Europeans again raise the specter of breaking up Google
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EU to ask Google, others to publicly reveal ranking factors
According to a report from Reuters, the European Commission has proposed new rules that will require search engines, commerce sites and online platforms to explain how they rank results and to reveal why companies are penalized or removed from listings or results. The stated intention is to bring more transparency to these companies’ operations and
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Google’s antitrust infringement continues ‘unabated’, Google Shopping competitors tell European Commission
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In response to EU antitrust ruling, Google Shopping now shows ads from competing shopping engines
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Federal Election Commission proposal toughens political ads disclosure rules
The nature of political advertising is manipulation and deception. This was taken to extremes in 2016 as fake news and ads from outside actors and extremist groups sought to manipulate public opinion and influence the presidential election. Now, with Russia expected to meddle in the 2018 midterm elections, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) is considering
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Google, Getty Images enter a multi-year global licensing partnership
Late last week, Google parent Alphabet and Getty Images announced a sweeping partnership that effectively ends a long-standing copyright and antitrust dispute between Getty and Google, which was filed in early 2016. The newly announced deal was characterized by Getty as “a multi-year global licensing partnership, enabling Google to use Getty Images’ content within its
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India’s competition regulator fines Google $21.1 million for ‘search bias’ in travel results
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FCC repeals net neutrality by party line vote
As expected, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted 3 to 2 along party lines to repeal net neutrality. This happened despite widespread public opposition, comment fraud by repeal supporters and the last-minute request of Republican Sen. Susan Collins to delay the vote. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, a former Verizon lawyer, has mocked and called net
Investors anxious about Google traffic acquisition costs, which regulation could further increase
Google’s traffic acquisition costs (TAC) have been climbing. As Google’s ad revenues grow, so does the money it pays to partners and distributors. Investors are particularly sensitive to this issue. In response to investor questions, Alphabet CFO Ruth Porat explained recently that Google’s increasing traffic costs are partly about mobile and programmatic growth, which have
CSEs will compete head-on with Google Shopping in EU search results
Ads from Comparison Shopping Engines will start appearing in Google Shopping results on September 27, 2017. In response to the European Commission’s antitrust ruling — and record $2.7 billion fine — against Google for favoring its own content, the search giant is making some changes to the way it handles Google Shopping results in the
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