The government of U.S announced that it will modernize its guidelines to allow or block business mergers, with the aim of adapting them to a digital market in which giants such as Alphabet (Google) or Meta (Facebook) break traditional schemes. The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC, for its acronym in English) and the antitrust […]
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France inflicts millionaire fines on Google and Facebook because of their “cookies”
The French data protection agency on Thursday fined the companies Google and Facebook 150 million and 60 million euros respectively because of “cookies”, the computer trackers they use for advertising purposes. The 150 million euros (about US $ 165 million) inflicted on Google represents the largest fine to date in France for this company, which […]
CES 2022, fair starts despite COVID rebound and absence of tech giants
The Consumer Electronics Show (THOSE), one of the largest in the world of its kind, began this Wednesday in Las Vegas despite the rebound in infections of COVID-19 in United States. “Despite some highly publicized cancellations among our exhibitors, we have more than 2,200 exhibitors here at CES 2022 in Las Vegas and they are […]
Russian justice imposes million-dollar fines on Google and Facebook’s parent company
Russia imposed large fines on the US companies Google and Meta (Facebook’s parent company) on Friday, of US $ 98 million and US $ 27 million respectively, for failing to remove “prohibited” content, another sign of the increasing pressure on this country on the digital giants. In a statement on its Telegram account, the press […]
In the US, large companies are shielded to face the omicron variant
Faced with the rapid spread of the omicron variant, large US companies are forced to strengthen their anticovid arsenal and delay the return to face-to-face work. Among the toughest groups is Google, which at the beginning of the month notified its employees that it will not pay them or that they may even be fired […]
British regulator: Google and Apple have “exaggerated control” over consumers
Updated on 12/14/2021 08:27 am Google and Apple maintain a “exaggerated control“On how people use mobile phones, eliminating any meaningful choice from the system and potentially driving up costs, Britain’s competition regulator said on Tuesday. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMAsaid it tentatively found that the two groups are able to harness their market power […]
Google and Meta dominate growing global internet advertising industry
Updated on 06/12/2021 10:14 am The global advertising industry will grow more than expected this year, as brands rely on search engines and social media such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Meta Platforms Inc to reach customers during the pandemic, according to two. industry forecasts. Despite a year marked by supply chain disruptions and user […]
Find out which are the most used mobile applications for people with disabilities
Within the framework of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Google listed a top 8 free mobile applications to make life easier for this sector of the population. “Many of these products are designed with accessibility at the center through the use of advanced technology, such as Artificial Intelligence. We know that, over time, […]
Companies ask the European Union that companies like Netflix bear the costs of network development
The CEOs of 13 telecommunications operating companies, including José María Álvarez Pallete (Telefónica), Stéphane Richard (Orange), y Nick Read (Vodafone), among others they have signed a statement describing the enormous investment required the implementation of fiber and the 5G connection in Europe that has grown to 52,500 million euros per year, and how this network […]
European Union versus Google and GAFAM in a series of litigation
The European Union (EU) has stepped up its attacks on US digital giants in recent years, as evidenced by the heavy fine imposed on Google in 2017 and that was confirmed this Wednesday by the European justice. In addition to certain GAFAM practices (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft) considered anticompetitive, Brussels also points to its […]