EU divided on digital tax
Fears over a reaction from the US has sent Finance Ministers from Ireland, Sweden and Denmark cowering back to their spreadsheets as the EU digital tax hits an early stumbling block.
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Connected speakers could refresh smart home euphoria
Enthusiasm for connected devices is on the rise, but it’s taking the buzz away from smart appliances and the smart home category on the whole.
Europe gets tech and ad giants to play ball on ‘online disinformation’
The European Commission’s drive to control what takes place online took one more step forward with the unveiling of a code of practice on online disinformation.
Twitter wants your help with censorship
Social network Twitter continues to agonise over how it should censor its users and thinks getting them involved in the process might help.
Europe approves tough new digital copyright position
The European Parliament has voted to adopt a position on copyright rules that opponents inevitably fear will break the internet.
Teens feel they’re being manipulated by tech giants
A new report from US youth-advisory NPO Common Sense claims 72% of US teens feel they are being manipulated to spending more time on their smartphones.
Trump declares war on Google
US President Donald Trump has tweeted that Google search results about him are biased in favour of leftwing media.
Russian telcos push for OTT tax on new data storage laws
Russian telcos are lobbying the government to grant new powers which would allow them to tax non-domestic internet companies to ease the burden of new data storage laws.
So much for ‘Don’t be Evil’ as Google bows to China censorship – sources
Many of the internet giants managed to put principles before profits when dealing with China, but willpower does seem to be fading as Silicon Valley attempts to work around the Great Chinese Firewall.
Eurocrats lose vote to ‘break the internet’
The European Parliament has voted to reject a new Copyright Directive that many feared would critically damage the way we use the internet.
Supreme Court ruling threatens tax raid on eCommerce
A ruling in the US Supreme Court may force internet based businesses to collect sales tax in States where the company does not have a physical presence, killing off any advantage which may exist over brick-and-mortar businesses.
Europe wants to hit internet giants with 3% revenue tax, for starters
The European Commission has picked a good time to try to tax internet giants more, starting with 3% of revenues made from advertising, data and digital interactions.
Tech giants are stifling the internet – Berners-Lee
On the 29th birthday of the World Wide Web its founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee has written an open-letter condemning the dominance of the big tech players, pointing out the negative impact on competition and society on the whole.
One small step for SpaceX, one giant leap for the internet
It might have been a couple of days overdue, but Elon Musk’s SpaceX has finally launched its first satellite with the promise of delivering high-speed, reliable internet.
Internet giants given choice: help fight terrorism or face tax bombardment
The battle between internet giants and government has carried over from 2017 to 2018, as UK Government warns of a tax blitz unless citizen data is opened up to intelligence and enforcement agencies.
What were we Googling in 2017?
Perhaps the best way of figuring out what the biggest of fads of 2017 were is to ask the world’s most popular internet search engine what people were typing.
And the spin war over net neutrality begins with a letter
465 words followed by 17 pages of signatures has showed some of the tactics the internet players will use to fight the net neutrality battle.
Russian telco strengthens North Korea connection to the world wide web
The door of the internet is opening wider for North Korea as TransTeleCom starts routing traffic from the secretive state.
Internet giants face advertising crisis
The internet companies have taken the world by storm over the last 10 years, but diversification will decide who the winners are in 10 years’ time.
Consolidation is coming in the European telco space – Orange
While consolidation has been king in the world of the internet and the communications networking vendor market, the same trends have not been seen to date in the telecom operator space. Not for long according to Orange’s Deputy CEO Gervais Pellissier.
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