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    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      News in-depthTikTok Inc
      TikTok caught in US-China battle over its powerful algorithm

      Chinese parent company ByteDance stuck between legal manoeuvres aimed at controlling video app’s future

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Inside BusinessJavier Espinoza
      Data rises up the EU antitrust agenda

      Regulators believe more action is needed when reviewing mergers and acquisitions

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      TikTok Inc
      TikTok introduces European data measures amid security concerns

      Chinese-owned social media app is facing pressure from governments worldwide

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      Twitter Inc
      EU tells Elon Musk to hire more staff to moderate Twitter

      Regulators are concerned that platform aims to use more volunteers and artificial intelligence to monitor content

    • Friday, 3 March, 2023
      The Big Read
      Can TikTok convince the world it is not a tool for China?

      Facing new restrictions and calls to be banned in the US and Europe, the popular app faces a fight for its future

    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
      EU tech regulation
      Brussels focuses Apple probe on app restrictions

      Antitrust investigation to look at how tech giant deals with subscription information from streaming services such as Spotify

    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
      Technology sector
      US Supreme Court considers scope of liability for internet publishers

      Justices hear arguments on law that shields tech platforms from liability for content published on their sites

    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Generative AI should make haste slowly

      With care, the latest technology frenzy can be used for creative and productive ends

    • Wednesday, 15 February, 2023
      Amazon.com
      EU set to investigate Amazon’s $1.7bn purchase of Roomba-maker

      Regulators have privacy concerns over acquisition of iRobot in sign of growing scrutiny of Big Tech dealmaking

    • Friday, 10 February, 2023
      Lex
      Apple/Google: Japan’s regulators focus on high app store fees Premium content

      Companies that top the list of Japan’s app downloads will gain from the added scrutiny

    • Monday, 6 February, 2023
      Rana Foroohar
      Letting the public decide is key to Big Tech regulation

      The US Department of Justice is insisting that its new Google suit be tried by a jury

    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      LexAlphabet Inc
      Google: DoJ opens new front in the battle to restrain oligopolies Premium content

      Search giant’s grip over online ad market has slipped

    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      Google LLC
      US sues Google over its digital ad ‘dominance’

      Federal and state authorities say Big Tech company has used its huge market power to suppress competition

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      Helen Thomas
      Where the UK’s ‘world-leading’ online rules lost their way

      What is left looks like a regulatory hodgepodge, something that parliament could yet address

    • Sunday, 15 January, 2023
      News in-depthSocial Media
      Social media platforms brace for hit to user numbers from age checks

      UK’s Online Safety Bill requires stronger age verification measures for platforms including TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      Culture secretary examines plans to punish tech bosses over online harms

      More than 40 Tory rebels MP support amendment to child protection bill but companies warn of risk to free speech

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Sunak faces potential rebellion over online harms bill

      Tory backbenchers want tougher sanctions on tech bosses who fail to protect children from harmful content

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      The Big Read
      How Germany became Europe’s leading Big Tech trust buster

      While EU regulators slowly roll out their own enforcement mechanism, Berlin is already holding gatekeepers to account

    • Sunday, 8 January, 2023
      Marietje Schaake
      US regulatory action on the tech sector may come too late — or not at all

      New EU laws could set an example to Washington in reining in social media platforms, AI and crypto

    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
      Meta Platforms
      Meta fined almost €400mn over EU privacy rule violations

      Decision could also force changes to how Facebook and Instagram owner leverages user data for adverts

    • Tuesday, 3 January, 2023
      Google LLC
      Google develops free terrorism moderation tool for smaller websites

      US tech group’s Jigsaw division leads initiative as UK and EU introduce tough laws to police online content

    • Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
      EU tech regulation
      Amazon agrees deal with EU to end long-running data probes

      US ecommerce giant’s compliance represents win for European efforts to rein in Big Tech

    • Monday, 19 December, 2022
      Stephen Bush
      Elon Musk’s excesses are a test for global regulators

      Twitter might not matter that much, but policymakers cannot ignore the implications of the CEO’s behaviour

    • Tuesday, 13 December, 2022
      Twitter Inc
      Twitter disbands safety council in wake of member resignations

      Musk’s social media group says it will move ‘faster and more aggressively’ to tackle harmful behaviour

    • Thursday, 8 December, 2022
      Activision Blizzard Inc
      FTC sues to block Microsoft’s $75bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard

      US antitrust regulator says proposed deal would let tech group suppress competition in gaming

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