Watchdog CMA zooms in on mobile ecosystem dominance: ‘Apple and Google hold all the cards’ June 10, 2022 The UK’s competition watchdog said today it is planning to launch an investigation into the “effective duopoly” that Apple and Google hold over the mobile ecosystem. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it was consulting on the launch of a market investigation into the power of the two firms following its publication of a [...]
Competition watchdog probes Google over distortion of digital advertising market May 26, 2022 The competition watchdog has launched a probe into whether Google has behaved illegally by limiting competition in the digital advertising tech market. The Competition and Market Authority (CMA) unveiled a second investigation into the tech giant, after scrutinising an agreement between Google and Meta. Google is a dominant player within advertising tech intermediation – referred [...]
Google’s Russian bank account seized as Big Tech crack down continues May 18, 2022 Russian authorities have seized Google's Russian bank account, making it impossible for its Russian office to function, the tech giant revealed today.
Google and DeepMind face class action lawsuit over patient data deal with London hospital May 16, 2022 London law firm Mishcon de Reya is bringing forward a major class action lawsuit against artificial intelligence (AI) firm DeepMind and its sister company Google over claims the two firms misused UK patients’ medical records while working with the Royal Free Hospital. The lawsuit, filed to the High Court on behalf of 1.6m individuals, comes [...]
Tinder owner sues Google in bid to avoid 30 per cent in-app purchase fees May 10, 2022 Dating app conglomerate Match Group has sued Google in a bid to block it from charging hundreds of millions in fees on purchases made through the Google Play Store. The Tinder owner said it had filed its lawsuit as a “last resort” in its bid to block Google from charging a 15 per cent “tax” [...]
Ministers clamp down on data stealing and poorly developed apps May 4, 2022 People downloading apps to smartphones, games consoles and TVs will be better protected from hackers under new government plans to boost security standards. A new report on the threats in app stores published today by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has shown that people’s data and money are at risk because of fraudulent apps [...]
Google whacked with £105m Russian fine over Ukrainian far-right videos April 21, 2022 Google has been fined 11 million roubles (£105m) for distributing "fake" news YouTube videos produced by Ukrainian far-right groups.
Google faces hefty fine from Russian watchdog over ‘fake’ YouTube news April 14, 2022 Russia's communications watchdog said Google will face fines over its failure to delete from video sharing site YouTube content that Moscow considers illegal.
Google settles libel lawsuit with Tory MP over defamatory ‘paedophile’ advert March 11, 2022 Google has settled a libel lawsuit brought forward by Conservative party MP Lee Anderson, after the tech company displayed adverts falsely accusing Anderson of protecting peadophiles. Google Ireland issued an apology to Anderson and settled the case out of court, after it hosted a political advert from campaign group “Keeping Kids Safe” on political news [...]
Google searches for ‘WW3’ up 75-fold since Russian invasion of Ukraine March 10, 2022 Google searches for ‘WW3’ have skyrocketed by 75-times the usual rate in wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As tensions continue to mount between Moscow and Kyiv, UK internet users expressed their fears about it engulfing the rest of Europe, by asking the search engine giant if it might spell the start of a third [...]