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The Social Reckoning: Looking back at Facebook’s 2021 controversy and where Meta stands today
Aaron Sorkin’s latest film focuses on Facebook's past controversies and the implications of its business model. The story centres around whistleblower Frances Haugen and her allegations regarding Facebook's internal practices. Meta, formerly Facebook, is navigating ongoing concerns about safety and user engagement. The film, while offering a dramatic retelling, critiques the effectiveness of Meta’s strategies.
Google appeals Indian ruling over its ads platform, citing consumer harm
Google is challenging an Indian court ruling regarding trademark infringement. The company argues the decision will negatively impact consumers and online markets. This ruling could significantly alter the online advertising landscape in India. Google contends that keywords are merely internal triggers for displaying ads. The appeal will be heard soon, potentially reshaping digital advertising practices.
ETtech Explainer: Why Google was fined Rs 30 lakh in Hindware trademark case
Google must pay Hindware 30 lakh rupees. The Delhi High Court ruled Google infringed on Hindware's trademark. Google is permanently stopped from using 'HINDWARE' as an advertising keyword. This decision impacts digital advertising and trademark law in India. Competitors used Google's platform to show their ads when users searched for Hindware products.
Meta shares slip after US jury verdicts raise concerns of new legal exposure
Meta shares fell 6% to a 10-month low on Thursday after rulings this week found the Facebook parent failed to adequately warn or protect young users, stoking concerns about billions of dollars in fines from new cases and follow-on litigation.
Advertising council to use AI, ML tools to tackle digital challenges
The Advertising Standards Council of India is embracing technology. Its new chairman plans to use artificial intelligence to make ad regulation faster and sharper. The focus is on digital and AI-generated ads. ASCI will partner with tech firms for monitoring tools. Deepfakes are a major concern. The council aims to strengthen compliance and protect consumer trust in advertising.
Google to spend $500 million revamping compliance in shareholder settlement
Alphabet would also create a senior vice president-level committee to address regulatory and compliance issues, reporting to Pichai, and a compliance committee consisting of Google product team managers and internal compliance experts. Shareholders led by two Michigan pension funds accused Google executives and directors of breaching their fiduciary duties by exposing the company to antitrust liability related to its search, Ad Tech, Android and app distribution businesses.
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Google loses online ad monopoly case. But it's just one of many antitrust battles against big tech
Big Tech firms including Google, Meta, Apple, and Amazon are facing major antitrust lawsuits in the US. Accused of monopolistic practices, these cases could lead to breakups or strict restrictions. Collectively, these cases represent a substantial regulatory push to examine and potentially curb the market power of big tech.
Closing arguments coming in US-Google antitrust trial on ad tech
The trial in a Virginia federal court is Google's second ongoing US antitrust case as the US government tries to rein in the power of big tech.In a separate trial, a Washington judge ruled that Google's search business is an illegal monopoly, and the US Justice Department is asking that Google sell its Chrome browser business to resolve the case.
Bits and Bytes: Sam Altman is latest tech executive to join local government
Sam Altman joins San Francisco’s mayor-elect Daniel Lurie’s team to address the city’s public safety crisis. Meanwhile, Meta faces German lawsuits over a massive 2021 data leak, Australia targets under-16 social media bans with hefty fines, and Google’s Chrome browser may be sold for $20 billion amid US antitrust measures, potentially reshaping search and AI industries.
ETtech Explainer: Behind Google’s fight against a second big antitrust trial in US
This case is part of US President Joe Biden’s broader push to regulate Big Tech using antitrust laws. It comes close on the heels of a significant verdict in favour of the justice department on August 5, when a judge ruled that Google had illegally monopolised online search.
Elon Musk's X hit with trademark lawsuit from marketing agency
The lawsuit by X Social Media claims that X Corp, which owner Elon Musk began rebranding to X from Twitter in July, was likely to cause consumer confusion.
Yelp wants Google's lawyers tossed from US antitrust case
Yelp and News/Media Alliance, which are not defendants in the litigation but are targets of Google's subpoenas, argue that law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison should be disqualified.
Who's who in the Google monopoly trial
A trial to determine if Google abused its monopoly in online search, which begins Tuesday, is set to lay bare how the internet search giant cemented its power.
Big Tech braces for roll-out of EU's Digital Services Act
Across the EU, a host of internet giants - including Meta's Facebook and Instagram platforms, Chinese-owned video app TikTok and a handful of Google services - are adapting to the new obligations, including preventing harmful content from spreading, banning or limiting certain user-targeting practices, and sharing some internal data with regulators and associated researchers.
EU regulators order Google to break up digital ad business over competition concerns
The commission's decision stems from a formal investigation that it opened in June 2021, looking into whether Google violated the bloc's competition rules by favouring its own online display advertising technology services at the expense of rival publishers, advertisers and advertising technology services.
Google’s $168 billion in ad revenue at risk in Supreme Court case
Much of the discussion surrounding the case has focused on the costs to online companies if the court determines they are legally responsible for the hundreds of millions of comments, videos and other content posted by users every day.
Tackle the revadis from Google, Apple
In India, where Google has an overwhelming market share of the mobile operating system and, hence, the distribution platform for apps, the company's conduct has been investigated by the director general of the Competition Commission of India (CCI), and has been found leading to denial of market access.
Recasting innovation versus dominance
European courts have upheld antitrust rulings in two of three cases that imposed a total Rs 8.25 billion in fines against Google related to online shopping search, the Android operating system (OS) for mobile handsets, and its AdSense advertising service.
DOJ poised to rebuff Google concessions to avoid antitrust suit
While Google has made at least one settlement offer to the Justice Department’s antitrust division to address its concerns, the agency is poised to file a lawsuit in the coming weeks.
Google asks judge to dismiss most of Texas antitrust lawsuit
Google said in its court filing that the states failed to show that it illegally worked with Facebook, now Meta, to counter "header bidding," a technology that publishers developed to make more money from advertising placed on their websites. Facebook is not a defendant in the lawsuit.
Info Edge digs in; rules for crypto ads; Mamaearth valued at $730M
Info Edge founder told us the company plans to hold on to the bulk of its 15% stake in Zomato.
Google's privacy push draws US antitrust scrutiny
Google's plan to block "cookies" is a source of concern for US Justice Department investigators, who have been asking ad industry executives whether the move by the search giant will hobble its smaller rivals.
Big Tech firms weigh outsourcing to meet India's new social media rules
Google, Facebook and Twitter, among others, are exploring whether they could outsource some of the functions to a separate entity or a consultancy to safeguard themselves from additional taxes under India's new social media rules.
Google, Facebook had illegal deal to rig ad market, Texas says
The complaint, which targets Google's central role in the buying and selling of display ads across the web, was filed in federal court in Texas Wednesday.
Australian watchdog accuses Google of privacy breaches
The commission alleges the California-based company misled millions of Australians to obtain their consent and expand the scope of personal information that Google collects about users' internet activity to target advertising.
Diversity under lens as IT faces fresh suits in US
In December, Wipro received a lawsuit over allegations of racial discrimination by an African-American employee named Kevin Clark. The same month, India’s second largest software services exporter Infosys received a lawsuit from Cathy Szczepinski in Ohio for alleged violation of fair labour standards and denial of overtime payment.
Bombay High Court stays retrospective roll-out of new bonus payment act
The amended Payment of Bonus Act was notified on 1st January, 2016 and was intended to kick in with retrospective effect from 1st April 2014.
Satyam settles Aberdeen Global, other claims for $68 million in accounting fraud
The company has signed a confidentiality agreement with the claimants and paid $68 million to fully settle them, Satyam said in a statement on Thursday.
Mahindra Satyam in pact with Aberdeen to settle charges for Rs 66 cr
Mahindra Satyam has enter into an agreement with Aberdeen Claims Administration Inc to settle charges of losses due to the Satyam scam
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