#Publishers ask EU to stop Google from removing cookies

#Publishers ask EU to stop Google from removing cookies

“#Publishers ask EU to stop Google from removing cookies” German media companies want the European Union to prevent Google from removing third-party cookies from its Chrome browser, claiming the move will eat into critical ad revenues for news organizations. Axel Springer and hundreds of other publishers, advertisers, and content providers claim that Google parent Alphabet…

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#Google, Amazon, Meta up lobbying as Big Tech scrutiny rises

#Google, Amazon, Meta up lobbying as Big Tech scrutiny rises

“#Google, Amazon, Meta up lobbying as Big Tech scrutiny rises” Google, Amazon, and Meta spent tens of millions of dollars lobbying Congress last year as the tech behemoths came under increasing scrutiny from antitrust regulators and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc. boosted spending on lobbyists by 27.5% last…

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#Google asks judge to throw out Texas-led antitrust suit

#Google asks judge to throw out Texas-led antitrust suit

“#Google asks judge to throw out Texas-led antitrust suit” Google asked a New York federal judge on Friday to throw out most of what it claimed was an “inaccurate and inflammatory” antirust suit brought by Texas and 14 other states over the tech giant’s online advertising practices.  The Texas suit — which was first filed…

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#Microsoft’s B Activision-Blizzard deal sets stage for antitrust ‘soap opera’

#Microsoft’s $69B Activision-Blizzard deal sets stage for antitrust ‘soap opera’

“#Microsoft’s $69B Activision-Blizzard deal sets stage for antitrust ‘soap opera’” Microsoft has managed to fly under the regulatory radar as big tech competitors like Google, Amazon and Meta take heat in Washington, D.C. and Brussels — but the company’s plan to acquire scandal-ridden game developer Activision-Blizzard for $68.7 billion could change everything.  If the deal…

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#Merger of talent agencies CAA and ICM draws DOJ scrutiny

#Merger of talent agencies CAA and ICM draws DOJ scrutiny

“#Merger of talent agencies CAA and ICM draws DOJ scrutiny” The Department of Justice is probing a major Hollywood deal that’s poised to disrupt the talent agency ecosystem and entertainment industry, according to a report. The DOJ is scrutinizing CAA’s acquisition of ICM, two major Hollywood talent agencies that represent some of Tinseltown’s biggest stars,…

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#Elizabeth Warren accused of hypocrisy in spat over Justice Department’s Google suit

#Elizabeth Warren accused of hypocrisy in spat over Justice Department’s Google suit

“#Elizabeth Warren accused of hypocrisy in spat over Justice Department’s Google suit” Sen. Elizabeth Warren has accused Google of trying to “bully” a Biden Administration antitrust enforcer into recusing himself from cases involving the tech giant — but some D.C. insiders are grumbling the Massachusetts Democrat has a record of using similar tactics herself. The…

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#Facebook tried to divide Dems, GOP over whistleblower: report

#Facebook tried to divide Dems, GOP over whistleblower: report

“#Facebook tried to divide Dems, GOP over whistleblower: report” Mark Zuckerberg urged his employees not to apologize for Facebook’s ills as staffers called lawmakers in Washington, DC, in an effort to discredit whistleblower Frances Haugen, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.  In an effort to stop Democrats and Republicans from uniting in opposition to Facebook,…

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