Tag: Google

Big tech’s misinformation takedowns plummet in Australia

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
US tech giants’ removal of misinformation in Australia plummeted last year, new transparency data shows, with platforms like Facebook and YouTube taking down tens of thousands less posts and...

Google says it will appeal online search antitrust decision

Posted on   |  by Rishabh Jaiswal
Alphabet’s Google on Saturday said it will appeal an antitrust decision under which a federal judge proposed less aggressive ways to restore online search competition than the 10-year regime...

Google facing adtech class action from local businesses

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Google is facing a class action from Australian businesses over the fees it charges for advertising technology, after regulators around the world started closing in on the US tech...

US seeks breakup of Google’s adtech products after ruling

Posted on   |  by Abinaya Vijayaraghavan
The US Department of Justice has proposed that Alphabet’s Google divest its AdX advertising marketplace and ad server DFP, a court filing showed on Monday (Tuesday AEST), after a...

Health dept sticks with big three multi-cloud

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal Health department will continue migrating on-premise systems to Amazon Web Services after striking a new $22 million three-year hosting deal with the US hyperscaler through its opaque...

Google backtracks on cookies, again

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Google has backflipped on a promise to allow users to easily opt out of third-party cookies in its market leading browser, announcing overnight it will not introduce the standalone...

Google could use AI to extend search monopoly, DOJ says

Posted on   |  by Jody Godoy
Alphabet’s Google needs strong measures imposed on it to prevent it from using its artificial intelligence products to extend its dominance in online search, a US Department of Justice...

US court rules Google holds illegal monopolies in adtech

Posted on   |  by Jody Godoy and Zaheer Kachwala
Alphabet’s Google illegally dominates two markets for online advertising technology, a judge in the US has ruled, dealing another blow to the tech giant and paving the way for...