Canada has vowed to become the second country in the world to make Facebook pay for news as the global backlash against the company continues. Facebook blocked all Australian news content on its service over proposed legislation requiring it and Google to pay fees to Australian publishers for news links. Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, … Read more
Facebook and Google could lose their bargaining power under a new proposed bill in the US that would force them to pay news outlets for content. The internet giants currently profit from the content that news organizations produce by hosting them on their respective platforms. They do not pay the publishers for the content, and … Read more
Facebook and Google could lose their bargaining power under a new proposed bill in the US that would force them to pay news outlets for content. The internet giants currently profit from the content that news organizations produce by hosting them on their respective platforms. They do not pay the publishers for the content, and … Read more
Britain needs to find a way of dealing with technology giants such as Facebook after the social media company blocked all news content in Australia, the government warned today. The warning comes as Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the country’s fight to make Facebook pay for news content could go global as he has … Read more
Australia’s fight to make Facebook pay for news content could go global as the Prime Minister revealed he’s already having ‘promising’ talks with other world leaders. Scott Morrison, who angrily lashed out at Facebook yesterday after the site banned all news content, said today that he has spoken to India’s Narendra Modi and Canada’s Justin Trudeau … Read more
Uber has previously admitted to underpaying drivers in the New York City area and to help keep the firm accountable, a programmer and Uber Eats driver designed the Chrome extension UberCheats. The app allows drivers to determine if they have been underpaid by tracking tips and miles traveled, but Uber forced Google to remove it … Read more
Google Maps now lets users pay for parking meters and subway rides directly in its Android app and iOS is ‘soon’ to follow Drivers tap the ‘pay for parking’ button from driving navigation in Google Maps Then you input the meter number and how much time you want to buy You can add more time … Read more
Facebook will no longer allow people in Australia to read or share news on its platform, the media giant has said. The move is a response to the country’s proposed Media Bargaining law, which forces tech companies like Facebook and Google to negotiate with news providers to feature their content. Those in favour of the … Read more
As the dust slowly settles on a horrifying assault on the Capitol, it’s apparent that American democracy is in a fragile state. As the Economist concluded last week in its annual review of democracy around the world, the United States is “polarized not only on policy issues but on core values, and the social cohesion … Read more
As the dust slowly settles on a horrifying assault on the Capitol, it’s apparent that American democracy is in a fragile state. As the Economist concluded last week in its annual review of democracy around the world, the United States is “polarized not only on policy issues but on core values, and the social cohesion … Read more