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UK local SEO firm Movette shut down by regulators for deceptive sales practices

Almost everyone, it seems, has received one: a call falsely claiming that your business listing on Google is about to expire. Many people also receive deceptive robocalls from marketing companies claiming to represent or be authorized by Google. One such UK-based company, Movette, was just shut down by regulators for using fraudulent tactics to sell […]

European regulators turning up the heat on Facebook, other social sites to modify terms

Channel: Social Media Marketing, Facebook, Facebook: Business Issues, Facebook: Legal, Legal, Legal: Privacy, SEO BLOG, Social media marketing / Good To SEO

Google’s recent $2.7 billion antitrust fine in Europe had a material impact on its quarterly earnings. The possibility of additional fines facing Google and its rivals raises the stakes in Europe for US internet companies seen to be in violation of European privacy or competition rules. These are the two fronts that European regulators are addressing:

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