Mexico’s Sheinbaum Threatens to Sue Google Over ‘Gulf of America’ Maps Change February 14, 2025 By Amy Stillman Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum threatened a civil lawsuit against Google for renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America...
Google Scraps Diversity-Based Hiring Targets February 6, 2025 By Kenrick Cai Alphabet’s Google is scrapping its goal to hire more employees from underrepresented groups and is reviewing some of its diversity,...
Kremlin Says Google Should Lift YouTube Block on Russian Broadcasters November 1, 2024 The Kremlin said on Thursday that Alphabet’s Google should lift its block on Russian TV channels broadcasting on YouTube and...
YouTube Forced to Play a Game of Legal Whack-a-Mole With Russia October 30, 2024 By Upmanyu Trivedi When YouTube blocked three Russian channels it said were controlled by sanctioned supporters of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the...
Google Endorses Bill to Reveal Funders Backing Lawsuits October 16, 2024 By Emily Birnbaum Google is endorsing a bill that would require people filing lawsuits to disclose who will be paying for – and...
Google Judge Questions Company Testimony as Ad Defense Begins September 23, 2024 By Leah Nylen A senior Google executive sought to refute the US Justice Department’s antitrust case over its display advertising technology business, testifying...
Top EU Privacy Regulator Opens Probe Into Google’s AI Compliance September 12, 2024 By Padraic Halpin The top EU privacy regulator opened an inquiry on Thursday into whether search engine giant Google adequately protected European Union...
EU’s Vestager Triumphs in Crackdown on Apple’s Tax Deal, Google’s Practices September 10, 2024 By Foo Yun Chee EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager scored two major wins on Tuesday as Europe’s top court backed her crackdown against Apple’s...
Google’s Ad Empire Under Fire With US Antitrust Trial to Begin September 9, 2024 By Leah Nylen and Davey Alba Alphabet Inc.’s Google heads back to court Monday to face US Justice Department allegations that it manipulates the $677 billion...
Google Abusing Power Over Website Ads, UK Regulator Says September 9, 2024 By Paul Sandle Britain’s antitrust regulator said on Friday it had provisionally found Alphabet’s Google had abused its dominant position in digital advertising...