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Google harming publishers UK watchdog finds

         

Whitey

9:48 pm on Sep 6, 2024 (gmt 0)

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Google uses anti-competitive practices to dominate the market for online advertising technology, a UK watchdog has provisionally found.
The potentially unlawful behaviour could be harming thousands of UK publishers and advertisers, an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned.


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universenet

10:22 pm on Sep 6, 2024 (gmt 0)

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Google abusing ad tech dominance, UK competition watchdog finds
The regulator says anti-competitive practices could be harming online publishers and advertisers.


Resistance movement started
Soon we can expect this in almost every country

tangor

9:49 am on Sep 8, 2024 (gmt 0)

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I am reminded of those terrifying words:

"I'm from the government and here to help you."

Whitey

11:47 pm on Sep 8, 2024 (gmt 0)

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"I'm from the government and here to help you."

X multiple governments and jurisdictions. Yikes.

Imagine a Government managed search engine. But seriously the momentum is building and technology interference with AI is going to change the way Google evolves imo

I’m not sure where that will leave publishers.