This week began the federal antitrust trial against Google for alleged monopolistic practices when it comes to the online advertising space, with the Justice Department contending that the company has […]
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Judge rules against Google’s illegal market control
Even those of us who Google every day — and that’s the vast majority of us — can and should applaud last week’s federal court ruling holding that the company […]
Can California save local news?
The coming election is a stark reminder of what California communities lose when local news outlets shrink or shutter. Sure, there will be an abundance of news about the presidential […]
What happens when Google censors Calif. news to protect its bottom line?
by Tom Philp Search engines like Google have always selectively censored content by limiting what its users can find. Usually, the censored material has been either sexually explicit, intellectual property […]
Google has force-fed us ads
Now an antitrust case could change the internet forever by Julia Stoyanovich The feds are coming after Google. In January, the Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit alleging that […]
Big Tech’s voluntary commitment to responsible AI offers false assurances
by Mohammad Hosseini In response to widespread concerns over artificial intelligence, representatives from Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI met last month with President Joe Biden’s administration to […]
Calif. and Canada must call Google’s and Facebook’s bluff
by Brian Merchant In June, Canada passed a law that will require major tech platforms such as Google and Facebook to pay a small fee when they host news on […]
Follow Australia’s lead. Make Google, Meta pay for news they profit from
by Rod Sims and Anya Schiffrin The California Assembly recently voted in favor of journalism by supporting the proposed California Journalism Preservation Act (Assembly Bill 886), which would require social […]
I’ve lived into my 40s without ever owning a smartphone
by Stacy Torres I’ve never had a smartphone or used social media, and I’m in my 40s, so when I see young people like 17-year-old Logan Lane and those in […]
Google antitrust lawsuit can set precedent for
tech monopolies
It’s not every day that the federal government and states as varied as Tennessee and New York find themselves on the same side of a legal dispute, but these were […]
