Google parent company Alphabet passed £100bn in revenue last year
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has posted annual revenues of $111bn for 2017, up 23 per cent year-on-year, new unaudited figures…
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Facebook and Google are a ‘menace’ to society and need more ‘stringent’ regulation, George Soros tells Davos
Billionaire investor George Soros has hit out at the “monopolistic” activities of Facebook and Google in a speech at the…
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‘Inoculating’ social media users against ‘fake news’ will help filter it out, MPs told
The best way to fight so-called fake news is by “inoculating” social media users against online propaganda, MPs have been…
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Rupert Murdoch: Facebook should pay to carry trusted news brands on its platform
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has called for Facebook to pay trusted news brands a fee for appearing on its platform.…
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Court reporting seminar hears support for social media levy to help fund public service journalism
Former Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has talked to Facebook and Google about paying into the local democracy reporters scheme funded…
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Publishers view Facebook negatively as concerns about big tech companies grow, report shows
Publishers are becoming increasingly concerned about the impact tech companies, such as Facebook and Google, are having on the news…
By PA among nine European press agencies calling on EU officials to make Duopoly pay for news content
Internet giants such as Google should pay compensation for news content to fund the journalism that generates huge advertising revenues…
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News UK, Johnston Press and FT among publishers given millions by Google news innovation fund
The Times and Sunday Times are among the latest publications to get funding from Google’s Digital News Initiative innovation fund.…
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