Alphabet’s Google faced a call on Wednesday for additional investigations into its compliance with landmark European Union rules aimed at reining in Big Tech. Privacy-focused internet search engine DuckDuckGowhich research company Statista said had a global market share of 0.54 percent in January this year, urged the European Commission to open three additional investigations. Under … Read more
Elon Musk’s X social media platform is unlikely to be subjected to landmark EU tech rules which aim to rein in the power of Big Tech because it does not meet the rules’ gatekeeper criteria, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday. The European Commission in May opened an investigation into … Read more
More than 20 price comparison websites across Europe on Wednesday criticised Google’s proposed changes to its search results, saying they still fail to comply with EU tech rules and urged regulators to impose charges against the Alphabet unit. Google has been discussing with the comparison sites, hotels, airlines, restaurants and retailers for more than a … Read more
Alphabet unit Google is set to be charged with breaching EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech after proposed changes to its search results failed to address the EU antitrust regulator’s concerns and those of its rivals, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The move by the European Commission … Read more
Apple is set to stave off a possible fine and an EU order over its browser options on iPhones after it made changes to comply with landmark EU rules aimed at reining in Big Tech, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. The European Commission, which launched an investigation in March last … Read more