Margrethe Vestager has said.
A statement from Vestager
AliancePresse reports that the French and German publishers create a new collective management company to jointly negotiate, collect and distribute the neighbouring right created by the Copyright Directive.
"A year ago, France was the first country to
The guide of the UK Government Communication Service.
"In this guide we outline the key steps content producers, designers and community managers can take to create social media campaigns that meet the standards of accessibility required from governm
"Google, Amazon and Qualcomm finance a George Mason University institute teaching a hands-off approach to antitrust regulators and judges.
A year ago, antitrust officials from Australia, Brazil, China, Japan and eight other countries enjoyed $110-a-p
"European data watchdogs have issued updated guidance in the wake of last week’s landmark ruling striking down a flagship transatlantic data transfer mechanism called Privacy Shield.
In an FAQ on the Schrems II judgement, the European Data Protection
Key points reported by CNBC:
"Republicans have called on Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to testify at the upcoming antitrust hearing featuring CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, told Democratic leadership on Wednesday.
The
"Amazon spent a record $4.38 million on lobbying during the second quarter, according to a spokeswoman, as the e-commerce giant faced increasing antitrust scrutiny in Washington and the challenges of delivering goods to Americans stuck at home during
The Commission has proposed today an ambitious reform of the digital space, a comprehensive set of new rules for all digital services, including social media, online market places, and other online platforms that operate in the European Union:…
