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  • Tuesday, 2 March, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Building trust in AI systems is essential

    Google and others have to prove the technology can be used for good

  • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
    India imposes sweeping new social media rules

    Legislation could force tech platforms to censor posts and break into encrypted messages

  • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
    Australia passes law to make Big Tech pay for news

    Move to force Facebook and Google to remunerate publishers could be model for other countries

  • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
    Facebook Inc
    Facebook pledges to pay $1bn for news

    Tech group’s spending on publishers over next 3 years will match that promised by Google

  • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
    Indian politics & policy
    India risks tax clash with Biden over crackdown on tech companies

    New Delhi wants Silicon Valley to pay more to help its economy recover from coronavirus

  • Tuesday, 23 February, 2021
    LexFacebook Inc
    Facebook: Aussie rules Premium

    Media groups will now get more from the tech company and Google

  • Tuesday, 23 February, 2021
    Facebook Inc
    Facebook strikes deal with Australia to restore news on its platform

    Canberra agrees to amend draft law that would force Big Tech to pay for journalism

  • Tuesday, 23 February, 2021
    Brussels Briefing
    Big Tech faces European discord as regulators tune up Premium

    UK mirrors aggression towards digital behemoths in Brussels and big member states

  • Monday, 22 February, 2021
    Microsoft Corp
    Microsoft joins forces with European news publishers

    Seattle-based company aligns with press industry and exploits rivals’ difficulties

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  • Monday, 22 February, 2021
    Technology regulation
    UK competition watchdog warns Big Tech of coming antitrust probes

    CMA move signals tougher approach over next year to reining in sector after Brexit

  • Monday, 22 February, 2021
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    UK plan to lift lockdown, UK vs Big Tech, McKinsey leadership

    Boris Johnson is set to reveal on Monday a road map out of Covid lockdown

  • Sunday, 21 February, 2021
    Marietje Schaake
    Australia’s fight with Big Tech previews other battles to come

    The country’s new law highlights how platforms are more interested in following their own rules than being held accountable

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    The Top LineElaine Moore
    Still business as usual when it comes to the techlash

    Big Tech has profited in the pandemic but has not played a significant role in stemming it

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Australia’s Big Tech fight does not provide a model

    Global approach is needed to ensure digital giants do not distort competition

  • Thursday, 18 February, 2021
    Facebook Inc
    Facebook: presented without comment

    Disclosures that make you go hmmm.

  • Thursday, 18 February, 2021
    News in-depthMedia
    Big Tech versus journalism: publishers watch Australia fight with bated breath

    Consequences of Facebook and Google’s radically different approaches unclear for other news groups

  • Thursday, 18 February, 2021
    Facebook Inc
    Facebook ban on news in Australia provokes fierce backlash

    Government hits out at company after emergency sites blocked over decision on proposed media law

  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    Trade Secrets
    Digital services tax will struggle to clear US congressional hurdles Premium

    OECD wants deal by summer but it could be years before lawmakers in Washington approve any new law

  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    Technology sector
    Big Tech opens wallet for publishers as Australian news code looms

    Google and Facebook agree generous deals with media groups in effort to stymie rules on paying for content

  • Monday, 15 February, 2021
    InterviewEU tech regulation
    France pushes for big changes to proposed EU tech regulation

    Paris wants member states to have more power to act against illegal content

  • Sunday, 14 February, 2021
    Nine Entertainment urges Australian MPs to ignore Big Tech threats over news code

    Media group pushes government to back measure to force Google and Facebook pay for content

  • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
    FT MagazineSiddharth Venkataramakrishnan
    Big Tech needs to tackle the white supremacists of Gen Z

    As the alt-right has faded, its younger heirs are spreading hate online on ‘alt-tech’ platforms

  • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
    The green gold rush
    How tech went big on green energy

    To meet ambitious climate pledges, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft have become the dominant buyers of clean power

  • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
    News in-depthUS financial regulation
    Wall Street wants Biden to crimp tech rivals

    Banks see a chance to direct tougher regulation against Facebook, Google and fintechs

  • Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
    Jamie Smyth
    Australian companies forced to imagine life without Google

    Search group’s threat to withdraw from market over proposed law raises stakes for business

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