The antitrust backlash against Big Tech is playing out in places not known as regulatory hotbeds.
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American Internet Giants Hit Back at Hong Kong Doxxing Law
A trade group representing Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple and others said changes to a Hong Kong privacy law could stop firms from providing services in the city.
Prominent Women Call for Tech Giants to Act Against Online Harassment
The signatories included the tennis champion Billie Jean King, and the actors Thandiwe Newton, Ashley Judd and Emma Watson.
Google Facing Fresh E.U. Inquiry Over Ad Technology
The bloc’s investigation, which takes aim at the heart of Google’s business model, is part of a push to regulate the world’s largest technology companies.
India’s ‘Ugliest’ Language? Google’s Answer, Kannada, Drew a Backlash
A Google fact box singled out Kannada, a language spoken in the country’s south. The faux pas highlights the algorithm’s fallibility.
India’s ‘Ugliest’ Language? Google Had an Answer (and Drew a Backlash).
A Google fact box singled out Kannada, a language spoken in the country’s south. The faux pas highlights the algorithm’s fallibility.
Russia Raises Heat on Twitter, Google and Facebook in Online Crackdown
Its campaign is part of a global wave of actions by governments that are testing how far they can go to control online speech.
Russia Says It Is Slowing Access to Twitter
Moscow accused the social network of failing to remove content it deemed illegal. Soon after, a raft of government websites suffered a short outage.
What’s Really Behind Corporate Promises on Climate Change?
Many big businesses have not set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Others have weak goals.
Australia Reacts to a Facebook Without News
Greed, government, the “big technos” and worries about Betoota