UK’s competition watchdog to probe Google’s browser changes

UK’s competition watchdog said on Friday (Jan 8) it has launched an investigation into Google’s proposals to remove third-party cookies and other functions from its Chrome browser, following concerns it would curb rival digital advertising. The investigation will assess whether the proposals could cause advertising spend to become even more concentrated on the ecosystem of Alphabet’s Google at the expense of its competitors, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said. … Source link

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UK’s competition watchdog to probe Google’s browser changes

(Reuters) – The UK’s competition watchdog said on Friday it has launched an investigation into Google’s proposals to remove third-party cookies and other functions from its Chrome browser, following concerns the move could curb rival digital advertising. FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay The investigation will assess whether the proposals could cause advertising spend to become even more… Source link

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UK’s competition watchdog to probe Google’s browser changes

FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay (Reuters) – UK’s competition watchdog said on Friday it has launched an investigation into Google’s proposals to remove third-party cookies and other functions from its Chrome browser, following concerns it would curb rival digital advertising. The investigation will assess whether the proposals could cause advertising spend to become even more… Source link

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UK’s competition watchdog to probe Google’s browser changes

FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay (Reuters) – UK’s competition watchdog said on Friday it has launched an investigation into Google’s proposals to remove third-party cookies and other functions from its Chrome browser. “The investigation will assess whether the proposals could cause advertising spend to become even more concentrated on Google’s ecosystem at the expense of its… Source link

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UK’s competition watchdog to probe Google’s browser changes

Jan 8 (Reuters) – UK’s competition watchdog said on Friday it has launched an investigation into Google’s proposals to remove third-party cookies and other functions from its Chrome browser. “The investigation will assess whether the proposals could cause advertising spend to become even more concentrated on Google’s ecosystem at the expense of its competitors,” the Competition and Markets Authority said. Reporting by Tanishaa Nadkar in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur Source link

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Could 2021 Be the Year Google, Facebook Pay for Content? – WWD

After years of agitation by news and magazine publishers, 2021 may just be the year Google and Facebook start to pay for the content they utilize. The companies — Google, the largest internet search engine and Facebook, the largest social media operator, both of which annually sell tens of billions of dollars in advertising against content they do not create (and both now alleged monopolies that may have even helped each other to maintain their positions) — have already begun to lay down… Source link

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This Could Be the Year Google, Facebook Really Pay Publishers for Content

TipRanks Oppenheimer: These 3 Stocks Could Spike Over 80% Wall Street’s best firms don’t just look at the stocks, they look at the big picture, too. And Oppenheimer’s chief investment strategist, John Stoltzfus, is particularly adept at showing us the macro view. In his first note of the new year, Stoltzfus notes a series of factors that are going to impact the markets. The big news, of course, the 800-pound gorilla that cannot be ignored, is the ongoing COVID epidemic. The disease is… Source link

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Biden Needs Better Wi-Fi to Solve Inequality

Last year was painful for many. Along with those who lost loved ones to Covid-19, perhaps no one felt that pain more than the essential worker, the low-income single parent, the isolated, the marginalized. Often they were the same person. Whether Black and poor in a densely populated city, or White and secluded in a rural area, large numbers of Americans who were already struggling before the pandemic came under even further strain. Adding to the distress, these people were deprived… Source link

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Google removes Parler app from Google Play Store

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google Anindito Mukherjee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google has removed Parler, a social media app popular with Trump supporters, from the Google Play Store, making it much harder for Android users to download and access the app. Google said in a statement that its requires social media apps to have content moderation policies that remove posts that incite violence, and that posts on Parler were encouraging further violence after the U.S. Capitol riot earlier this week. The… Source link

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