Tag: US tech companies

Categories Op-ed

The new media elite will stop at nothing to protect their profits. They’re rapacious monopolists, and we are their food

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The likes of Facebook & Google are spending tens of millions on lobbying and buying up government insiders. We need to call their bluff and bring in controls over their ever-growing financial and networked empires. … Read More >The new media elite will stop at nothing to protect their profits. They’re rapacious monopolists, and we are their food

Categories Business

Facebook Reportedly Catered to Advertisers via Secret ‘Councils’ to Keep Them Loyal

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Over 1,000 advertisers, including major brands like Coca-Cola, Unilever, Pfizer, Target, Microsoft, and Ford, have cancelled their partnership with the social media platform over its alleged inability to handle hate speech issues by effectively removing content that is deemed offensive. … Read More >Facebook Reportedly Catered to Advertisers via Secret ‘Councils’ to Keep Them Loyal

Categories EU

EU officials point finger at US tech companies for ‘imposing’ standards on Covid-19 apps, call for more ‘digital sovereignty’

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Top digital officials in Europe have criticized US tech giants for “imposing” standards on Covid-19 tracing apps and called for Europe to wean itself off its reliance on foreign technology companies. … Read More >EU officials point finger at US tech companies for ‘imposing’ standards on Covid-19 apps, call for more ‘digital sovereignty’

Categories Op-ed

Dystopian and disturbing: Big Tech censorship lumps together conspiracy loons and proper scientists

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YouTube has set itself up as the world’s thought police over Covid-19 and is shutting down the voices of highly respected experts. This has dangerous consequences for us all, as scepticism and questioning gets us closer to truth. … Read More >Dystopian and disturbing: Big Tech censorship lumps together conspiracy loons and proper scientists

Categories Business

Huawei says it’s fighting for ‘survival’ as Washington cuts off global chip suppliers

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Chinese technology giant Huawei said on Monday that its business will “inevitably be impacted” by a new US regulation aiming to limit chip exports to the firm. It added that it “categorically opposes” Washington’s latest move. … Read More >Huawei says it’s fighting for ‘survival’ as Washington cuts off global chip suppliers

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Between a rock and a hard place: UK trying to balance between China & US over Huawei’s 5G rollout

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America’s top cyber-security official has asked Britain to reconsider its decision on Huawei’s 5G access. Washington’s behavior is “absolutely paternalistic,” says Hilary Fordwich of the British-American Business Association. … Read More >Between a rock and a hard place: UK trying to balance between China & US over Huawei’s 5G rollout