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Roku Warns YouTube TV Customers That Service Could Go Dark Due To Google’s “Monopoly” Moves; “Disappointed” YouTube Says It Is Bargaining In Good Faith – Update

Roku Warns YouTube TV Customers That Service Could Go Dark Due To Google’s “Monopoly” Moves; “Disappointed” YouTube Says It Is Bargaining In Good Faith – Update

UPDATED with YouTube TV statement. Roku is warning its customers with YouTube TV subscriptions that the service could go dark in the coming days due to what it calls Google’s “predatory” and “monopoly” behavior. In a statement, YouTube TV said it is negotiating “in good faith” with Roku to reach a new deal. “Unfortunately, Roku often engages in these types of tactics in their negotiations,” the statement said. “We’re disappointed that they chose to make baseless… Source link

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Exclusive: Facebook and Google could lose bargaining power under upcoming U.S. bill to help news outlets

Exclusive: Facebook and Google could lose bargaining power under upcoming U.S. bill to help news outlets

By Diane Bartz, Helen Coster WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bipartisan members of Congress plan to introduce a bill in coming weeks to make it easier for smaller news organizations to negotiate with Big Tech platforms, said Rep. Ken Buck, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel. The U.S. bill would be introduced at a time when Australia is in a pitched battle with Facebook. The social media giant blocked news feeds and other pages – including those of charities, and… Source link

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Exclusive: Facebook and Google could lose bargaining power under upcoming U.S. bill to help news outlets

Exclusive: Facebook and Google could lose bargaining power under upcoming U.S. bill to help news outlets

By Diane Bartz, Helen Coster WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bipartisan members of Congress plan to introduce a bill in coming weeks to make it easier for smaller news organizations to negotiate with Big Tech platforms, said Rep. Ken Buck, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel. The U.S. bill would be introduced at a time when Australia is in a pitched battle with Facebook. The social media giant blocked news feeds and other pages – including those of charities, and… Source link

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Exclusive: Facebook and Google could lose bargaining power under upcoming U.S. bill to help news outlets

Exclusive: Facebook and Google could lose bargaining power under upcoming U.S. bill to help news outlets

By Diane Bartz, Helen Coster WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bipartisan members of Congress plan to introduce a bill in coming weeks to make it easier for smaller news organizations to negotiate with Big Tech platforms, said Rep. Ken Buck, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel. The U.S. bill would be introduced at a time when Australia is in a pitched battle with Facebook. The social media giant blocked news feeds and other pages – including those of charities, and… Source link

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Exclusive: Facebook and Google could lose bargaining power under upcoming U.S. bill to help news outlets

Exclusive: Facebook and Google could lose bargaining power under upcoming U.S. bill to help news outlets

By Diane Bartz, Helen Coster WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bipartisan members of Congress plan to introduce a bill in coming weeks to make it easier for smaller news organizations to negotiate with Big Tech platforms, said Rep. Ken Buck, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel. The U.S. bill would be introduced at a time when Australia is in a pitched battle with Facebook. The social media giant blocked news feeds and other pages – including those of charities, and… Source link

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Google removes Australian news content in experiment amid media bargaining code debate

Google removes Australian news content in experiment amid media bargaining code debate

The project would end early next month, he said. “In 2018, the value we provided to publishers through referral traffic alone was estimated at $218 million.” Mel Silva, managing director of Google Australia, says 80 per cent of submissions to the ACCC raised concerns with the plan.Credit:Jeremy Piper The admission from the digital giant comes in the middle of a battle between the federal government and the tech giants over plans to force Google and Facebook to pay news publishers for… Source link

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