Fahad HSep 4, 20193 min readYouTube settlement with FTC includes $170M fine, changes to how it monetizes children’s contenYouTube has reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission and New York attorney general for allegedly violating the Children’s...
Fahad HMay 17, 20192 min readClass-action lawsuit accuses Google of improperly withholding refunds for ad fraudIn 2017, Google agreed to provide refunds to selected advertisers using DoubleClick Bid Manager (now called Display & Video 360) where...
Fahad HMay 8, 20193 min readGoogle’s Chrome will change cross-site cookie handling, ‘aggressively’ tackle fingAs expected, Google announced coming changes to the way its Chrome browser handles cookies and addresses fingerprinting on Tuesday at its...
Fahad HJan 14, 20192 min readGoogle decision to yank comments from webmaster blog highlights user-generated content challengesOn Friday, Google announced it was turning off comments on its Webmaster Central Blog, the site that provides news and updates for...
Fahad HNov 27, 20182 min readCheetah Mobile and another Chinese firm accused of mobile ad download fraudMobile ad fraud is a growth industry. According to a Q1 2018 report (.pdf) from AppsFlyer, “mobile app marketers were exposed to 30...
Fahad HOct 24, 20182 min readGoogle lets users delete search data & control ad settings from Google Search pageGoogle updated its user privacy controls on Wednesday, allowing users to delete their search activity — and control the ads the see —...
Fahad HSep 6, 20183 min readAs Google opts out of Senate Intelligence hearings, group sets up Google account posing as Russian tWhile Google was conspicuously absent from a Select Intelligence Committee hearing on Wednesday, a research group announced it had once...
Fahad HJul 23, 20182 min readUS market becoming a smartphone duopolyLast week, Google received the largest antitrust fine ever imposed by the European Commission (EC). At the highest level, that fine is...
Fahad HJul 18, 20182 min readFTC says it will take a ‘close look’ at EU antitrust fine against GoogleMark Van Scyoc / Shutterstock.com Following today’s record antitrust fine imposed on Google parent Alphabet in Europe, US Federal Trade...
Fahad HJul 12, 20181 min readThird-party app store owner files EU complaint about being blocked by GoogleAs the European Commission (EC) reportedly prepares to slap Google with another multibillion-dollar antitrust fine over its requirements...
Fahad HJul 9, 20182 min readReport: Second big EU antitrust fine against Google coming next weekReports out today from the The Washington Post and Reuters say that the European Commission (EC) is readying a second multibillion-euro...
Fahad HMay 24, 20182 min readYelp asks Europe to take new antitrust action against GoogleAccording to the Financial Times (paywall), Yelp has formally complained to the European Commission (EC) that Google “abused its...
Fahad HMay 23, 20181 min readReport: Google Home beats Amazon Alexa in Q1 global device shipmentsAccording to a new quarterly tracking estimate from Canalys, Google shipped more smart speakers in Q1 2018 than Amazon. Globally, the...
Fahad HMay 21, 20182 min read60 Minutes segment: Google is a monopoly without questionIn last night’s widely anticipated “60 Minutes” segment on Google, the program asks, “How Did Google Get So Big?” The answer the...
Fahad HMay 15, 20182 min readAustralian privacy regulators examining Google’s Android location-data collectionEuropean privacy moves are having a ripple effect around the globe. Reuters reported earlier today that Google now faces an investigation...
Fahad HApr 20, 20183 min readYouTube ads found on extremist content channels, reigniting company’s brand safety issuesAfter spending more than a year convincing brands it was addressing its brand safety problems, YouTube is under fire again for showing...
Fahad HMar 27, 20181 min readOracle’s $9 billion Java lawsuit against Google back from the deadOracle’s suit against Google has been brought back to life by a federal appeals court. The underlying lawsuit involved Google’s...
Fahad HFeb 8, 20182 min readApple HomePod gets mixed reviews, Nest returns to GoogleThe battle for the smart home is well underway, triggered by the advent of smart speakers. Apple’s entry, HomePod, will finally be...
Fahad HNov 30, 20172 min readReport: Google to reabsorb Nest to better compete with Amazon in smart home marketAccording to a report in The Wall Street Journal, Google is considering bringing its smart home device unit, Nest, back under the Google...
Fahad HNov 15, 20171 min readYouTube launches ticket sales partnership with Ticketmaster in the USYouTube has partnered with Ticketmaster, making it possible for artists to include upcoming concert tour dates within their music videos....
