antitrust laws
Judge Rules Google Illegally Monopolized Online Ad Tech in Landmark Antitrust Case
Google’s invisible empire of ad tech is finally being pulled into the light.
Republicans accuse WEF-backed anti-“misinformation” group of violating antitrust laws
Pushing back against censorship groups.
Tutanota accuses Microsoft of anti-competitive behavior for blocking its users
Tutanota users can’t sign up to Microsoft Teams.
Google is hit with antitrust investigation in India
Google’s news operation is facing scrutiny.
Nextcloud and other privacy-supporting companies issue antitrust complaint against Microsoft
Nextcloud plans to file similar complaints in Germany and in France.
Judge orders Apple to let developers promote alternative payment methods in apps
Slowly chipping away at Apple’s competitive practices.
MembersA breakdown of the Democrats’ Big Tech antitrust report
We condense the report down to the main takeaways.
Zuckerberg wants AI to pre-emptively remove 99% of “hate speech”
Facebook is already training its AI to censor “hateful memes.”
US Attorney General Barr accuses social media platforms of censorship “bait and switch”
Barr has commented on this several times but has yet to act.
Japan outlines rules to rein in big tech monopolies
The push for more regulation comes down to preventing Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon from abusing user data they collect, and the market position this data gives them.