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Washington CNN  —  The Federal Election Commission has tossed out claims by the Republican National Committee that Google’s spam filters in Gmail are illegally biased against conservatives, according to an agency letter obtained by CNN. The decision resolves a joint FEC complaint filed last year spearheaded by the RNC that alleged Gmail’s automated filters had sent Republican fundraising emails to spam at a… Source link

The Federal Elections Commission dismissed a Republican-led complaint that Google’s filters in Gmail unfairly send GOP fundraising emails to spam folders at a higher rate than those from Democrats. The Wall Street Journal was the first to report the FEC’s dismissal on Tuesday, citing a commission letter to Google earlier this month saying that it “found no reason to believe” that Google’s spam filtering algorithms were unfairly weighted against Republicans and could be considered… Source link

Dec 9 (Reuters) – Australia’s competition regulator said on Friday its lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google that alleged consumers were misled about expanded use of personal data for targeted advertising had been dismissed by a court. The proceedings, initiated by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission in July 2020, alleged Google did not explicitly take consent from users about a change made in 2016 that combined personal information in Google accounts with activity on… Source link

Russia’s Federation Council voted to approve the early dismissal of Alexey Kudrin from his post as Audit Chamber Chairman, according to Interfax. Kudrin’s dismissal was requested earlier by Vladimir Putin. At the session, Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko indirectly confirmed that Kudrin plans to work at Yandex, saying that she hoped the Federation Council’s statements will start appearing in the search engine’s top results more frequently. According to sources close to… Source link

A judge ruled that Google-owned ordering pages for restaurants are not deceptive. / Photograph: Shutterstock A Miami restaurateur’s attempt to sue Google over its online ordering system has hit a wall after a judge ruled that Google’s interface is above board. Left-Field Holdings, the operator of six Lime Fresh Grill locations, accused Google of deceiving customers and violating trademark law with online ordering pages that were set up for Left-Field’s restaurants without… Source link

Carrie Lam, the chief executive of Hong Kong, has brushed off a warning by major tech companies including Google, Facebook and Twitter that they may quit the Chinese-controlled city if authorities go ahead with plans to change privacy laws. Lam told reporters on Tuesday that the proposed changes would only target illegal “doxxing” – the act of sharing people’s private details online without their consent. That practice came under scrutiny in Hong Kong during the anti-government… Source link

PHOENIX — Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel accused Phoenix Suns star Chris Paul of a “dirty play” on LeBron James during Game 1 of the first-round playoff series. “I don’t know anything about that. I have absolutely nothing to say about that. We’re just playing basketball and competing,” Paul told Yahoo Sports after the Suns’ 99-90 victory to take a 1-0 series lead. “I’m just thankful we got the win, and I’m looking forward to Game 2.” The play in question occurred… Source link

A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed antitrust claims against Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google brought by a group of advertisers, but offered them a chance to try again after addressing what she called “serious concerns.” The ruling by District Judge Beth Labson Freeman in San Jose, California, marks one of the first major decisions in a spate of antitrust cases filed against Google over the last two years by users and rivals as well as the U.S. Department of Justice and state attorneys general.

FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured outside a Google office near the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Paresh Dave/File Photo (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed antitrust claims against Alphabet Inc’s Google brought by a group of advertisers, but offered them a chance to try again after addressing what she called “serious concerns.” The ruling by District Judge Beth Labson Freeman in San Jose, California, marks one of the first major… Source link