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Maryland’s first-in-the-nation law taxing digital advertising by Big Tech companies like Facebook and Google is being challenged in federal court as “a punitive assault” on digital advertising and should be struck down, according to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday by leading trade associations. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, contends the law “is illegal in myriad ways.” It alleges the law violates the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act, which prohibits… Source link

Search Engine Journal has been reporting on the ongoing fight between Google and Australia regarding the News Media Bargaining Code. Confusion ensued when Google continued to disagree with pending legislation that would force them to pay Australian publishers for the pleasure of showcasing their content in the SERPs, while simultaneously signing a deal to pay French publishers for their content. However, when you look at the two agreements side by side, there is a clear difference. The Story… Source link

Hey, it clearly worked. Mike Tyson wasn’t shy when asked whether he smoked marijuana just ahead of his exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr. on Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. “Absolutely, yes,” he responded to the question, via USA Today. Tyson, 54, stepped back into the ring for the first time in 15 years on Saturday night for his exhibition match against Jones Jr. — which was eventually declared a draw by the celebrity judges from the WBC. Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole… Source link

LAS VEGAS — UFC president Dana White arrived in the media tent a few moments before Curtis Blaydes on June 20. White was there to provide comments on the card that was headlined by Blaydes’ unanimous decision victory over Alexander Volkov. The show was stolen by a featherweight bout in the co-main event, when Josh Emmett outslugged Shane Burgos in a memorable brawl. Blaydes’ win over Volkov was clear, but certainly less aesthetically pleasing. The first question White was asked at the… Source link

Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is a mild-mannered software engineer who is not good at games of verbal fisticuffs with US politicians. He received a drubbing last month during the “big tech” congressional hearing. Pichai can, however, summon lawyers and lobbyists galore as soon as the game gets more serious, which it definitely has. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) last week launched a huge and historic antitrust case against Google, accusing the… Source link