EU agrees deal to tame internet 'Wild West'
The European Union on Saturday finalised new legislation to require Big Tech to remove harmful content, the bloc's latest move to rein in the world's online giants.
Apr 22, 2022
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New digital tool reveals spheres of influence of big tech companies
Today sees the launch of the website "Sphere Transgression Watch," which reveals how major technology companies are gaining more and more influence in different areas of our society. The Digital Good research team led by ...
Apr 06, 2022
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Big Tech now regulated like banks, says EU antitrust chief
Big Tech companies will be regulated like banks, a top EU official said on Friday, as a new landmark digital law was hailed as Europe's long overdue counterweight to Google, Meta and Amazon.
Mar 25, 2022
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Five things to know about the EU's landmark digital act
EU lawmakers and officials have agreed the main points of a landmark piece of legislation, known as the Digital Markets Act (DMA), that aims to loosen the grip held by Big Tech on life online.
Mar 25, 2022
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Online privacy and profit clash with fortunes at stake
Facebook and Google are under growing pressure to better balance privacy and ad-targeting—with their fortunes at stake as users rebel, regulators loom and Apple pounces on the moment to polish its image.
Feb 16, 2022
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Facebook, YouTube and Twitter will fight Texas crackdown on 'censorship' of Trump, conservative speech
Facebook, Google's YouTube and Twitter will fight a new Texas law cracking down on social media companies for allegedly censoring conservative speech and former President Donald Trump.
Sep 10, 2021
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Microsoft fixes cloud platform vulnerability after warning
Microsoft says it has fixed a flaw in its cloud computing platform that cybersecurity researchers warned could have enabled hackers to take over a cloud-based database product used by many big companies.
Aug 28, 2021
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EXPLAINER: Ransomware and its role in supply chain attacks
Another holiday weekend in the U.S., another ransomware attack that has paralyzed businesses around the world.
Jul 04, 2021
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Break them up? 5 ways Congress is trying to rein in Big Tech
Groundbreaking legislation is advancing in Congress that would curb the market power of tech giants Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple and could force them to untie their dominant platforms from their other lines of business. ...
Jun 25, 2021
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US lawmakers are taking a massive swipe at big tech. If it lands, the impact will be felt globally
Five antitrust laws proposed in the United States aim to aggressively rein in the market power of "big tech" companies and change the way they do business.
Jun 15, 2021
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