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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Regulation. Tencent Holdings President Martin Lau said further regulations are needed in China to mirror a “new reality.”. As technology companies become bigger and more important to the economy, I would say more regulations to reflect the new reality are needed," Lau said, according to the report. Larry Hogan vetoed the levy.

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JULY 2, 2020

Facebook ’s Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai of Google , Apple ’s Tim Cook and Jeff Bezos from Amazon are expected to face no-holds-barred questions from lawmakers about the tech giants’ business practices. Pichai testified in 2018 over charges that Google is politically biased in its treatment of content.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

Google’s antitrust woes in Europe and around the world just got a little bigger. Italian competition regulators are probing the Alphabet-owned search and tech giant amid allegations Google has abused its power atop the country’s display ad market, Reuters reported Wednesday (Oct.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Germany, France, Italy and Spain’s finance ministers have announced plans to tax tech multinationals, such as Amazon and Alphabet Inc./ Google, based on their local revenue rather than their local profits. In July, Google won a tax ruling from a French court, which found that Google isn’t liable for $1.3

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MARCH 15, 2018

New rules loom in the European Union for tech giants like Apple , Amazon and Google, Reuters reported. As has been noted, tech companies have become more highly regulated in Europe, as regulators focus on user data, tax payments and other business processes.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

In Europe, the continued evolution of data policies and regulation now point toward a single market across the Continent. As reported mid week, the European Commission is planning a single European market for data , in hopes that by pooling talent, the region can compete with Big Tech in Silicon Valley and China.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

European regulators this week continued to show their love, respect and admiration for U.S.-based Assuming that caught your attention, here’s the real story: It’s shaping up as a busy week for regulators in Europe (including Turkey, which for purposes of this article, qualifies as Europe). Google Fine. Speaking of Google ….

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MARCH 15, 2019

Google and its parent company Alphabet could be facing an antitrust fine from the European Union in the coming weeks over its AdSense advertising product. At the time, Google had 80 percent of the Euro market for search ads, and had apparently kept its anti-competition ad practice up for 10 years. Google was hit with a 4.34

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NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Breton is set to present the draft rules, called the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The new rules could affect major players including Facebook , Microsoft , Google and Amazon. The big tech companies have been facing tougher regulations and more scrutiny around the world as of late.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

MEPs will be sending invitations directly to the four biggest tech platforms — Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple — for a virtual hearing about tax and competition policy, the sources told FT. DMA draft regulations would compel Big Tech platforms to allow third-party software firms to use their platforms and services.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

Here’s the latest news from Google and the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from regulatory watchdogs, trade organizations and politicians globally. Regulation. Firms such as Google and Amazon “shall not use data collected on the platform?.?.?.?for Google Increases Collaboration With Smaller Rivals.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Moves on the part of Amazon and Google to enter the financial services market is prompting European financial regulators to mull whether or not the tech companies need to be supervised. The comments come as the big tech companies in the U.S. European banks are concerned that U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

On Friday, the House Judiciary Committee, investigating antitrust issues tied to marquee names such as Facebook, Google and others, delivered letters asking for communications and documents that may shed light on the reasons and processes surrounding changes in the competitive landscape, including various mergers and acquisitions.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

is accelerating market convergence for the Santiago Exchange. Plus, HM Treasury is seeking input on the challenges that the sharing economy brings for value-added tax (VAT). Volante Technologies Accelerates Market Convergence For Santiago Exchange. Canada, Europe and U.K. Canada, U.K. Volante Technologies Inc.,

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The legislation mandates that Amazon , Google , Apple and others issue annual reports to the government (the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) that detail how terms and conditions, rates and fees, are struck. That’s due in part to a sales tax boost that now has been hurting consumer spending. Spurring Electronic Payments.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

With the closing of the deal – Airbnb is under somewhat let pressure to get itself up and running on the open market as it now has a fresh new infusion of funds to invest in expansion oversees and to keep their employees happy with by giving them a chance to sell their “stock.”

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AUGUST 24, 2020

Here’s the latest news from Facebook, Amazon and others, which are coming under increasing scrutiny from regulators, trade groups and politicians the world over. Regulations. Facebook first let American and Canadian users move their videos and pictures to Google Photos in April. Facebook Supports Data-Portability Law.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

is the company’s most searched destination when it comes to traveling outside of North America, thus the expansion into the market. The company has raised more than $205 million from Kleiner Perkins, August Capital, Shasta Ventures and Google Ventures. could face regulation similar to that of traditional car rental companies.

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JUNE 3, 2019

Apple’s downward slide joins similar losses by Google, Facebook and Amazon after the DOJ and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced plans to review antitrust concerns with the companies. The Journal also reported the DOJ is investigating Google. Shares of all three firms were negatively affected by the news.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

But we’d also bet that Cook’s musings might perk the ears of any number of regulators who are looking into Apple’s activities, or Big Tech’s for that matter. And that is for regulators to decide, not for me to decide.”. And in another statement, he seemed to nod toward the controversies surrounding companies like Facebook and Google.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

But we’d also bet that Cook’s musings might perk the ears of any number of regulators who are looking into Apple’s activities, or Big Tech’s for that matter. “And that is for regulators to decide, not for me to decide.” He said, too, that Apple does not have a monopoly on any of the verticals in which it competes.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Companies operating on a global scale must adhere to applicable Austrian laws and regulations. The inquiry will also include figuring out the size of the market, noted the report. Google has been hit with a hefty fine in Europe, while Apple owes a big tax bill.

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Lex Sokolin

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Anyway, this is a mechanism that regulates the spending of energy and attention according to the pursuit of some sort of goal. But do consider this idea of the purpose of law, regulation, and social categories as constructions at the level of civilizations to maintain and grow civilizations. calorically, evolutionarily?

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Here’s the latest news from Google and the technology industry, which is coming under increasing global scrutiny from regulatory watchdogs, consumers and organizations. Regulation. Europe Plans To Publish Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act Drafts. The Digital Markets Act is a second set of regulations.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

In 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi put forth a policy that took the largest banknotes in circulation out of the system (500 rupee and 1,000 rupee bills), a move intended to reduce tax evasion and corruption. One of the most recent developments underscoring that point came from Google. Alibaba is aiming to gain market share in India.

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AUGUST 9, 2019

As the price of bitcoin surged this week, cryptocurrency (namely, Facebook’s Libra) has been under increased scrutiny by regulators. It’s been a wild summer for markets of all types amid battles over tariffs and as central banks have cut interest rates. The folks who bought their bitcoin at around $4,000 are feeling pretty smart.

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APRIL 16, 2019

Parliament also passed protection for whistleblowers who bring crimes like tax evasion to light. As it stands, payment services offered by PayPal, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Alibaba and Tencent dominate the market in Europe. “We Legislators also passed new rules increasing the powers of EU financial supervisors.

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

As one might expect of a financial product that has so rapidly become so widely popular, the prepaid card industry managed to catch the attention of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, which has been considering new regulations for some time that would create “strong federal consumer protections for prepaid account users.”

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JANUARY 28, 2019

As has happened so far, India’s government said late last year that new eCommerce regulations would become the law of the land – at the end of this week, on Feb. million fewer jobs would be created, and the government would collect $6 billion less in taxes. While all eyes may be focused on China and the U.S. , In tandem, more than 1.1

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

France Hits Amazon, Google With $164 Million in Penalties for Alleged Cookie Violations. million), while Google was told to pay 100 million euros (approximately $121.5 People who use Google expect us to respect their privacy, whether they have a Google account or not,” a representative for Google said, per the report. “We

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Here’s the latest news from Google and Facebook others, which are coming under increasing scrutiny from regulatory watchdogs, trade organizations and politicians globally. Regulations . EU Regulators Plan New Rules For Big Tech . India Telecom Watchdog Decides To Not Regulate OTTs . billion (roughly $15.4

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

At the same time, the market caps of the top 20 retailers have lost more than $230 billion over the last two years, and mall operators are sucking wind as overstocked anchor stores shutter underperforming locations, which delivers a death knell for the stores that depend on anchor store foot traffic to lure customers in. Data Doubletalk.

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APRIL 16, 2018

It’s why I said then that Google Search and Amazon and platforms like them — not Facebook — are among the new power brokers in our world. That’s not the case with Google Search. Consumers make 40,000 searches every second on Google Search for a total of more than 3.5 The Intent to Buy. billion searches a day or some 1.2

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Lex Sokolin

MAY 13, 2019

Rather than focus on the deal particulars, which you can get from Bloomberg , the Guardian , Business Insider , and Forbes , I want to think through some corollaries of an event like the digital-first transportation company hitting the retail markets. The barrier to entry into the private markets is not just existing regulation?—?which

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Lex Sokolin

MAY 13, 2019

Rather than focus on the deal particulars, which you can get from Bloomberg , the Guardian , Business Insider , and Forbes , I want to think through some corollaries of an event like the digital-first transportation company hitting the retail markets. The barrier to entry into the private markets is not just existing regulation?—?which

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Lex Sokolin

JANUARY 14, 2021

They have not been distributed by fiduciaries to the mass market. Selling a diversified, cheap asset allocation as your core investment is a stable market equilibrium. American financial regulation is an alphabet soup, and has grown out of politics and crises. Like taxes. It is logic. It is statistics. Don’t get us wrong.

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Lex Sokolin

JANUARY 14, 2021

They have not been distributed by fiduciaries to the mass market. Selling a diversified, cheap asset allocation as your core investment is a stable market equilibrium. American financial regulation is an alphabet soup, and has grown out of politics and crises. Like taxes. It is logic. It is statistics. Don’t get us wrong.

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