Tech Freedom
Amazon accused of artificially boosting its own branded products
“It confuses consumers into thinking these products are more popular than they really are.”
Elon Musk calls for Amazon to be broken up in response to its censorship of dissenting coronavirus perspective
Amazon dominates many sectors, including ebook sales where it has an estimated 83% share of the US market.
Bill and Melinda Gates bet heavy on Big Tech, buy up stock in Amazon, Apple, Twitter
Corona lockdowns have boosted Big Tech.
Rumors of incoming antitrust action against Google are mounting
Most rumors point to “early summer” being when the trigger is pulled.
Facebook’s recent acquisition spree has gained little attention
The media are always complaining about Facebook not censoring enough, but the real threat of Facebook runs deeper.
With Facebook’s GIPHY acquisition, many private messaging apps are now integrated with a Facebook product
They’re mainly the apps used by people who want to avoid Facebook.
Facebook quietly forms new lobbying group to promote the virtues of Big Tech in Washington
Facebook is also going to use the group to promote other Big Tech companies – not just itself.
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt: coronavirus should make people grateful for Big Tech
Schmidt thinks people shouldn’t be so harsh on tech giants.
Wondery podcast network CEO and others, charged with wire fraud and money-laundering offenses
The alleged multimillion-dollar scheme involved kickbacks to Fifa officials for broadcast rights.
Apple bans Shadow cloud gaming system from the App Store
Apple throws its weight against the game streaming market again.
Games industry lobbyists ESA say right to repair laws would hurt DRM
Louis Rossmann dismantled the argument.
Justice Department to team up with states to outline Google antitrust action
2020 could be the year a federal antitrust investigation is opened.