Facebook says it will pay $1B over 3 years to news industry
Facebook, following in Google’s footsteps, says it plans to invest $1 billion to “support the news industry” over the next three years.
Australia to amend laws to make Google and Facebook pay
Australia’s government said on Tuesday it will amend draft laws that would make Google and Facebook pay for news to clarify that publishers would be paid in lump sums rather than per click on news article links.
Apple CEO escalates battle with Facebook over online privacy
Apple CEO Tim Cook fired off a series of thinly veiled shots at Facebook and other social media companies Thursday, escalating an online privacy battle pitting the iPhone maker against digital services that depend on tracking people to help sell ads.
Apple to crack down on tracking iPhone users in early spring
Apple says it will roll out a new privacy control in the spring to prevent iPhone apps from secretly shadowing people. The delay in its anticipated rollout aims to placate Facebook and other digital services that depend on such data surveillance to help sell ads.
Selena Gomez: Big Tech ‘cashing in from evil’
Hours after an angry mob of Trump supporters took control of the U.S. Capitol in a violent insurrection, Selena Gomez laid much of the blame at the feet of Big Tech.
YouTube suspends Trump’s channel for at least a week
YouTube has suspended U.S. President Donald Trump’s channel for at least a week amid concerns over “ongoing potential for violence,” making it the latest platform to limit the president’s online activities.
Gmail, YouTube down briefly as Google suffers outage
Google users in the U.S., Europe, India and other parts of the world were briefly unable to access their Gmail accounts, watch YouTube videos or get to their online documents during an outage Monday.
Google launches mobile operating system of Android 11
Google announced the launch of Android 11, the latest version of its mobile operating system on Tuesday.
Google says Australians could lose free search services
Google warned on Monday that the Australian government’s plan to make digital giants pay for news content threatens users’ free services in Australia.
Google to invest $10 bn in India
Google has announced to invest $10 billion to help gear up India’s transition to a digital economy in the next five to seven years, reports AP.