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Senate bill seeks to compel tech giants to offer ‘unfiltered’ versions of their content
The 'Filter Bubble Transparency Act' would apply to websites and mobile apps....
Google won’t pay French publishers copyright fees, will limit content in search results instead
Publishers will need to give explicit consent to Google to show more of their content, says the company....
In a victory for speech, EU’s top court sides with Google in right to be forgotten case
A decision in favor of French regulators might have set a difficult precedent....
Nearly 50 states’ attorneys general join in antitrust investigation of Google
Facebook is also being investigated in another multistate action lead by New York....
Ecosia says it will boycott ‘search choice’ auction on Android in Europe
Will other European search engines also reject Google's antitrust remedy?...
Google to add attribution to licensed lyrics providers
Google responds to the allegations that it scraped Genius lyrics without paying for that...
Google allegedly caught scraping lyrics from Genius
Lyrics site Genius used Morse code to catch Google 'red...
New European Google local SERPs prompt users to ‘find results on’ other sites
Google appears to be trying to prevent a formal local search antitrust...
Google to offer browser, search-app choices in Android Europe set-up flow
Users will be asked to choose from among five search and browser apps in randomized...
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...