French Politician’s Blast Google Following the Law as “Unacceptable” Drew Wilson | September 29, 2019 In a move to comply with Europe’s Link Tax, Google France deleted news snippets. The perfectly legal move is being blasted by French politicians as “unacceptable”.
Publishers Considers Anti-Trust Action Over Google Following the Law Drew Wilson | September 28, 2019 French and German publishers are teaming up, calling Google following the law a violation of competition laws. They doubled down on their “blackmail” comments.
History Repeats Itself: Google France Deletes Snippets Over Link Tax Drew Wilson | September 27, 2019 Experts and observers cautioned against the Link Tax. Google warned of the consequences. Publishers didn’t listen. Now, Google acted.
Proposed Smart City in Toronto Raises Privacy Concerns Drew Wilson | July 9, 2019 Google’s SideWalk Labs is eyeing Toronto as part of its effort to bring so-called “Smart Cities” to North America. Privacy concerns, however, are being raised.
Freezenet’s Official Podcast: March 2019: #RIPInternet Drew Wilson | April 12, 2019 In this fifth episode of the Freezenet official podcast, we check out the news and reviews for the month of March. #RIPInternet
Google Hit With €1.49 Billion Fine for Anti-Trust Violations Drew Wilson | March 20, 2019 Some more bad news for Google. This time, the Adsense service is the focus of a €1.49 billion fine for anti-trust violations.
Google’s Article 11 Compliant News Service Shows 45% Drop in Traffic Drew Wilson | February 15, 2019 In a rather timely update, Google says that its Article 11 compliant news service saw a 45% drop in traffic.
Google Fined $57 Million for Privacy Violations, but Google Appeals Drew Wilson | January 28, 2019 France’s privacy watchdog has issued a fine worth about $57 million for privacy violations. In response, Google has appealed the fine.
Google Considers Killing Google News in Europe Over Article 11 Drew Wilson | January 27, 2019 The debate over article 11 and article 13 continues. Now Google is considering dropping Google news because of the link tax.
Google Tests New Article 11 Compliant News Service Drew Wilson | January 22, 2019 As article 11 gets closer and closer to the next vote, Google is taking no chances and testing a legally compliant version of their search results.
