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EU Broadens Google Adtech Probe With Portugal Case

European Commission broadens probe into Google advertising technology by taking over Portuguese investigation into same issue

2 years ago

Tesla Allowed To Continue Autonomous Driving Advertising In Germany

German court allows Tesla to continue referring to autonomous driving capabilities in its advertising, after industry body complaint

2 years ago

Snapchat Hits 1 Million Paid Users Amidst Weak Ad Market

Snapchat parent Snap says paid subscription service reaches 1 million subscribers as weak ad market prompts search for alternate revenue…

2 years ago

Disney Brings Ads To Streaming Platform As It Surpasses Netflix

Disney to introduce ad-supported version of Disney+ in December along with price hikes, as it surpasses Netflix with more than…

2 years ago

Snapchat Parent Shares Slump On Advertising Fears

Snapchat parent Snap sees shares plummet after reporting slowdown in ad revenue growth, as Google, Meta and other social media…

2 years ago

Google Offers To Spin-Off Ad-Tech Unit – Report

Alphabet unit previously labelled the DoJ antitrust lawsuit 'deeply flawed', but now it is reportedly offering concessions

2 years ago

Australia Fines Samsung Over Water-Resistance Claims

Samsung rapped over the knuckles by Australian regulator because of 'misleading' Galaxy smartphone water-resistance claims in nine adverts

2 years ago

German Regulator Probes Apple Ad-Tracking Rules

German competition regulator probes whether Apple's ad-tracking rules for third-party apps give iPhone maker preferential treatment

2 years ago

Outcry After DuckDuckGo Admits It Allows Microsoft Trackers

Users express frustration after DuckDuckGo explains its Privacy Browser is obliged to allow Microsoft tracking scripts under search syndication deal

2 years ago

Google Faces Second UK Probe Over Ad Practices

UK's competition watchdog launches second investigation of Google's ad tech practices, and whether it may have favoured its own services

2 years ago

UK Web Users’ Data ‘Shared 987 Times Per Day’

New study from Irish Council for Civil Liberties finds average European user's data shared 376 times per day, rising to…

3 years ago

Meta Pleases Investors After Daily User Number Growth Returns

Shares in Meta rose 20 percent in relief with modest daily and monthly user growth, despite mixed financial results in…

3 years ago

Alphabet Profit Slides As YouTube Misses Expectations

Tech giant posts mixed first quarter results, as Alphabet contends with rising inflation, increased YouTube competition, and falling ad spend

3 years ago

Netflix Subscribers Fall For First Time In Ten Years

Streaming giant Netflix reveals loss of subscribers for the first time in ten years, and mulls lower-cost subscription plan with…

3 years ago

Australia Sues Meta Over Facebook Scam Adverts

Competition watchdog down under launches legal proceedings against Meta Platforms for publishing scam advertisements on Facebook

3 years ago

Google, Meta Investigated By EU, UK Over Ad Deal

Antitrust move. The UK and European Commission opens formal antitrust investigations of Google and Meta over ad tech concerns

3 years ago

Online Safety Bill To Include Online Scam Protections

Further tweak to the Government's Online Safety Bill will place onus on tech platforms to protect users from fraudulent adverts…

3 years ago

Meta Says Mixed Reality Ads Coming In ‘A Few Years’

Facebook parent Meta tells ad agencies mixed reality advertising platforms could be ready in 'a few years' as it spends…

3 years ago

Google To Limit Ad Tracking On Android Apps

More bad news for advertisers? Google announces the Privacy Sandbox will be expanded from web browser and will include Android…

3 years ago

Meta Stock Suffers, As Facebook Loses Daily Users For First Time

Facebook warns of significant Apple iOS privacy impact, which will decrease sales in the coming year by as much as…

3 years ago

French Court Upholds 100m Euro Fine On Google Over Cookies

Google has been told by French court it has to pay a $112m fine, over forcing use of advertising tracking…

3 years ago

Google Drops FloC For Topics In Cookie Replacement Move

New privacy sandbox change. Google swaps system, as part of its efforts to replace cookies used by Chrome browser for…

3 years ago

Google Asks Judge To Dismiss Most Of Texas Antitrust Case

Google asks federal judge to dismiss most counts of antitrust case filed by Texas and other states, saying case presents…

3 years ago

UK To Address Marketing Of High Risk Crypto Investments

British financial watchdog says it will curb the marketing of cryptoassets and other high-risk investments, amid a surge in online…

3 years ago

Google, Facebook Chiefs Signed Off On Secret Deal, Lawsuit Says

Google's Sundar Pichai and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg signed off on a deal to carve up advertising market, alleges antitrust lawsuit…

3 years ago

India Opens Probe Into Google After Publishers Complain

India's competition regulator launches investigation into Google's market power following complaint by country's digital news media

3 years ago

LinkedIn Overcharging Lawsuit Dismissed By US Judge

Lawsuit alleging Microsoft's LinkedIn division had inflated its advertising metrics for video ads watched is dismissed by US judge

3 years ago

US States Investigate Instagram Over Youth Risk

Group of US states launches consumer protection probe into the way Instagram targets young people and affects them following whistleblower…

3 years ago

Facebook Tests Giving Users More Control Over News Feed

Facebook tests giving users more control over News Feed amidst political pressure, after whistleblower says algorithmic ranking 'amplifies divisive content'

3 years ago