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Digital marketing firms file UK competition complaint against Google’s Privacy Sandbox – TechCrunch

Google’s push to phase out third party tracking cookies — aka its ‘Privacy Sandbox’ initiative — is facing a competition challenge in Europe. A coalition of digital marketing companies announced today that it’s filed a complaint with the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), calling for the regulator to block implementation of the Sandbox. The coalition wants Google’s phasing out of third party tracking cookies to be put on ice to prevent the Sandbox launching… Source link

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Google under review for possible British competition inquiry

FILE PHOTO: The Google name is displayed outside the company’s office in London, Britain November 1, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s competition regulator said on Monday it had received a complaint about Google related to its market study this year on online platforms and digital advertising. The complaint from a coalition of technology and publishing called Marketers for an Open Web (MOW) said they wanted the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to… Source link

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Top UK competition official threatens action against Google and Facebook

The UK competition regulator has told the government to set up a digital regulator within a year or his agency will take action against Facebook and Google. Andrea Coscelli, chief executive of the Competition and Markets Authority, told the Financial Times he was preparing to mount investigations into the two internet giants if the government did not act fast enough to curb their powers. In his clearest statement of intent yet, Mr Coscelli said the watchdog would give the… Source link

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Google ramps up competition against Amazon, drops e-commerce commission fees

Retail expert Erin Sykes discusses how retailers are adapting for consumers during the coronavirus outbreak, including texting their customers and rolling out small footprint stores. Google has been making a steady effort to transform its e-commerce platform into an Amazon competitor. The tech giant has been trying to recruit more sellers to Google Shopping since it offered free item listings on the e-commerce platform and Google Search in April and eliminated commission fees for… Source link

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