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EU to pressure Massive Tech to police web or face giant fines report

EU to pressure Massive Tech to police web or face giant fines – report
EU to force Big Tech to police internet or face large fines – report

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Author: Russia Today

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  2. "As concerns rise about the clout of the likes of Google and Facebook, more and more states are increasing pressure on tech giants. RTs Boom Bust breaks down how governments are trying to bring the sector under control". (January 26, 2021)
  3. "Struggling to make technology companies play by its rules, the EU may unleash measures similar to those the US imposed on TikTok, forcing them to sell some of their European operations or get out of the market altogether". (September 20, 2020)
  4. "The CNIL watchdog on Thursday handed down its biggest-ever fine to Alphabet's Google and also slapped online shopping giant Amazon with a financial penalty for breaching France's rules on online cookies". (December 10, 2020)
  5. "Big Techs influence over government has only grown between the last two election cycles. Facebook and Amazon now outspend the largest tobacco and oil giants when it comes to buying political favor, a new report states". (March 25, 2021)
  6. "Australias treasurer has advised the tech giants to accept that their platforms will have to start paying for content, amid threats from Facebook and Google to limit services in the country if such a policy is enacted". (January 24, 2021)
  7. "Facebook has deleted the account of biology professor Bret Weinstein without explanation, apparently expanding its crackdown on politically incorrect thought to include leftists who defend speech rights and criticize Big Tech". (October 23, 2020)
  8. "An Australian tech watchdog group has accused Facebook of harvesting the personal data of teenage users who can then be served targeted ads promoting alcohol, smoking, gambling, vaping, online dating sites and extreme weight loss". (April 28, 2021)
  9. "Pandemic profiteers: Big Pharma & Big Tech cash in on Covid-19". (December 15, 2020)
  10. "Facebook suddenly disabled the account of video journalist Ford Fischer as he was covering armed protest groups Saturday in Louisville, raising fears that Big Tech censors are classifying newsgathering as incitement to violence". (September 7, 2020)
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