Month: September 29, 2019 at 10:04 PM

Google will remove news previews from search results in France, to avoid paying publishers

Political manipulation becoming ‘pervasive’ on social media, report warns

YUBO: “We set limits and make users accountable for their behaviour”

Uber is again denied a full license in London, granted only two-month extension

EU high court rules that its ‘right to be forgotten’ law applies only to European search results

Google says it will seek explicit permission to store and review voice recordings

Macron announces €5 billion in funds to develop tech startups

Google invests €3 billion to expand data centers in Europe, with a focus on clean energy

New BBC app aims to help children develop a healthy digital life

Facebook reveals plan to establish independent oversight board to moderate content

Google will pay France €1 billion to end years-long tax probe

US lawmakers step up antitrust inquiry, demanding documents from tech giants

France says it will block Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency in the EU

EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager will serve another term, with expanded powers to regulate tech companies

Despite billions in sales, Amazon Europe received €241m in tax credits last year

US states launch antitrust probes targeting Facebook and Google

Hundreds of millions of Facebook users have had their phone numbers leaked

Europe’s mental health websites are selling sensitive​ user data to advertisers

King’s Cross developers halt use of facial recognition technology

The BBC will launch its own digital voice assistant, called ‘Beeb’