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JANUARY 27, 2020

The probe is centered on whether Google’s monopoly of the online search world – and the ensuing advertising revenue it commands – represent an illegal form of market control. states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico formally launched an investigation into Google. Thus far, U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

How do consumers really want to search online ? That’s a question with obvious relevance to payment and commerce operators. Further regulations are looming. Social media platforms and other digital operators are scrambling to stay a step ahead of the wave. New laws favoring consumers have come into effect.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2018

A “link tax” might mean the end of Google News in the EU. He told the Guardian that the future of Google News in the region could depend on whether the EU was willing to make changes to the legislation. “We Gingras added that Spain enforced a similar tax in 2014, leading the company to shut down Google News in the country.

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MARCH 20, 2017

On Friday (March 17), Google announced plans to increase the amount of control companies have over their online ads, specifically though that appear on YouTube. The decision comes after some of Google’s top U.K. clients will no longer be advertising with Google, which includes major brands such as Domino’s Pizza Inc.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

Large Chinese companies, including Alibaba and rivals Tencent , food delivery giant Meituan and retailer JD.com , have lost almost $200 billion in Hong Kong since regulators announced last week that they were investigating Alibaba's reported monopolistic practices, according to Bloomberg. Regulators on Sunday (Dec.

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MARCH 15, 2018

New rules loom in the European Union for tech giants like Apple , Amazon and Google, Reuters reported. The European Commission is at work on a new proposal that aims to shape how online platforms — spanning eCommerce and mobile apps — rank search results.

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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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AUGUST 30, 2017

Google has offered up plans and a glimpse of how it will seek to comply with antitrust directives from the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Reuters reported Tuesday.

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JUNE 17, 2019

The dispute over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ‘s (OCC’s) national bank charter, which became available to FinTech firms last year, has reportedly caused technology conglomerates to shy away from a tool that aims to provide nonbank firms with a more streamlined way to operate on a national level.

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AUGUST 20, 2018

Regulators didn’t destroy A&P in the end. There was one wholesaler for every 43 mom-and-pop operations. A&P’s stated mission was to create and then use its supply chain efficiencies to be the cheapest grocery store in every local market in which it operated. It operated 70 factories and 100 warehouses.

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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.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

This edition includes news about Facebook’s new payments push, Amazon’s new robotics plan and why Google is working more closely with financial institutions. Google Dives Into DDAs. The branding will reflect the financial institutions and not Google. Apple Pay Competition Practices Eyed By EU Regulators.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

increased regulation over content delivered online through platforms may be on the horizon. This past week, Britain’s federal government said its media regulator, known as Ofcom, would be given new oversight to monitor and regulate material posted on the web by companies such as Facebook, Google and Twitter.

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

Laws and regulators sometimes create seismic shifts within industries – where new mandates and rulings on trade and competitive practices can be likened to a sledgehammer. For Big Tech, the bleeding may come from cuts, here and there, targeting individual agreements and operations. As PYMNTS noted on Tuesday (Oct.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

New draft rules tied to the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act (collected under the Digital Services Act Package ) would broaden European Union regulators’ power to rein in Big Tech. Yes, draft regulations can be changed. tech giants contend that the potential regulations would be onerous. tech giants.

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MARCH 7, 2017

According to a report in The New York Times , the investigation in Turkey is focused on the way Google offers up digital services as part of a suite of software related to Android, its widely popular mobile operating system. Yandex argues that practice on the part of Google results in an uneven playing field and thus is unfair.

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

Also, Bill Ready, formerly PayPal’s chief operating officer, is set to join Google as president of commerce. But he’ll leave it up the regulators to decide if — and which — companies are abusing their power. PayPal’s Bill Ready To Join Google As President Of Commerce. Robinhood Rolls Out Interest-Earning Bank Account.

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JUNE 27, 2017

The European Commission has spoken when it comes to Google — and as of today, it has spoken loudly. Google has been ordered to pay 2.4 Google has been ordered to pay 2.4 Critics of the move, particularly stateside, have complained that the EC is targeting successful American firms that operate overseas. billion euros ($2.7

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MARCH 9, 2017

Kaggle, a company that hosts data science and machine learning contests, has been acquired by Google. According to a report in TechCrunch, the official announcement on the part of Google and Kaggle could come this week. TechCrunch noted that once Google acquires Kaggle, it’s expected to keep the contests going.

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

Today in the payments news roundup, Google has reportedly prohibited high-interest consumer loan services from its Google Play store. Google Play Store Boots Payday Loan Apps. Google Play Store Boots Payday Loan Apps. High-interest consumer loan services are now prohibited from having apps on the Google Play store.

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JULY 24, 2018

It’s easy to imagine the appeal: Transferring loyalty program data from one grocer to another, moving image data from a social media site to an online photo-printing service, retaining access to music playlists after leaving a website with weak privacy protections or other flaws. DTP Development.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Staying abreast of these various compliance shifts can be costly and challenging for banks, but doing so is necessary to ensure that financial institutions’ (FIs) operations can run smoothly and ward off cyberattacks. GDPR has been a blueprint for many online data and privacy regulations rolled out around the world. EU and U.K.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

15) extensive potential new regulations for digital services that would cover online marketplaces, social media and other platforms, offering first drafts for the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the Digital Services Act (DSA) to the public. The European Commission released on Tuesday (Dec.

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MAY 8, 2017

In a recent letter to the European Commission signed by online music streaming companies Spotify, Deezer and German internet company Rocket Internet, among others, organizations have reportedly accused tech giants of “[abusing] their privileged position” and anticompetitive behavior.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The Czech tax is aimed at firms like Facebook, Google and others that have more than $750 million in global revenues, and derive at least 3.9 Sites such as liistudio.com reported that, per laws passed by France, publishers are to be compensated when their content is displayed online. Health Records and Google.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Vestager also expressed concerns about Google’s recent acquisition of Fitbit for $2.1 Vestager hit Google with a €2.4 The bill would also, as The Hill reported, make it illegal to operate large online platforms that deploy “secret” algorithms. billion ($2.65 Here In The States.

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MAY 31, 2018

It’s still early — hardly minute one — in the unfolding history of the General Data Protection Regulation , but a winner is emerging that is both familiar and big: Google. According to The Wall Street Journal , Google is an early beneficiary of changes in online behavior so far. billion in damages. billion in damages.

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AUGUST 14, 2017

There seems to be an awful lot of piling on these days on the big online platforms. The regulators in Europe piled a $2.7 billion fine onto Google, claiming that their product carousel ads created an unfair advantage to small guy retailers who didn’t have the money to advertise. Take Google. A Goliath by Any Other Name.

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JULY 17, 2020

Facebook Inc’s top executives could be required to testify before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as the regulator investigates whether the California-based social media conglomerate has violated U.S. CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg are preparing for potential depositions, a source told The Journal.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

tech firms’ dominance across online platforms, and the collection and use of data. The European Union is examining the creation of a single data market that would reportedly challenge tech firms such as Google and Facebook, as Reuters reported. In Europe, another regulatory salvo may be aimed at U.S. million credit card customers.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Scrutiny of tech firms is spreading across the globe, hinting at broader regulations over privacy and, possibly, bigger tax bills. In one example, Indonesia is “already preparing legislation” that would require tech companies with online services to pay value-added tax on local sales, the report noted. Libra, Too. On Privacy.

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AUGUST 4, 2016

Google, Square, LinkedIn and several others were revealed to have joined the SBTC, launched by the SBA earlier this year. The initiative offers an array of topics for training and education, including payments, back-office operations, online commerce and more. access to training resources from the technology industry. .”

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

As reported by the Financial Times , regulators in the European Union are crafting a “hit list” of roughly 20 companies – Big Tech marquee names among them – that will face tougher rules over market competition and other operational activities. Among the most prominent names in the report: Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Google.

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JULY 6, 2020

India’s new competition rules could end up having an adverse effect on global players like Amazon , Google and Facebook , Bloomberg reports. The tech market in India is booming, but global corporations are firmly entrenched as the dominant leaders in every field from online retail to content streaming to messaging and digital payments.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

The need to streamline new product development is especially urgent as banks have had to pivot to online channels amid the pandemic. Can you imagine Google, Apple or … Amazon taking a year and a half, or even more to implement a new technology?” Cohen asked. It’s unthinkable.”. Launching Into New Markets.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

In the same month, Vestager unveiled plans that would reduce the capabilities of web companies if they are considered to be a “gatekeeper” to online services. The news comes as new draft regulations connected to the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act would widen EU regulators’ power to reign in Big Tech.

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JANUARY 22, 2019

Last year brought the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline, Europe’s attempt to boost online privacy and security for consumers — a law that just resulted in a $57 million fine against Google , which was accused of not doing enough to gain the consent of users when collecting data meant for targeted advertising.

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