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Turkey launches investigation into Google over advertising, billing practices
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (96+ words) Turkey launches investigation into Google over advertising, billing practices'whbl.com Turkey launches investigation into Google over advertising, billing practices ISTANBUL, April 3 (Reuters) " The Turkish Competition "Board said on Friday it had decided to launch an investigation "into "Alphabet Inc "and…...
Kremlin’s drive for a state-backed messaging app touches a nerve for some
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (609+ words) MOSCOW, April 3 (Reuters) " The Kremlin is pushing Russians to use state-backed messenger service MAX, but some are wary about the service and say they do not want to download it at all. In what has been cast by diplomats as…...
French education ministry reports TikTok to Paris prosecutor
1+ week, 1+ day ago (120+ words) French education ministry reports TikTok to Paris prosecutor'whbl.com French education ministry reports TikTok to Paris prosecutor PARIS, March 26 (Reuters) " Social media app TikTok has "been reported to the Paris prosecutor's department by the French education ministry over its "possible…...
US Supreme Court backs Cox in fight over pirated music
1+ week, 3+ day ago (437+ words) The 9-0 ruling overturned "a lower court's decision to order a new trial to determine how much the internet service provider "owed the record labels for a form of liability called contributory copyright infringement. Cox had said a retrial could have…...
Microsoft president says building data centres requires trust of US communities
1+ week, 3+ day ago (157+ words) HOUSTON, March 24 (Reuters) " Gaining the approval of local communities has become "paramount to building data "centers in the U.S., Microsoft President Brad Smith said on Tuesday, as towns across the country increasingly protest "the "developments. The rapid proliferation "of Big Tech…...
British teens resist Australian-style social media ban
2+ week, 4+ day ago (864+ words) By Paul Sandle and Marissa Davison LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) " British teenagers, like their peers abroad, have a conflicted relationship with social media. The government has asked "everyone with a view" to contribute to a public consultation, which closes in May....
Russia fines Telegram app $432,366 for failing to remove banned content, Ifax reports
2+ week, 5+ day ago (96+ words) MOSCOW, March 16 (Reuters) " Russia has fined the Telegram "messaging app "35 million roubles ($432,366) for failing to remove banned content, "Russia's "Interfax "news agency reported "on Monday. Authorities have repeatedly accused Telegram, one of the "most popular messaging apps "in Russia, "of…...
Orange adds AST SpaceMobile to growing roster of satellite-to-mobile partners
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (206+ words) March 2 (Reuters) " French telecommunications leader Orange on Monday announced a partnership with AST SpaceMobile and Satellite Connect Europe, a joint "venture between AST and Vodafone, to boost "direct-to-cell connectivity. Demonstrations covering voice, SMS and data "are "planned in Romania for…...
Exclusive-Google to test changes to search results, source says as EU fine looms
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (336+ words) BRUSSELS, Feb 25 (Reuters) " Alphabet's Google is poised to start testing changes to its search results to give rivals more prominence, a person with direct knowledge "of the matter said on Wednesday, seeking to avoid an "EU fine for allegedly favouring…...
Apple Ads and Apple Maps should not be designated under Digital Markets Act, says EU
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (179+ words) By Charlotte Van Campenhout BRUSSELS, Feb 5 (Reuters) " The European Commission said on Thursday Apple's Maps and "Ads services will not be designated as gatekeepers under the EU's Digital Markets Act, citing their relatively low usage and limited market impact in…...