Tag: Big Tech

EU cloud rules to curb Big Tech’s access to strategic tenders

Posted on   |  by Foo Yun Chee and Toby Sterling
The European Union plans to propose strict criteria for cloud computing services in highly critical state tenders that could exclude Amazon, Microsoft and Google from such projects, according to...

Big Tech dodges strict digital rules in EU overhaul, sources say

Posted on   |  by Foo Yun Chee
Alphabet’s Google, Meta Platforms, Netflix, Microsoft and Amazon will not face heavy-handed regulations in Europe’s digital rule overhaul despite calls from telecoms companies, people with direct knowledge of the...

Govt moves ahead with digital duty of care

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Big Tech platforms will be legally required to manage harms to users before they occur under a new digital duty of care that moved to public consultation on Friday,...

Misinformation now a public safety crisis: Maria Ressa

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Information integrity should be treated with the same seriousness as food safety or air quality, Nobel laureate Maria Ressa told the National Press Club on Monday, warning that unchecked...

Trump threatens more tariffs for countries with digital taxes

Posted on   |  by Kanishka Singh
US President Donald Trump has ramped up threats against countries that have digital taxes, promising “subsequent additional tariffs” on their goods if those nations do not remove such legislation....

Tech giants step up opposition to digital competition regime

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Big Tech giants have ratcheted up opposition to Australia’s proposed digital competition regime under the cover of the Albanese government’s productivity push, arguing the new rules will hurt business...