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Yelps says Google trying to bring back ‘discredited’ shopping antitrust remedy
Company says the approach only delivers marginally better traffic to competitors' sites....
Google lobs invective at EU Copyright Directive
SVP Kent Walker urges changes in language ahead of ratification....
EU copyright directive poised to become law, includes licensing fees for search engines
Controversial 'link tax' and content filtering provisions part of the final language of the Directive....
No surprise: Clicks plummet when images, article info stripped from news results in SERP
Google sought to show potential 'unintended consequences' of new copyright rules that require fees when content is shown in search results....
Small business scammer shut down by Google lawsuit
Defendant firm had falsely represented that it was acting on behalf of Google....
Google ordered to submit search index to state sponsorship in Russia
Google has a 45 percent search market share in Russia, second only to Yandex....
EU copyright directive nearing final form as Google tests stripped-down news SERPs
Once the language is finalized, each member state will need to ratify the directive....
Google may be headed for victory in EU right-to-be-forgotten indexing appeal
The top legal advisor for the European Court of Justice has recommended that delisting under RTBF not extend outside the EU....
Report: EU antitrust unit exploring broader local search complaint against Google
The focus now moves to travel, hotels and restaurants....
Verdict is in for CEO involved in forging court order over reputation attack
This case highlights the lack of protection and justice available for online defamation victims from Google and other tech...
Antitrust, data and consumer privacy will take center stage at new FTC hearings
Will they lead to a new Google investigation, more Facebook...
Google axes political ads in Washington state, LinkedIn does it globally
New campaign finance rules require near real-time disclosure of data....
EU’s disruptive ‘copyright reform’ moves closer to passage
Legislation seeks to clean up copyright but also to subsidize traditional media at the expense of internet companies....
Yelp-led group’s new video appeals to Google employees to advocate for internal change
Video makes argument that Google is doing anti-competitive things in local search...
Yelp asks Europe to take new antitrust action against Google
Complaint to European Commission applies the logic of the Shopping Search case to local search....
Google rolls out new ID requirements for US political ads
Due to increased scrutiny of how these ads affect users and voters, company says more transparency intiatives are to...
Google involved in Supreme Court case that may change class-action damages awards
The question before the court involves 'cy-près' and whether it was OK for plaintiffs' attorneys to allocate settlement money to their own law...
Google loses ‘right to be forgotten’ case in UK High Court
Decision likely to spark other appeals to courts by those denied de-listing....
Europeans again raise the specter of breaking up Google
More of a bargaining position, it's extremely unlikely to actually happen....
Report: EU to ask Google, others to publicly reveal ranking factors
Proposed rules are designed to redress the “superior bargaining power” of the large internet brands....