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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said on Wednesday a deal between Yandex.Taxi ride-hailing service, a subsidiary of Russian internet group Yandex, and a taxi firm Vezet could have negative effect on competition on the taxi market. Yandex.Taxi announced last month the acquisition of selected assets of Vezet to ramp up development of logistics services and enhance customer case across Russian regions. FAS said the deal did not require its approval as assets… Source link

11:07 25/02/2021 MOSCOW, February 25 (RAPSI) – Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has issued a warning to Yandex company over creation of discriminatory conditions in the search engine, according to the watchdog’s statement. The company’s actions also contain the signs of abuse of market power, the FAS states. According to the FAS press office, Yandex provides marketing priority in the engine to its services that leads to discrimination. The regulator has ordered Yandex to… Source link

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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s competition regulator has warned that planned laws to make the country the first in the world to force Google and Facebook to pay for news content were likely just the start of more regulation for digital platforms. The Australian government announced legislation last month after an investigation it said showed the tech giants held too much market power in the media industry, a situation it said posed a potential threat to a well-functioning democracy. Under… Source link

TipRanks 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks with Over 9% Dividend Yield Markets ended 2020 on a high note, and have started 2021 on a bullish trajectory. All three major indexes have recently surged to all-time highs as investors seemingly looked beyond the pandemic and hoped for signs of a rapid recovery. Veteran strategist Edward Yardeni sees the economic recovery bringing its own slowdown with it. As the COVID vaccination program allows for further economic opening, with more people getting back to… Source link

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s competition regulator has warned that planned laws to make the country the first in the world to force Google and Facebook to pay for news content were likely just the start of more regulation for digital platforms. The Australian government announced legislation last month after an investigation it said showed the tech giants held too much market power in the media industry, a situation it said posed a potential threat to a well-functioning democracy. Under… Source link

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Google’s plan to overhaul its ad data system over worries it could leave even less room for rivals in the online ad industry. The Competition and Markets Authority said it opened a formal investigation into Google’s proposals to remove so-called third-party cookies from its popular Chrome browser and Chromium browser engine. Google has… Source link

“Google’s Privacy Sandbox proposals will potentially have a very significant impact on publishers like newspapers, and the digital advertising market. But there are also privacy concerns to consider,” the CMA’s Chief Executive Andrea Coscelli said in a statement. Regulators will work with the U.K.’s privacy commissioner and engage with Google during the investigation, he said. Source link

UK’s competition watchdog said on Friday (Jan 8) it has launched an investigation into Google’s proposals to remove third-party cookies and other functions from its Chrome browser, following concerns it would curb rival digital advertising. The investigation will assess whether the proposals could cause advertising spend to become even more concentrated on the ecosystem of Alphabet’s Google at the expense of its competitors, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said. … Source link

(Reuters) – The UK’s competition watchdog said on Friday it has launched an investigation into Google’s proposals to remove third-party cookies and other functions from its Chrome browser, following concerns the move could curb rival digital advertising. FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay The investigation will assess whether the proposals could cause advertising spend to become even more… Source link