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‘Meta, YouTube and TikTok engaged in vast surveillance’, says FTC

Most of the companies collected users' age, gender, and the language they spoke. Many platforms also obtained information on education, income, and marital status.

The report states that the sites, which mostly offer free services, profited from the data by using it for advertising that targets specific users based on demographics.

Google wins court case against $1.66 billion EU antitrust fine

The EU's General Court said it was throwing out the 2019 penalty imposed by the European Commission

Regulators had alleged that Google — as a dominant online ad broker — illegally prevented rivals such as Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. from placing ads on third-party websites.

EU regulators to probe Google over its AI model, raises privacy concerns

The commission stated that the investigation will focus on whether Google properly evaluated whether PaLM2’s data processing presents a “high risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals” in the EU.

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), the lead EU regulator for most of the top U.S. internet firms said that the probe concerned the Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O), opens new tab unit’s Pathways Language Model 2 (PaLM 2).

Google faces new antitrust battle over advertising tech monopoly

Google Ads also has opt-out options at both the account and individual campaign levels to ensure flexibility.

Google disputes the claims of excessive fees and argues that its integrated technology ensures faster ad delivery and improved security.

MeitY issues advisory to intermediaries, urges to remove fake content swiftly

Developers also urged the government to support education and training initiatives in game development at premier institutions in India.

In July this year, India’s National Stock Exchange (NSE) warned investors about deepfake videos falsely featuring its CEO, Ashishkumar Chauhan, in some investment and stock advisory videos.

Influencers likely to take a pie from State governments’ traditional media budget

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology urged social media platforms to take proactive measures against hoax bomb threats and emphasized the need for clearer takedown actions.

Experts believe that the state governments will reduce its Print budget and allocate it to influencer marketing.

Kerala police issues notice to Google, Meta over gambling advertisements

The judge also rejected motions by Meta, ByteDance's TikTok, Google parent Alphabet's YouTube and Snap's SnapChat to dismiss related personal injury lawsuits by individual plaintiffs.

Storyboard18 broke the news on Tuesday about Meta’s policy to allow alcohol and gambling advertisements on their platform.

Google leadership discusses setting up YouTube Academy in Andhra Pradesh

This is one of three significant fines levied on the company in the past decade. (Representative Image: via Unsplash)

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has also revealed plans for a comprehensive partnership with Google under the ‘AI for Andhra Pradesh, Powered by Google’ initiative.

Android case: SC to hear pleas of Google, CCI in September

The legal dispute highlights ongoing tensions between the socially conscious ice cream brand and the consumer goods giant.

Last year, NCLAT had upheld a fine of Rs 1,338 crore against Google for allegedly exploiting its dominant position.