Tech Freedom
Facebook’s Nick Clegg accused of trying to influence appointment of UK regulator
Ofcom refuses to say what their meetings with Clegg entailed.
Apple increases its advertising business after curbing competitors’ tracking ads
Apple’s ban on ads tracking is good for user privacy but puts it at odds with regulators now it’s also growing its own ads business.
Research: 60-70% of social links go to just 10 online domains
The consolidation of attention.
Sen. Jon Ossoff blasts Big Tech for being “arbiters of legitimate speech”
Ossoff took aim at the way tech gatekeepers control the ideas that people see.
Roku blows the whistle on YouTube’s “anti-competitive” demands
Roku may be forced to drop YouTube TV.
Reddit blocks links to Rumble in private messages
An anti-competitive move against the growing platform.
Daily Mail owner sues Google, says the tech giant retaliated after it sought non-Google monetization options
The Daily Mail says its search visibility has been deranked by Google.
A restricted version of Parler will return to the App Store
The App Store version will be more censored than the Android or web version.
Senator Josh Hawley outlines a plan to break up Big Tech
A new bill was introduced today.
