Why Amy Klobuchar just wrote 600 pages on antitrust
"Monopolies tend to have a lot of control, not just over consumers, but also over politics." Enlarge / Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) (credit: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images) To promote her new book, Antitrust: Taking on Monopoly Power.....»»
YouTube looking at new ways of stopping misinformation from spreading online
Neal Mohan, Chief Product Officer at YouTube, wrote an extensive post about tackling misinformation on the service. It focuses on three areas, the first of which is stopping these videos before they go viral. It classifies conspiracy theories such as.....»»
Microsoft"s blockbuster Activision Blizzard deal could raise uncomfortable challenges for US antitrust enforcers
It has been about two decades since Microsoft and the US government went head-to-head in one of the country's biggest-ever antitrust battles. In the years since, Microsoft has managed to mostly stay off the radars of lawmakers and antitrust regulator.....»»
Facebook takes the "news" out of News Feed, figuratively speaking
When Facebook launched in 2004, it was essentially a directory of profile pages. Users would navigate from page to page to check out what was new on the Walls of their friends. Everything changed in September 2006 with the introduction of the News Fe.....»»
IBM exec called older workers “dinobabies” who should go “extinct,” lawsuit says
IBM says "dinobabies" comment "does not reflect company practices or policies." Enlarge / Earl Sinclair and Baby Sinclair (not actual IBM employees). (credit: Disney) A former high-level IBM executive wrote an internal message.....»»
Antitrust Laws Are Changing, Here"s What That Means for Gaming Mergers
As more massive video game mergers occur, IGN spoke with legal and gaming industry experts about whether these acquisitions will face increased scrutiny before being finalized.The wave of massive mergers in the video game industry has provoked some q.....»»
TikTok"s ban on misogyny and misgendering attempts to clean up For You Pages
TikTok has long prohibited hate-speech and violence on its social video platform, but a recent update is getting more specific about what can and can't be posted on videos.The China-based tech firm ByteDance, which created and owns TikTok, updated it.....»»
Murder, she wrote: The best Agatha Christie movies
Agatha Christie's works have been adapted in films and television for nearly 100 years. Here's the best of those adaptations......»»
Big Tech Sold Out on Its Promise of an Open Internet
An anonymous reader shares a report: 2021 was a bad PR year for Big Tech. Lawmakers, advocates, and scholars filled pages of books and held hours of hearing exalting what they viewed as an industry being strangled by a handful of players using anti-c.....»»
Google"s advertising tech targeted in European publishers" complaint
Google on Friday was targeted in an antitrust complaint by the European Publishers Council over its digital advertising business, potentially strengthening EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager's investigation into the issue......»»
New Algorithm Bill Could Force Facebook To Change How the News Feed Works
A new bipartisan bill, introduced on Wednesday, could mark Congress' first step toward addressing algorithmic amplification of harmful content. The Social Media NUDGE Act, authored by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), would direct.....»»
Amazon Labeled a Grocer by UK Watchdog, Must Abide by New Rules
Britain's antitrust regulator designated Amazon.com as a grocery retailer, subjecting the online retail giant to the same rules followed by U.K. supermarket chains, such as Tesco. From a report: The Groceries Supply Code of Practice prohibits compani.....»»
Meta says it is not threatening to pull Facebook and Instagram from Europe
Reports earlier this week revealed that in its annual report to the US securities and exchange commission, Meta wrote about its concerns over rules governing data transfer between countries, which are under scrutiny from regulators......»»
Watch Samsung unveil the Galaxy S22 series right here at 10am ET / 7am PT
Samsung is livestreaming the event on several platforms: YouTube, which we’ve embedded above, its Newsroom pages, and on the company’s official TikTok and Twitter accounts. You can also watch it on Facebook, Reddit, Twitch, and Amazon Live. It’.....»»
Dutch Watchdog Fines Apple $5.7 Million For a Third Time in App Store Dispute
The Dutch antitrust watchdog has fined Apple 5 million euros ($5.72 million) for a third time for failing to allow software application makers in the Netherlands to use non-Apple payment methods for dating apps listed in the company's App Store. From.....»»
Australia Pays $20 Million To Buy The Copyright Of Aboriginal Flag, But It"s Still Not Public Domain
Mike Masnick, reporting for TechDirt: Over a decade ago, we wrote about how Google had to edit out the Australian Aboriginal flag from a logo because of copyright concerns. An 11-year-old girl had won a contest to design a Google logo for Australia D.....»»
Google Sued in Europe for $2.4 Billion in Damages Over Shopping Antitrust Case
Google is being sued in Europe on competition grounds by price comparison service PriceRunner which is seeking at least ~$2.4 billion in damages. From a report: The lawsuit accuses Google of continuing to breach a 2017 European Commission antitrust e.....»»
Apple urges lawmakers to reject bill that would force it to allow side-loading
Apple is urging top Senate lawmakers to reject a new piece of antitrust legislation that would force it to allow iOS users to download apps from outside of the App Store.US Capitol buildingThe letter, penned by Apple head of government affairs in the.....»»
Apple sues Ukrainian director over indie comedy film titled ‘Apple-Man’
We are used to seeing Apple involved in multiple legal disputes regarding its products and services, but this one is a bit different. The Cupertino-based company has filed a lawsuit against Ukrainian indie film director Vasyl Moskalenko, who wrote t.....»»
Apple and other tech giants use anti-China lobbying to argue against antitrust legislation
Apple and other tech giants are using anti-China lobbying as part of their attempts to fend off US antitrust legislation, according to a new report today. The lobbying is being done via US foreign policy think tanks … more… The post Ap.....»»
Apple urges US lawmakers against bill to allow iOS apps outside the App Store
Apple is once again fighting against bills that try to force the company to allow distribution of iOS apps outside the App Store. This time, the company urged US lawmakers to reject an antitrust bill in the US Senate that would allow users to instal.....»»