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The European Commission plans strict age restrictions banning children under 13 from social media, video platforms, app stores, and AI chatbots. Companies failing to comply face fines up to 6% of ann…
The EU is preparing the 'EU Kids Act' to restrict minors under 15 from independently accessing social media, video platforms like YouTube, and AI chatbots. Tech platforms will face strict age-verific…
Alphabet will remove manual penalties under its site-reputation-abuse policy in Europe from August 30 to comply with the Digital Markets Act, reducing regulatory risk but potentially weakening spam d…
New Zealand proposes social media bans for users under 16, potentially hitting Meta and Alphabet's YouTube with fines up to 10% of global revenue. While not yet enacted, expanding global youth restri…
The European Commission fined Alphabet €890 million for breaching the Digital Markets Act by favoring its own services in search and restricting app developer steering. Google must comply within 60 d…
The UK government announced plans to ban social media access for children under 16, modeling the legislation after Australia's restrictions. The ban, affecting platforms like Instagram and YouTube, t…
The UK Competition and Markets Authority is mandating that Alphabet allow publishers to opt out of AI-generated search summaries. This regulatory move addresses concerns regarding web traffic erosion…
The UK's CMA has ordered Alphabet (GOOGL) to grant publishers control over content usage in AI-generated search summaries. This regulatory hurdle forces Google to provide transparency and opt-out mec…
Alphabet and other U.S. cloud providers face potential regulatory headwinds in the EU as new draft rules prioritize technology sovereignty. These mandates for critical government contracts may favor …
The EU's prolonged antitrust probe into Google's alleged bias in search results is intensifying, with publishers and startups demanding a swift conclusion and significant fines, signaling regulatory …
EU publishers and tech firms urge completion of a lengthy EU antitrust probe into Alphabet's Google for alleged self-preferencing in search, pushing for a fine and compliance orders as competitors cl…
The European Publishers Council filed an EU antitrust complaint against Google's AI-generated summaries, alleging unfair use of publisher content and market power abuse. This intensifies ongoing EU i…
The EU antitrust regulators are guiding Google to provide equal access to its AI models and search data under the Digital Markets Act, aiming to limit Google's market dominance and support competitio…
Alphabet faces regulatory risk from the European Commission and a vehicle recall, causing a 2% stock drop despite a raised price target from Piper Sandler.
The European Union launched an antitrust probe into Alphabet's Google over alleged unfair AI-related practices potentially harming competition.
Australia bans social media access for children under 16, including YouTube by Alphabet, signaling growing global regulatory pressure on tech platforms for child protection.
The European Commission has launched a Digital Markets Act investigation into Google's alleged demotion of news publishers in search results, risking large fines and regulatory penalties for Alphabet.
The EU is preparing a new investigation into Google's news publisher rankings, indicating regulatory pressure that could negatively impact Alphabet.
FTC chair warned Alphabet's Gmail may apply partisan spam filtering and threatened a probe; Google denies bias and will review the letter. A judge previously dismissed a related RNC lawsuit.
FTC chair alleges Gmail's filters block Republican messages more than Democratic ones, prompting regulatory scrutiny of Alphabet (GOOGL).