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As 2020 dawns, regulators are continuing to focus on taxes and possible anti-competitive behavior on the part of tech’s marquee names. Russian regulators are seemingly taking aim at larger U.S. The Russian regulation means that tech giants would have to pre-install the Yandex web browser and other apps. Across the Pond.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

Regulation. EU regulators are reportedly creating a “hit list” of approximately 20 firms — Big Tech signature names among them — that will encounter stricter regulations over market competition and other operational activities. OECD’s Tax Reform To Be Presented To G20. EU Watchdogs Create ‘Big Tech Hit List’.

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DECEMBER 17, 2018

17) that he wants France to start taxing big tech giants beginning Jan. The idea comes after years of negotiations at the European level, where France and other larger European countries have tried and so far failed to convince smaller countries that tech companies have been taking advantage of the region’s tax structure.

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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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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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DECEMBER 7, 2020

UK Regulations to Create New Digital Markets Unit. antitrust regulators are creating a Digital Markets Unit that will be given the duty to enforce rules applicable to Big Tech firms. Regulators also called out the tech company’s warranty terms for not covering water damage. Canada Looks to Tax International Tech Firms.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The latest news on Apple, Google, Facebook and other Big Tech firms that are coming under increasing scrutiny from regulatory watchdogs, trade organizations and politicians globally. Regulations. Canadian Lawmakers Want Big Tech to Pay for Content, Taxes . EU Renews Demand for Back Taxes on Apple’s Ireland Ops.

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MARCH 6, 2019

The European Union has announced that it will not move forward with a digital tax plan covering the entire EU, but also said it would look at reforming tax laws for internet companies, according to a report from Reuters. The global tax reform is being prepared by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

Governments around the world are setting their sights on putting a variety of digital taxes on Big Tech giants. France has long been angling to levy digital taxes, although such moves have become a bone of contention with the United States and have faced significant delays. billion of French goods. billion of French goods. Indonesia .

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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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FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Govindacharya have asked lawmakers in India to call leaders of Google and Facebook to the country to ask them about data privacy and their compliance on tax laws, according to a report from Reuters. Indian activists with the New Delhi-based Centre For Accountability And Systemic Change (CASC) and right-wing activist K.N.

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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 12, 2019

Treasury official said a French tax plan targeting American digital companies is discriminatory against American businesses. Treasury’s top international tax official, called the taxes “ill-conceived,” and said the better option was to go after tax reform internationally at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ).

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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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NOVEMBER 6, 2018

France is plowing ahead with its vision for a European Union-wide digital tax, with the country’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire saying he wants the tax approved by the end of 2018. According to the report, some member states think the tax would hurt smaller countries, or potentially some of the more traditional industries.

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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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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 26, 2020

The new rules could affect major players including Facebook , Microsoft , Google and Amazon. Under the DSA, companies will have to explain how their algorithms work, open up advertising archives for regulators and researchers, as well as do more to fight hate speech, damaging content and fake products on their platforms.

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MARCH 19, 2018

Tax season, indeed. The regulatory landscape was dotted with news out of Europe centered on the way that tech firms do business — and how they’re taxed. As for taxes , tech behemoths under scrutiny across a separate proposal might face taxation on digital activities of as much as 3 percent of turnover.

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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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NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Apple and Alphabet, the parent of Google, are reportedly getting asked by Taiwan to pull the apps of Uber Technologies from their app stores. Taiwan argues Uber has to pay back taxes because it is really a transportation company. “Uber has not done what it says it will do.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Vestager, now in her second term, has a reputation of being aggressive in going after companies or sectors suspected of unfair or manipulative practices that stifle competition, avoid taxes or mistreat customers. . She has directed fines against Google in excess of €8 billion in three individual anti-competition cases.

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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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FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Karan Bhatia, vice president of global public policy and government relations at Google, said there should be common rules when it comes to regulating technology on a global basis. To date, the countries have cobbled together their own regulation — but there hasn’t been one international approach.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Facebook’s WhatsApp, Apple’s FaceTime and Skype are all on the European Commission’s list, which would include tightening security regulations. based companies and the European Union, especially as the tax dispute between Apple and the European Commission continues.

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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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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

The service, which exists in 34,000 cities world-wide, it has faced opposition from hoteliers, local governments and neighborhood associations over taxes and safety regulations. Airbnb’s newest strategic partner – Google Capital – was founded in 2013.

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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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JANUARY 16, 2020

In today’s top payments news, Apple buys artificial intelligence (AI) firm Xnor for $200 million, a panel in New York City is seeking a $500 million bailout for debt-burdened taxi drivers and Google modifies its search function to make finding and comparing apparel easier. Google Improves Search To Make Apparel Easier To Buy.

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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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AUGUST 9, 2020

A plan by India to regulate what it terms “non-personal” data has roiled the executives of Big Tech companies like Amazon , Facebook and Google and advocates for freedom and competition in business, Reuters reported. compounding on differences over digital taxes and tariffs, Reuters reported.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

Plus, HM Treasury is seeking input on the challenges that the sharing economy brings for value-added tax (VAT). In today’s top payments news around the world, Xoom is now offering clients in the U.S., Canada, Europe and U.K. the ability to send secure funds to 12 countries in Africa for a reduced fee, while Volante Technologies Inc.

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

A total of 41 apps were found to be not in compliance of user data rules, according to regulators, and violations included improperly collecting or using information about visitors to their services. In other recent crackdowns by China’s Communist authorities, companies have faced increasingly steep control and regulation by the government.

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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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JANUARY 21, 2019

Vestager has tussled with many of the big name tech companies, including Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook. Feedback has been collected from companies, experts and business groups that show the need for more regulation, and her report — which is scheduled to be released in March — will reflect that need. We are way beyond that.”.

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