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Australia’s move to tame Facebook and Google is just the start of a global battle | Michelle Meagher

Governments around the world should now act together to dismantle the monopolies that threaten journalism

Facebook's message to media industry is clear: don't rely on us | Antoun Issa

Facebook has been moving away from news for years, and users are turning elsewhere to consume news content

Why is Australia trying to regulate Google and Facebook – video explainer

Australia's attempt to force Facebook and Google to pay media companies for news content is being watched closely around the world.

Facebook reverses Australia news ban after government makes media code amendments

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announces a compromise has been reached at the 11th hour as the legislation is debated in the SenateFacebook’s capitulation is the beginning of the project to regulate Big Tech Facebook will restore news to Australian pages in the next few days after the government agreed to change its landmark media bargaining code that would force the social network and Google to pay for displaying news content.

UK competition watchdog warns big tech firms of investigations

Companies such as Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple face increased scrutiny from CMA

Australian government ready to pursue Facebook and Twitter if misinformation code doesn't work

Communications minister leaves door open to tougher action to reduce spread on social media as critic of new code calls it ‘pointless’

Why Facebook blocked news in Australia, and what comes next

On Thursday, Facebook blocked all news on its platform in Australia.

Australia shows the way. It’s the job of governments not big tech to run democracies | John Naughton

Let’s hope Canberra’s challenges to Facebook are just the start. Elected leaders can’t allow unaccountable corporate powers to do as they like

Guardian Australia strikes deal with Google to join News Showcase

Multi-year agreement is one of more than 50 the tech giant has made with Australian media companies

News Corp agrees deal with Google over payments for journalism

News Corp will receive ‘significant payments’ to feature news outlets in Google’s News Showcase

Blocking Australian news shows Facebook's pledge to fight misinformation is farcical | Belinda Barnet

In deciding to remove the main source of fact-checked information on its platform, the company has ensured that its product is suddenly less valuableFacebook blocks health departments, charities and its own pages in botched Australia news banIn the middle of a global pandemic and on the back of an announcement that it will ban fake news about vaccines, Facebook on Thursday announced that it is stopping Australians from sharing or viewing any real news in Australia.

Nine agrees to join Google News Showcase in Australia for reported $30m a year

Largest Australian media company so far to sign on with Google ahead of parliamentary debate of news code

Australia's news media code reaches parliament with minor tweaks expected

The code, which is largely opposed by Google and Facebook, will be debated this week

Google and Facebook: the landmark Australian law that will make them pay for news content

Despite protestations from both companies, the Australian parliament is set to pass legislation it says is needed to boost public interest journalism

Seven West Media signs multimillion-dollar deal to join Google's News Showcase

Network becomes first large Australian media company to agree terms with search giant

What does Covid mean for the future of pandemic movies?

A year of coronavirus may have dented Hollywood’s enthusiasm for films about deadly outbreaks, but the genre has a history of mutating and returning

Google and Facebook using lobbyists with close ties to Morrison government to fight media code

Former prime ministerial staffers among those working for influential lobbying firms used by digital giants to try to quash proposed legislation

Google launches News Showcase in Australia in sign of compromise over media code

Nine, Sydney Morning Herald and the Age reject tech giant’s offer to pay publishers to host content

Microsoft says it would willingly participate in Australia's media code with Bing search engine

The tech company is the first major platform not subject to the code to express public support for it

Google's search engine not as good as its competitors for news, research finds

Monash University research finds Bing and Ecosia delivered substantially more professionally produced news in the top 50 results compared with Google

Zuckerberg lobbies Josh Frydenberg over plan to force Facebook and Google to pay for news content

Zuckerberg lobbies Josh Frydenberg over plan to force Facebook and Google to pay for news content

Robinhood halts trading of GameStop and other heavily shorted stocks as hedge funds suffer

Robinhood should consider changing its name to the Sheriff of Nottingham. The past two days have turned Wall Street on its head as Reddit users colluded to buy massive amounts of GameStop stock, with the explicit aim of hurting hedge funds that profit off shorting the typically falling stock.

Australia's competition regulator could take Google to court over potential misuse of market power

ACCC says it will gather evidence and look at whether tech giant has breached competition law as dominant player in $3.4bn online ad market

Ignore threats to shut search in Australia and force Google to pay, small business groups say

Tech company is ‘not evil, it’s just too big’ and strong regulation is needed due to monopoly on internet search

Big tech was allowed to spread misinformation unchecked. Will Biden hold them accountable?

Social media platforms have become information monopolies with runaway scale, an ideal place for conspiracy theories to fester

YouTube extends ban on Trump amid concerns about further violence

After review, platform continues indefinite suspension that prevents former president from posting

Streaming: the best movie portrayals of US presidents

How long before a Donald Trump biopic? Meanwhile, from young Obama to stately Abraham Lincoln, some White House incumbents fare better than others on the big screen

What are my options if Google shuts down search in Australia?

Losing Google search might be a shock. But there are plenty of alternatives to choose from

Google threatens to leave Australia – but its poker face is slipping

Analysis: tech firm’s refusal to pay news publishers comes as it agrees to do exactly that in France

Google threatens to shut down search in Australia if digital news code goes ahead

Google and Facebook are fighting legislation that would force them to enter into negotiations with news media companies for payment for content

Australia's proposed media code could break the world wide web, says the man who invented it

Tim Berners-Lee says the plan to make Google and Facebook pay for news content undermines the web’s ‘fundamental principle’

Google admits to running 'experiments' which remove some media sites from its search results

The tech giant says it is ‘running a few experiments that will each reach about 1% of Google Search users in Australia’

More than 30 US states sue Google in third antitrust action of the autumn

Complaint alleges company has illegal monopoly in search business that harms consumers and advertisers

Google suffers global outage with Gmail, YouTube and majority of services affected

Error was due to lack of storage space in authentication tools causing system to crash

Google suffers worldwide outage with Gmail, YouTube and other services down

Google suffers worldwide outage with Gmail, YouTube and other services down

The US government wants to break up Facebook. Good – it's long overdue | Matt Stoller and Shaoul Sussman

America broke up logging companies in the 1840s, Standard Oil in the 1910s, and AT&T in the 1980s. It’s time to take on big tech

Google to let YouTube users opt out of gambling and alcohol ads

Company will roll out feature in UK next year but without guarantee it will filter out 100% of adverts

Joe Wicks and KFC recipes among UK's top Google 2020 searches

The exercise guru is joined by fast food tips, the WAP lyrics and afternoon tea delivery high on the search engine’s Year in Search snapshot

Tech watchdog's takeover powers might tame Facebook and Google at last | Nils Pratley

The UK’s Digital Markets Unit is likely to have powers to protect startups from the giants, and about time too

Australia is making Google and Facebook pay for news: what difference will the code make?

The government’s legislation to force the tech giants to negotiate with news media companies is being closely watched around the world

Tech giants may face billions of pounds in fines from new UK watchdog

Competition regulator wants new Digital Markets Unit to have power to levy huge penalties if firms abuse code of conduct

Richard Curtis on Four Weddings: ‘I don’t know how fully I thought through Andie MacDowell’s character’

The film has topped a poll for the most rewatchable film. Its director, Mike Newell, sees why. So why would Curtis, who wrote the script, rather rewatch Elf?

For the sake of democracy, social media giants must pay newspapers | John Naughton

As their business model has all but destroyed the notion of local news, it’s only right that big tech should compensate publishers for using their content

Netflix to start declaring £1bn-plus UK revenues to HMRC

Exclusive: move likely to ramp up pressure on Google, Amazon and other tech giants over tax arrangements

New UK tech regulator to limit power of Google and Facebook

Alok Sharma says dominance of a few big companies hurts innovation and curtails customer choice

Google and Facebook news payments to include ABC and SBS after change to draft code

Exclusive: Josh Frydenberg adds public broadcasters to code after they were initially excluded by Australia’s competition regulator

Tech giants join with governments to fight Covid misinformation

Facebook, Twitter and Google part of working group targeting false claims about vaccinesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFacebook, Twitter and Google are working with a coalition of governments including the UK and Canada to fight misinformation and conspiracy theories around Covid vaccinations.

Google denies Peter Costello’s claim it uses Australian news content to boost revenue

Nine chairman says company invests millions of dollars in content that Google and Facebook use to bolster their platforms

Amazon just knocked nearly $100 off Sony's latest and greatest 65-inch 4K smart TV: 'Blown away'

Go big and upgrade—Sony's massive 65-inch TV offers instant access to popular streaming apps like Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, YouTube, Google Play Movies & TV and more.

You don't need a search engine to see why Google won't lose this lawsuit | John Naughton

The US Justice Department’s complaint that the tech giant has monopolised the web is too little, too late

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White House says president ‘affirmed the importance the United States places on universal human rights and the rule of law’

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Ted Cruz says his wife is 'pissed' over leaked Cancun texts

'The man was obviously a crook': the decline and fall of Robert Maxwell

Robert Maxwell and Rupert Murdoch were once the two biggest power brokers in British politics. But their fierce rivalry paved the way for Maxwell’s demise

Biden tells world leaders 'the transatlantic alliance is back'

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Golden Globes 2021: who will win and who should win the film awards?

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Sienna Miller: 'I go in and negotiate as if I’m a man'

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British Gymnastics faces group-claim lawsuit from 17 alleging abuse

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Jennifer Pinches, 2012 Olympian, spearheads the actionPinches says authorities ‘prioritise podiums over people’British Gymnastics is facing an unprecedented group-claim lawsuit from 17 former gymnasts, who allege there was widespread physical and psychological abuse deployed by coaches on children as young as six as part of a “win at all costs” mentality in the sport.

Liverpool's Jordan Henderson faces six to eight weeks out after groin surgery

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Liverpool captain will not return before AprilHe misses England matches as well as club gamesJordan Henderson is expected to miss the next six to eight weeks after the Liverpool captain underwent surgery on an adductor injury.

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Sciver's all-round quality leads England to ODI series win in New Zealand

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New Zealand 192; England 194-3 – England win by seven wicketsSciver’s 63 helps England take 2-0 lead in three-match seriesNat Sciver starred with bat and ball as England secured a series victory with a seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the second one-day international in Dunedin.

German officials bemoan 'non-transparency' of 2032 Olympics bid selection

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UK culture secretary warns Facebook after news ban in Australia

Twitter to launch paid 'super follow' function that lets users charge for content

Facebook returns news to Australian feeds as company seals further deals with media outlets

Facebook over-enforced Australia news ban, admits Nick Clegg

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