Google appeals against European billions fine
Google is appealing against the €4.34 billion fine imposed on it by the European Union. According to the EU, the company has misused the popular mobile operating system Android to harm competition. Google does not agree with this analysis and therefore appeals.
This is reported by Reuters on t...
European Commission objects to acquisition of Tele2 by T-Mobile
The European Commission has concerns about the acquisition of Tele2 by the Dutch branch of T-Mobile. There wouldn't be enough competition left. If the merger took place, the number of telecom providers with their own network would decrease to three.
That's what Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile's parent co...
European Parliament brings ‘link tax’ and ‘upload filter’ a step closer
The European Parliament today voted in favour of an adaptation of online copyright. The guideline is controversial because, according to critics, it introduces an undesirable 'link load' and 'upload filter'.
The so-called Copyright Directive has been in the making for two years now and has to adapt ...
EU wants tech companies to remove extremist content within one hour
The European Union has proposed that large Internet platforms should be fined if they fail to filter out extremist content within one hour. These services include Facebook, Google and Twitter. This is still a proposal, not a policy.
Last March, the European Union asked Internet companies to indicate...