Texas announces a multi-state antitrust suit against Google

Posted on 16/12/2020 by Engadget

Texas has kicked off the latest in a slew of legal actions against major tech companies. The state's attorney general, Ken Paxton, said Texas is filing a "multi-state lawsuit against Google for anti-competitive conduct, exclusionary practices and dec...

Facebook runs full-page newspaper ads to attack iOS 14 privacy changes

Posted on 16/12/2020 by Engadget

Facebook is using full-page newspaper ads to criticize an upcoming Apple policy that will give iPhone and iPad customer the choice over whether advertisers can track them. The company claims in its advertisement that it’s “standing up to Apple for sm...

FTC demands Amazon, Facebook and others explain their privacy practices

Posted on 14/12/2020 by Engadget

The Federal Trade Commission has ordered nine social media and video streaming companies to provide details about their privacy practices, including how they collect and use personal information. It has also asked Amazon, TikTok owner ByteDance, Disc...

Google will let you limit YouTube ads for booze and gambling

Posted on 10/12/2020 by Engadget

Google is introducing new advertising settings that allow users to see fewer ads related to gambling and alcohol. The feature will be available on YouTube within the US first, but will also eventually be available for all Google ads as well. The comp...

Google will lift its ban on election ads this Thursday

Posted on 09/12/2020 by Engadget

Google will end its ban on election-related ads on Thursday, it confirmed to Engadget. The company has prohibited such ads since November 3rd, when US presidential election polls closed. Axios first reported on Google lifting its suspension of ads th...

The UK is creating a new agency to regulate Big Tech

Posted on 27/11/2020 by Engadget

The UK plans to create a new agency to regulate large tech companies such as Google and Facebook. Starting in April 2021, the newly minted Digital Markets Unit (DMU), which will be a part of the country’s existing Competition and Markets Authority (C...

Facebook and Google indefinitely extend their ban on political ads

Posted on 11/11/2020 by Engadget

With the fallout of the US presidential election set to rumble on for who knows how long, Facebook and Google's bans on political advertising are still in effect. The companies previously said their respective pauses on such ads would last for at lea...

Spotify’s latest acquisition will expand its ads tech to third-party podcasts

Posted on 10/11/2020 by Engadget

Spotify is still determined to reign supreme in podcasts, and that means putting more ads in podcasts — like it or not. The company has acquired podcast platform heavyweight Megaphone with the aim of making Spotify’s ad insertion tech available to th...

The Trump campaign is testing the limits of Facebook’s election ad rules

Posted on 27/10/2020 by Engadget

Facebook recently imposed stricter rules for political ads prior to the election. The company isn’t accepting new political ads, and has said that it won’t allow candidates to run ads that prematurely declare victory.Now Donald Trump is putting those...

Google will temporarily ban election ads after polls close