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    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      LexAlphabet Inc
      Google: DoJ opens new front in the battle to restrain oligopolies Premium content

      Search giant’s grip over online ad market has slipped

    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      Google LLC
      US sues Google over its digital ad ‘dominance’

      Federal and state authorities say Big Tech company has used its huge market power to suppress competition

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      Helen Thomas
      Where the UK’s ‘world-leading’ online rules lost their way

      What is left looks like a regulatory hodgepodge, something that parliament could yet address

    • Sunday, 15 January, 2023
      News in-depthSocial Media
      Social media platforms brace for hit to user numbers from age checks

      UK’s Online Safety Bill requires stronger age verification measures for platforms including TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      Culture secretary examines plans to punish tech bosses over online harms

      More than 40 Tory rebels MP support amendment to child protection bill but companies warn of risk to free speech

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Sunak faces potential rebellion over online harms bill

      Tory backbenchers want tougher sanctions on tech bosses who fail to protect children from harmful content

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      The Big Read
      How Germany became Europe’s leading Big Tech trust buster

      While EU regulators slowly roll out their own enforcement mechanism, Berlin is already holding gatekeepers to account

    • Sunday, 8 January, 2023
      Marietje Schaake
      US regulatory action on the tech sector may come too late — or not at all

      New EU laws could set an example to Washington in reining in social media platforms, AI and crypto

    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
      Meta Platforms
      Meta fined almost €400mn over EU privacy rule violations

      Decision could also force changes to how Facebook and Instagram owner leverages user data for adverts

    • Tuesday, 3 January, 2023
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      Google develops free terrorism moderation tool for smaller websites

      US tech group’s Jigsaw division leads initiative as UK and EU introduce tough laws to police online content

    • Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
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      Amazon agrees deal with EU to end long-running data probes

      US ecommerce giant’s compliance represents win for European efforts to rein in Big Tech

    • Monday, 19 December, 2022
      Stephen Bush
      Elon Musk’s excesses are a test for global regulators

      Twitter might not matter that much, but policymakers cannot ignore the implications of the CEO’s behaviour

    • Tuesday, 13 December, 2022
      Twitter Inc
      Twitter disbands safety council in wake of member resignations

      Musk’s social media group says it will move ‘faster and more aggressively’ to tackle harmful behaviour

    • Thursday, 8 December, 2022
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      FTC sues to block Microsoft’s $75bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard

      US antitrust regulator says proposed deal would let tech group suppress competition in gaming

    • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
      Amazon.com
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      Ecommerce group commits to increasing visibility of rivals’ products as part of settlement with Brussels

    • Monday, 5 December, 2022
      Julia Apostle
      French Pornhub case shows how hard it is to regulate the internet

      The challenge over privacy demonstrates that implementing new safety laws is not always straightforward

    • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
      Twitter Inc
      EU and US turn up the heat on Musk over Twitter

      EU commissioner warns billionaire he must adhere to the rules as Janet Yellen indicates Washington could review purchase

    • Monday, 28 November, 2022
      UK government drops ‘legal but harmful’ clause from new online law

      Measure removed from Online Safety Bill following backlash from tech groups and privacy advocates

    • Monday, 28 November, 2022
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      Meta fined €265mn by Irish watchdog over privacy concerns

      Facebook parent has received almost €1bn in levies from European regulators over data protection

    • Wednesday, 16 November, 2022
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      Social media platform faces fresh scrutiny under new landmark laws to police Big Tech

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    • Friday, 4 November, 2022
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    • Tuesday, 18 October, 2022
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      CMA’s final decision brings an end to two-year antitrust battle over gif platform

    • Monday, 10 October, 2022
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