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Amazon Marketplace, Ebay, AliExpress and Wish have been slammed by consumer groups after a shocking 40 per cent of toys purchased through these platforms failed safety tests.

Amazon, Ebay to be investigated by Australian anti-trust regulator amid increasing global crackdown

July 22, 2021

Amazon and Ebay are being investigated by Australia’s antitrust regulator as the country continues its strict crackdown on Big Tech. An inquiry into “how online marketplaces operate” was launched by…

Facebook will trial advertisements in its Oculus virtual reality (VR) headsets, the company announced on Wednesday.

Facebook to trial adverts in Oculus VR headsets

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June 17, 2021

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Facebook will trial advertisements in its Oculus virtual reality (VR) headsets, the company announced on Wednesday. The big tech giant had previously announced in May it was launching adverts on…

Big Tech will pay less corporate tax under the new reforms agreed at the G7 according to a think-tank TaxWatch.

Big Tech could actually pay less tax under G7 reforms

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June 9, 2021

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Big Tech could pay less corporate tax under the new reforms agreed at the G7 according to think-tank TaxWatch. TaxWatch believes that Amazon, Ebay, Facebook and Google would pay approximately…

The UK's independent watchdog set up to police big tech companies won't have the powers to do so until 2022

Big tech face fines if they fail to remove scams under new “Online Safety Bill”

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May 10, 2021

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Social media companies and search engines face hefty fines if they fail to remove scams from their websites in new Online Safety Bill plans. The new bill is part of…

The Digital Markets Unit (DMU) has been launched in the UK today aimed at tackling the "abuse of dominant market positions by big tech".

Digital Markets Unit launches to fight tech giants’ market dominance

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April 7, 2021

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The Digital Markets Unit (DMU) has been launched in the UK today aimed at tackling the “abuse of dominant market positions by big tech”. Amazon, Facebook and Google are from…

Amazon has “too much power” which “must be reined in” according to a bombshell congression report which threatens to force big tech to break up.

Amazon has “too much power” and could be forced to break up amid largest assault on corporate power this decade

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October 7, 2020

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Amazon has “too much power” which “must be reined in” according to a bombshell congressional report which threatens to force big tech to break up. Yesterday the US House of…

UK govt to create big tech firm regulator

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December 19, 2019

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The UK government will create a technology watchdog next year in order to police large tech firms such as Google and Facebook after Brexit. Sources involved with the process speaking…

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Amazon, Ebay to be investigated by Australian anti-trust regulator amid increasing global crackdown

Facebook to trial adverts in Oculus VR headsets

Big Tech could actually pay less tax under G7 reforms

Big tech face fines if they fail to remove scams under new “Online Safety Bill”

Digital Markets Unit launches to fight tech giants’ market dominance

Amazon has “too much power” and could be forced to break up amid largest assault on corporate power this decade

UK govt to create big tech firm regulator

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