As Apple and Google enact privacy changes, businesses are grappling with the fallout, Madison Avenue is fighting back and Facebook has cried foul.
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Russia urges Apple, Google to remove Navalny app from stores
Russia’s state communications watchdog warned Apple and Google on Thursday that they could face fines if they fail to remove an app created by allies of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny from their stores.
Google, Apple and Microsoft report record-breaking profits
Google, Apple and Microsoft reported record-breaking quarterly sales and profits on Tuesday night as the firms continue to benefit from a pandemic that has created a “perfect positive storm” for big tech.
European Union’s top antitrust enforcer calls for greater global alignment on tech regulation
The tech industry’s top European adversary called Monday for greater cooperation among democracies as regulators race to check the power of Silicon Valley titans.
Google boss Sundar Pichai warns of threats to internet freedom
The free and open internet is under attack in countries around the world, Google boss Sundar Pichai has warned.
Google, Facebook and other tech companies threaten to quit Hong Kong over privacy law
An Asian industry group that includes Google, Facebook and Twitter has warned that tech companies could stop offering their services in Hong Kong if the Chinese territory proceeds with plans to change privacy laws.
Social network giants pledge to tackle abuse of women online
Four of the world’s largest social networks have committed to overhauling their moderation systems to tackle the abuse of women on their platforms.
U.S. Congress Faces Renewed Pressure to ‘Modernize Our Antitrust Laws’
When the nation’s antitrust laws were created more than a century ago, they were aimed at taking on industries such as Big Oil.
U.S. House Lawmakers Are Considering 6 Bills Aimed at Big Tech
U.S. House lawmakers on Wednesday began the process of considering a legislative package that would overhaul the nation’s antitrust laws in an attempt to rein in the power of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google.
Tech Giants, Fearful of Proposals to Curb Them, Blitz Washington With Lobbying
Executives, lobbyists, and more than a dozen groups paid by Big Tech have tried to head off bipartisan support for six bills meant to undo the dominance of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google.