The digital promotion entity Mobile World Capital Barcelona announced on Tuesday the upcoming development of its own digital tool, supported by Google.org, to combat fake news through a program open to the fact-checking community. The tool will be called Fact-Checking Suite and it aims to help check the information published in digital channels more quickly, […]
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Big bang in sight on the internet? US Supreme Court examines technology immunity
The US Supreme Court will review this week a law that has protected technology companies from lawsuits over content posted by their users for more than a quarter of a century, and its decision could revolutionize the internet. The high court dedicates two hearings, Tuesday and Wednesday, to cases presented by victims of jihadist attacks […]
Zoom will cut some 1,300 jobs after falling demand for its services
The company has also chosen to reduce the base salary of its senior executives by 20%. Zoom Video Communications announced this Tuesday, February 7, that it will cut 15% of its workforce, about 1,300 jobs. In addition, it will reduce the base salary of its high-ranking executives due to a slowdown in demand for its […]
Google leaves “cookies” behind and imposes new challenges on advertising
Google Analytics, the most widely used website analysis tool in the world, leaves “cookies” in the background with its GA4 version, in which a new way of examining the behavior of Internet users and the commitment to greater privacy aim at revolutionize digital advertising strategies. The new version comes at a key moment given the […]
Russia demands Google stop spreading what it calls threats against Russians on YouTube
Updated on 03/18/2022 10:05 am Russia on Friday demanded Alphabet Inc.’s Google stop broadcasting what it called threats against Russian citizens on its YouTube video platform, a move that could herald a complete shutdown of the service on Russian soil. Google representatives in Russia and abroad did not immediately respond to an email request for […]
EU investigates Google and Meta for possible competition gap
Updated on 03/11/2022 12:17 pm The European Union (EU) threatened on Friday to crack down on a deal between Google and Facebook parent company Meta for online advertising services, saying it could violate the bloc’s competition rules. The new research in Europe, which is spearheading efforts to curb big tech companies, takes aim at the […]
Google reaches an agreement to remunerate almost 300 French newspapers
Updated on 03/03/2022 01:59 pm Google has reached an agreement with an association that brings together nearly 300 French newspapers to remunerate them for the use of their news content as required by law, and whose non-compliance last year had earned it a fine of 500 million euros. The American internet giant and the Alliance […]
EU asks Google and YouTube to suspend RT and Sputnik for being part of the Russian war machine
Updated on 02/28/2022 03:22 pm The European Commission (EC) was able to Google and YouTube (dependent on the first) to suspend the accounts of Russia Today, Sputnik and other media related to the Kremlin to comply with the sanctions that the European Union (EU) has approved before the invasion of Ukraine, among them the veto […]
Google suspends monetization of Russian state media on its platforms
The latest of the tech giants to join the sanctions against state digital media outlets in Russia Google has been when announcing this Sunday, February 27, that it will prevent them from monetizing content in their platforms like the web in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “In response to the war in Ukraine, […]
Ford and Google create research center in Detroit
Updated on 02/04/2022 12:23 pm Ford Motor Co. announced that Google will join its effort to transform an abandoned train station in Detroit into a research center for electric and autonomous vehicles. Detroit and the state of Michigan have agreed to provide infrastructure and other support to the Central Michigan Innovation District that will occupy […]