Tag Archives: unfairly

An increasing number of borrowers are unfairly missing out on forgiveness, government watchdog finds

An increasing number of borrowers are unfairly missing out on forgiveness, government watchdog finds

Millions of dollars in student loan debt could have been cancelled already had the student loan machinery worked properly, according to a government watchdog. A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) looked into income-driven repayment (IDR) plans and found that as of June 1, 2021, around 7,700 student loans were due to be forgiven under existing rules — but the Education Department (ED) had only approved 157 loans to actually be discharged. “Until Education takes steps to… Source link

Read More »

Google Stands Accused of Unfairly Limiting Data Access to Its Competitors

The European Union has opened an antitrust investigation into whether Google is stifling competition in the highly profitable online advertising market. The probe follows cases in France and elsewhere in Europe questioning how the company runs its ad business.  It is the first time the EU has investigated Google’s online display advertising business, where it serves as an intermediary between advertisers and publishers to fill ad space on web pages and apps. Google’s Legal Woes “Google… Source link

Read More »

YouTube rival sues Google for ‘unfairly rigging’ search algorithms

FOX Business’ Susan Li and Axios markets editor Dion Rabouin discuss President Trump being censored on social media and the market’s reaction. YouTube rival Rumble is suing Google in a complaint filed Monday in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California’s San Jose Division, alleging the tech giant is violating antitrust laws by “unfairly rigging” its search algorithms to drive traffic away from YouTube’s competitors. “By unfairly rigging its search algorithms such that… Source link

Read More »