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European regulators crack down on Big TechEuropean regulators are taking strong action against major tech firms. Investigations are underway into Google, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Tik...
Donald Trump signs memo to impose retaliatory tariffs for digital taxesAnother official, providing details of the order, said Trump was directing his administration to consider responsive actions like tariffs "...
Elon Musk’s X faces major scrutiny in France: Could algorithm violations lead to serious penalties?Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, is currently under criminal investigation in France due to concerns about its algorithms. French auth...
European regulators crack down on Big TechEU regulators probe Big Tech. Apple addresses DMA breaches, Spotify's complaint. Microsoft leaves OpenAI’s board. Meta's consent model, Cro...
European regulators crack down on Big TechApple, Meta Platforms and Alphabet's Google could receive hefty fines by the end of the year for alleged breaches including disparaging riv...
European regulators crack down on Big TechApple, Meta Platforms and Google are set to be investigated for potential violations of the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA) that...
A look at how European regulators are cracking down on Big TechHere is look at some of the actions taken by European watchdogs to keep a tab on big technology companies.
Microsoft in talks to end trade body's cloud computing complaintCISPE, whose members include Amazon and 26 small EU cloud providers, filed a complaint with the European Commission in late 2022 alleging t...
France fines Amazon $35 million for 'excessively intrusive' monitoring of warehouse staffThe French Data Protection Authority, also known by its acronym CNIL, said the system allowed managers at Amazon France Logistique to track...
French regulator fines Amazon France Logistique 32 million eurosThe CNIL said indicators tracking the inactivity time of employees' scanners had been put in place, and that such a system was illegal. It ...
Once the bane of big tech, Vestager's star wanesMargrethe Vestager stepped down temporarily in September after entering the race to become the next head of the European Investment Bank bu...
French backlash scuppers appointment of US economist for EU Big Tech regulationEU antitrust chief, Margrethe Vestager, triggered the furore last week by picking Fiona Scott Morton as the chief economist of the EU's ant...
Europe's battle to rein in Big TechThe European Union is on a mission to get US tech giants to stop avoiding tax, stifling competition, profiting from news content without pa...
France fines Amazon over contracts with third-party sellersIn a statement, the competition, consumer and anti-fraud office (DGCCRF) said it had already ordered the company to correct "a significant ...
Europe's battle with Big Tech: billions in fines and tough lawsIn the past few years, the EU has slapped eye-watering fines on Apple and Google in tax and competition cases, and drawn up a landmark law ...
House panel moots penalties up to Rs 15 crore for data violationsThe provision, if it becomes a law, will pose a strong deterrent for social media giants and top tech companies such as Facebook, Instagram...
Google, Amazon fined $163 million by French privacy watchdogThe CNIL noted that both companies made changes to their websites in September, yet said efforts were not sufficient to be in line with Fre...
French watchdog fines Google 100 million euros for breaching cookies rulesThe regulator found the French websites of Google and Amazon didn't seek the prior consent of visitors before advertising cookies were save...
EU files antitrust charges against Amazon over use of dataThe EU's executive commission, the bloc's top antitrust enforcer, said Tuesday that the charges have been sent to the company.
France aims to force 'Tax Justice' on tech giantsFrench lawmakers will start debating on Monday a tax meant to force Internet giants like Amazon Inc and Facebook Inc to pay a 3% levy on di...