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Yelp to Congress: Don’t investigate Google without looking at search
The reviews site wants to stop Google's "self-preferencing" in the local SERP....
New local SERP live in Europe
Branded directory buttons are being displayed above the map....
The state of tracking and data privacy in 2020
Here's where search marketers find themselves in the current entanglement of data and privacy and where we can expect it to go from...
Justice Department homing in on Google Ad Manager in antitrust probe
The feds are interviewing publishers and ad-tech rivals about whether Google has too much control "over the monetization of digital content."...
DuckDuckGo has other ideas for Google’s EU search choice screen
The changes include more search engine options and an introductory screen aimed at reducing...
DuckDuckGo, Info.com crowd out Bing in Google’s Android search options
The auction results are in: Bing will only appear in the UK, but DuckDuckGo and Info.com will be choices in all...
French regulator fines Google $166 million for ‘brutal’ ad suspensions
Google says it was protecting the French public from deceptive websites....
Privacy-focused, rewarded ads browser Brave tops 10M monthly active users
MAUs have doubled in the past...
Genius sues Google and LyricFind for more than $50 million in damages
The company alleges breach of contract, unfair competition and lost ad revenue....
More EU antitrust heat for Google (and Facebook) over data collection
In a separate matter, 41 shopping comparison sites want the European Commission to further penalize Google in shopping search....
Google Ads intros ‘restricted data processing’ capability for CCPA compliance
Here's how to enable restricted data processing measures in Google Ads, Google Analytics and Firebase...
European antitrust chief says Google’s auction-based shopping remedy not working
Margrethe Vestager may require Google to make additional changes in the...
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....
Why machine learning means proactive loyalty fraud prevention
Loyalty programs are big business for companies and a key target for fraudsters. Don't just wait for a hacker's attack before...
SEO best practices support ADA compliance for digital accessibility
Collaboration among SEOs, web developers and content teams are needed to ensure websites are compliant with the standards of accessible...
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....
Does the 9th Circuit’s decision in HiQ vs. LinkedIn open the floodgates to scraping?
The case may still be reheard or appealed but it appears to be a broad ruling in favor of "the open internet."...
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 offer mandated ‘search choice’ to EU Android users in 2020
However, use of an auction for inclusion on the choice screen has some search rivals complaining....