Indian media houses and publishers are losing revenue due to Google’s monopoly. The present competition regime in India, along with the Digital Competition Act, seems inadequate to address the issue
The government has agreed to four amendments to the contentious News Media Bargaining Code, allowing platforms like Google and Facebook to bypass the code
Facebook’s sweeping ban on news content has also affected non-news websites. Apart from blocking crucial public information websites, left-wing parties, trade unions and progressive movements have also been censored
Over 200 workers, largely from Google’s San Francisco Bay Area offices, have come together to form the company’s first ever due-paying union in the US
Evidence that Big Tech has had a chilling effect on start-ups and investors is one thing, but the ubiquitous nature of the platforms in their specific ways does effect every aspect of life, not just in the US but across the world
Four employees were fired by Google in what is being perceived as a clampdown against the workers for organizing the Google Walkout for Real Change campaign to protest the company’s handling of sexual abuse cases
Meredith Whittaker and Claire Stapleton, in a mass mail to employees, said that they had faced cancellation of projects and other obstacles at work. Retaliation against those involved in organizing is against the law in the US