New huge fines for Google and Facebook by French authority
The French National Committee on Informatics and Liberties (Commission Nationale de l’ Informatique et des Libertés- CNIL) announced a total
German authority announcing increased control of big tech
The German competition authority announced that it is investigating anti-competitive practices by big tech: Google, Amazon, Apple and Meta based
TikTok overtaking both Google and Facebook in ranking
TikTok is the 2021 big winner according to Cloudflare’s annual rankings. The Chinese-owned TikTok.com overtook Google.com as the top domain
Amazon fined Euro 1.13 billion for abuse of dominance
Italy’s antitrust authority has fined Amazon Italy Euro 1.13 billion saying the company has abused its market dominance and harmed
AFP and Google sign agreement on neighbouring rights
French news agency AFP and Google announced an agreement on the remuneration of neighboring rights under French law. The agreement
Australian technology gets a billion from Google
Google will invest USD 1 billion in Australia over five years, the company’s CEO Sundar Pichai announced at an event
Google losing appeal against EU Commission for €2,42 billion fine
Google lost its appeal to a Euro 2.42 billion fine for favouring its own shopping on general results pages. The
Alphabet reports revenues up 41% in Q3
Google’s owner Alphabet, reported Q3 revenues of USD 65.11 billion, up 41% from USD 46.2 billion in the same quarter
Google launches Pixel 6 with its own custom-made chip
Pixel 6 smartphones were finally unveiled by Google, taking a big step toward becoming true Apple iPhones and Samsung Galaxy
Google fined 150 million euros by South Korea for anti-competition practice in mobile OS market
South Korea’s antitrust regulator imposed a 207.4 billion won (150 million euros) fine on Google for pressing smartphone makers into