YouTube settlement with FTC includes $170M fine, changes to how it monetizes children’s conten
YouTube has reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission and New York attorney general for allegedly violating the Children’s...
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Class-action lawsuit accuses Google of improperly withholding refunds for ad fraud
In 2017, Google agreed to provide refunds to selected advertisers using DoubleClick Bid Manager (now called Display & Video 360) where...
Google’s Chrome will change cross-site cookie handling, ‘aggressively’ tackle fing
As expected, Google announced coming changes to the way its Chrome browser handles cookies and addresses fingerprinting on Tuesday at its...
Google decision to yank comments from webmaster blog highlights user-generated content challenges
On Friday, Google announced it was turning off comments on its Webmaster Central Blog, the site that provides news and updates for...
Cheetah Mobile and another Chinese firm accused of mobile ad download fraud
Mobile ad fraud is a growth industry. According to a Q1 2018 report (.pdf) from AppsFlyer, “mobile app marketers were exposed to 30...
Google lets users delete search data & control ad settings from Google Search page
Google updated its user privacy controls on Wednesday, allowing users to delete their search activity — and control the ads the see —...
As Google opts out of Senate Intelligence hearings, group sets up Google account posing as Russian t
While Google was conspicuously absent from a Select Intelligence Committee hearing on Wednesday, a research group announced it had once...
US market becoming a smartphone duopoly
Last week, Google received the largest antitrust fine ever imposed by the European Commission (EC). At the highest level, that fine is...
FTC says it will take a ‘close look’ at EU antitrust fine against Google
Mark Van Scyoc / Shutterstock.com Following today’s record antitrust fine imposed on Google parent Alphabet in Europe, US Federal Trade...
Third-party app store owner files EU complaint about being blocked by Google
As the European Commission (EC) reportedly prepares to slap Google with another multibillion-dollar antitrust fine over its requirements...
Report: Second big EU antitrust fine against Google coming next week
Reports out today from the The Washington Post and Reuters say that the European Commission (EC) is readying a second multibillion-euro...
Yelp asks Europe to take new antitrust action against Google
According to the Financial Times (paywall), Yelp has formally complained to the European Commission (EC) that Google “abused its...
Report: Google Home beats Amazon Alexa in Q1 global device shipments
According to a new quarterly tracking estimate from Canalys, Google shipped more smart speakers in Q1 2018 than Amazon. Globally, the...
60 Minutes segment: Google is a monopoly without question
In last night’s widely anticipated “60 Minutes” segment on Google, the program asks, “How Did Google Get So Big?” The answer the...
Australian privacy regulators examining Google’s Android location-data collection
European privacy moves are having a ripple effect around the globe. Reuters reported earlier today that Google now faces an investigation...
YouTube ads found on extremist content channels, reigniting company’s brand safety issues
After spending more than a year convincing brands it was addressing its brand safety problems, YouTube is under fire again for showing...
Oracle’s $9 billion Java lawsuit against Google back from the dead
Oracle’s suit against Google has been brought back to life by a federal appeals court. The underlying lawsuit involved Google’s...
Apple HomePod gets mixed reviews, Nest returns to Google
The battle for the smart home is well underway, triggered by the advent of smart speakers. Apple’s entry, HomePod, will finally be...
Report: Google to reabsorb Nest to better compete with Amazon in smart home market
According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, Google is considering bringing its smart home device unit, Nest, back under the Google...
YouTube launches ticket sales partnership with Ticketmaster in the US
YouTube has partnered with Ticketmaster, making it possible for artists to include upcoming concert tour dates within their music videos....
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