Categories Russia Apple & Google delete Navalny’s ‘Smart Voting’ app after top Russian officials accuse US tech giants of ‘election interference’ Posted on Posted onSeptember 18, 2021September 18, 2021By Editor An online tactical voting initiative backed by jailed campaigner Alexey Navalny has been removed from app stores on the eve of Russia’s parliamentary elections, after Moscow hit out at tech firms it says were circumventing a ban. … Read More >Apple & Google delete Navalny’s ‘Smart Voting’ app after top Russian officials accuse US tech giants of ‘election interference’
Categories Russia Russia’s parliament threatens to increase fines for American tech giants after Google fails to comply with country’s internet laws Posted on Posted onSeptember 17, 2021September 17, 2021By Editor Russia’s State Duma has threatened to increase penalties for IT companies if they continue to ignore the injunctions of the country’s media watchdog Roskomnadzor. In recent weeks, Google, Facebook and Twitter have all been fined. … Read More >Russia’s parliament threatens to increase fines for American tech giants after Google fails to comply with country’s internet laws
Categories Russia Google’s Moscow office raided by bailiffs looking to collect $400k in fines… but lawyers say they must go to US to get the money Posted on Posted onSeptember 17, 2021September 17, 2021By Editor The Moscow office of American tech giant Google was visited on Monday by bailiffs seeking to collect millions of rubles in fines issued by Russian courts for various violations of the country’s laws, it was revealed on Tuesday. … Read More >Google’s Moscow office raided by bailiffs looking to collect $400k in fines… but lawyers say they must go to US to get the money
Categories Russia Moscow summons US ambassador over ‘meddling’ in Russian elections, accuses Americans of being ‘detached from reality’ in reaction Posted on Posted onSeptember 11, 2021September 11, 2021By Editor Moscow has “irrefutable evidence” of American tech giants breaking Russian law, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, on Friday, as it summoned the US Ambassador, John Sullivan, to tell him it won’t tolerate election interference. … Read More >Moscow summons US ambassador over ‘meddling’ in Russian elections, accuses Americans of being ‘detached from reality’ in reaction
Categories EU Google appeals France’s ‘disproportionate’ €500mn fine in copyright row Posted on Posted onSeptember 9, 2021September 9, 2021By Editor Google has announced that it is appealing the “disproportionate” €500 ($591) million fine imposed upon it by the French competition authority, which accused the US internet giant of not respecting copyright rules. … Read More >Google appeals France’s ‘disproportionate’ €500mn fine in copyright row
Categories EU Google, Facebook & Microsoft top EU lobbying spending amid clampdown on Big Tech’s powers by Brussels – study Posted on Posted onSeptember 8, 2021September 8, 2021By Editor Tech firms have allocated almost €100 million to lobby the EU over the past year in an attempt to counter new tough laws regulating their activities, with Google, Facebook and Microsoft laying out the most cash, a study has found. … Read More >Google, Facebook & Microsoft top EU lobbying spending amid clampdown on Big Tech’s powers by Brussels – study
Categories Russia ‘Dystopian nightmare’: Russian tech billionaire Durov slams America’s Apple & Google for ‘censoring’ information on the internet Posted on Posted onSeptember 1, 2021September 1, 2021By Editor Two of the world’s largest corporations, American tech giants Apple and Google, are actively censoring information disseminated to the public. That’s according to Pavel Durov, the Russian founder of the Telegram Messenger app. … Read More >‘Dystopian nightmare’: Russian tech billionaire Durov slams America’s Apple & Google for ‘censoring’ information on the internet
Categories Shows On Contact: The fight to free knowledge Posted on Posted onAugust 6, 2021August 6, 2021By Editor On the show this week, Chris Hedges discusses censorship and new digital media with Peter B. Kaufman, author and program manager at MIT Learning Center. … Read More >On Contact: The fight to free knowledge
Categories Russia Russian tech billionaire Durov unsurprised to be listed in bombshell Pegasus data leak, says he already knew he was being targeted Posted on Posted onJuly 26, 2021July 26, 2021By Editor Following revelations that Russian entrepreneur Pavel Durov was targeted by the notorious Pegasus spyware, the tech billionaire has revealed that he has known for years that he was a potential target of surveillance. … Read More >Russian tech billionaire Durov unsurprised to be listed in bombshell Pegasus data leak, says he already knew he was being targeted
Categories EU France slaps Google with ‘biggest fine ever’ of €500 million for failing to comply with copyright rules Posted on Posted onJuly 14, 2021July 14, 2021By Editor US internet giant Google is facing its largest fine ever, €500 million euros from the French competition authority, which has ruled that the company had not respected the copyright rules surrounding licensing fees. … Read More >France slaps Google with ‘biggest fine ever’ of €500 million for failing to comply with copyright rules
