The European Union filed an antitrust case against Google on June 14, 2023, charging that the company abused its power in the online advertising market to disadvantage its competition. The U.S. Department of Justice filed a similar civil antitrust suit against Google on Jan. 24, 2023. Continue reading
The International Forum for Responsible Media Blog
Tag: Google (Page 1 of 11)
On 19 May 2023, Mrs Justice Heather Williams handed down judgment in Prismall v Google UK Limited & Another [2023] EWHC 1169 (KB). She struck out the claim by Andrew Prismall, acting as a Representative Claimant on behalf of about 1.6 million people, and entered summary judgment for the Defendants, Google UK Limited and DeepMind Technologies Ltd. Continue reading
It has been five years since My Clean Slate launched its “delisting service”, trying to repair people’s online reputations. Over that time it has dealt with hundreds of clients. What are the lessons? One clear lesson is perseverance. Continue reading
The recent decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the case of TU, RE v Google LLC ([2022] EUECJ C-460/20) answered two questions referred to it by the German court regarding the delisting of results generated by search engines on the basis that they contain inaccurate information. Continue reading
Since the end of the 20th century, daily life for most of us has increasingly moved into the digital sphere. This has led to the rise of the so-called “onlife” dimension, which represents the intimate intertwining of our online and offline lives. Continue reading
The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision that a representative action brought against Google should not proceed ([2021]UKSC 50) is a very positive development for data controllers of all sizes. The judgment will be read closely by those interested in the wider UK class actions landscape. Continue reading
The Supreme Court today handed down its long awaited judgment in the case of Lloyd v Google [2021] UKSC 50. The Court unanimously allowed Google’s appeal and restored the Judge’s order refusing the representative claimant permission to serve the claim out of the jurisdiction. Continue reading
Few of us who have survived the last year aren’t grateful for technology. Zoom, email, connected workplaces and solid internet connections at home have made it possible to work, shop, study and carry on our lives in a way that wouldn’t have been possible had the pandemic hit, say, 20 years earlier. Continue reading
The News Media Bargaining Code is a piece of legislation drafted by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in early 2020 for the purpose of supporting local Australian news and journalism businesses. It is supposed to serve as a balance of powers between large global social media companies such as Facebook, Google, etc and Australian businesses such as SBS, ABC, Nine, etc. Continue reading
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has had a significant win against Google. The Federal Court found Google misled some Android users about how to disable personal location tracking. Continue reading
Recent Judgments
© 2024 Inforrm's Blog
Theme by Anders Norén — Up ↑