Google’s latest ecommerce search changes are anti-competitive and harm affiliate marketing, publishers say
What Google tested doing is show links to publishers, its own Google Shopping service, and a carousel of clickable images of products promoted by publishers, along with these companies’ names.
Leaked document shows EU copyright companies plan to publicly smear tech companies in order to influence them
The leaked document, a letter, shows VG Media spearheading the effort to carry out a campaign to influence public opinion, policymakers and judges across the EU and in member-states against “digital monopolists”.
Basecamp CEO calls out Google’s pay to play search practices, calls it “ransom”
At a juncture where Google is facing scrutiny for its practices in search and advertising, a complaint such as this magnifies the perils of Google’s monopoly.
Details of Google “exploiting personal data” with sneaky GDPR bypass handed over to regulators
A spokesperson from Google said that they hadn’t gone through the details submitted by Ryan, but that the company was cooperating with the officials in the UK and Ireland.
YouTube is now removing over 100,000 videos per quarter for “hate speech”
Yet another example of YouTube moving towards so-called “authoritative sources” while neglecting independent creators.
Popular streamer xQc says YouTube asked him not to stream, called a “brand risk” by Twitch
YouTube’s decision shows how advertisers run the show.
Denmark to treat big tech as “new world superpower”, appoints a tech ambassador
Casper Klynge says it will be the toughest battle of his career.
Creator sues YouTube for allegedly deleting his channel in retaliation to complaints
The YouTuber, whose real-world name is Erik Mishiyev, says he first faced copyright claims against some of his most profitable videos in 2016, to which he responded with successful counter-claims.
YouTube to hide exact channel subscriber numbers in September
Subscriber counts on YouTube channels are an important part of the way creators present and promote their content – and an important way users interact with them.
Senator Josh Hawley calls out big tech for “sophisticated exploitation” of Americans
According to Hawley, the industry is now stagnant useful ideas-wise and is instead making money off previous, true innovations, by locking users more and more deeply into their “addiction”.
Google bans another developer and won’t tell them why
The final message from “Google Play team” reads: “I’m not able to provide any more information or a better answer to your question. In our previous email, I made sure to include all the information available to me.”
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.
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