Tech Freedom
Google will let Android users in Europe choose their browser after being fined $1.7 billion on antitrust grounds
Last year, the EC hit Google with a record 4.34 billion euro fine, also on antitrust grounds – and that came hot on the heels of a 2.4 billion euro penalty announced the previous year.
Google is about to face its third antitrust fine next week – its Adsense monopoly is to blame for this one
The European Union opened its third case against Google based on an accusation which stated that Google prevented the third parties using Adsense from using any products related to Google’s competitors.
Apple’s response to Spotify’s EC complaint shows it has no plans to fix its anti-competitive practices
Apple claims that Spotify is trying to enjoy all the benefits of the App Store without contributing to the marketplace but fails to address Spotify’s concerns around excessive App Store fees and the monopolistic power of the app store.
Google is accused of paying for fake news campaigns to influence policy in Washington
For the past two years the company has been America’s biggest lobbying spender, with a record $21 million used towards this end last year alone.
Jack Dorsey records a podcast with Ben Greenfield, a fitness expert that happens to distrust vaccines. A Twitter mob ensues.
Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and CEO of Twitter faced a Twitter mob.
Google just added DuckDuckGo as a default search engine in its Chromium engine
From now on, DuckDuckGo can be used as a search engine in the Chrome browser in over 60 markets.
Elizabeth Warren calls for the breakup of Amazon, Facebook, and Google
Senator and presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has laid out her two-step plan for breaking up Amazon, Google, and Facebook – a plan that she hopes will restore competition in the tech sector and protect consumer’s personal information.
Tim Pool gets Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to admit CNN were behind the banning of Alex Jones
Independent journalist Tim Pool forced Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to admit that they buckled to pressure from CNN when banning Alex Jones during an appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast.
New FTC task force is starting to investigate tech monopolies
Many feel that tech companies are getting too big and need to be broken up to maintain a fair market.
“Fact Checker” Snopes Has Cut Ties With Facebook
Snopes has severed ties with Facebook. The news comes people are just as distrusting with so-called fact checkers as they are with news sources.
How NewsGuard’s “Trusted Sources” Spread Dangerous Fake News When Covering the Covington Kids Encounter
NewsGuard claims to fight false news and misinformation but it’s so-called “trusted sources” were one of the biggest pushers of fake news when covering the Covington kids encounter.
YouTuber Attorney Lior Leser Announces Plans to File an FTC Complaint Against Patreon and PayPal
A legal expert has laid out his plans to file an FTC (federal trade commission) complaint against the payment processor PayPal and the fan funding website Patreon.