For years, Apple, Google, Meta and others operated unfettered. But new laws and regulations have finally compelled them to make major shifts to their products and businesses.
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Barack Obama Takes On a New Role: Fighting Disinformation
The former president has embarked on a campaign to warn that the scourge of online falsehoods has eroded the foundations of democracy.
Canada to Require Tech Giants to Compensate News Publishers
The bill aims to compensate struggling news organizations, and follows similar moves by Europe and Australia.
E.U. Takes Aim at Big Tech’s Power With Landmark Digital Act
The Digital Markets Act is the most sweeping legislation to regulate tech since a European privacy law was passed in 2018.
How the West Marshaled a Stunning Show of Unity Against Russia
In a few frantic days, the West threw out the playbook it used for decades against the Kremlin and isolated Russia with unparalleled sanctions and penalties.
YouTube Removes Myanmar Military Channels
The video platform became the latest American internet giant to take down the military’s content since the coup last month.
Apple Reaches $2 Trillion, Punctuating Big Tech’s Grip
Apple is the first U.S. company to hit that value, a staggering ascent that began in the pandemic.
You Can’t Fight City Hall. But Maybe You Can Fight Google.
Faced with an array of opponents for its sensor-laden city of tomorrow in Toronto, a Google sibling has drastically dialed back plans. The critics now want the tech giant to quit altogether.
Toronto’s City of Tomorrow Is Scaled Back Amid Privacy Concerns
The overhaul envisioned by a sibling company of Google has been lauded for its innovations. It’s also been called a “corporate surveillance state.”
Trash-Picking Robots? Park Bench Monitors? Toronto Debates Tech Giant’s Waterfront Plans
Some see a high-tech city of the future on the shores of Lake Ontario. Others see Big Brother, privatized.