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Brussels readying a crackdown on tech company taxation

The European Commission is expected to go after the “sweetheart tax deal” between Amazon and Luxembourg, and is considering going to court over Ireland’s failure to follow its order to collect over €13bn in back taxes from Apple.

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Teemu Henriksson

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2017-10-04 11:56

Trusted Sources Campaign to fight proliferation of Fake News

Publishers worldwide can get behind a US-led campaign to raise awareness of the importance of real news produced by trusted news organizations employing high-quality, investigative journalists. Follow the campaign on Twitter at #SupportRealNews.

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WAN-IFRA External Contributor

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2017-10-03 11:53

In the wake of the Las Vegas shooting, Google and Facebook criticised of amplifying fake news

The social media companies have been accused of not doing enough to control the flow of false information, following the mass shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday.

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Teemu Henriksson

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2017-10-03 11:43

Google takes steps to help publishers sell subscriptions

The company will allow publishers to decide how many articles are provided free though Google Search, was will end its “first click free” program.

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Teemu Henriksson

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2017-10-02 11:38

Launch of Facebook news subscriptions around the corner

Many major news publishers have decided not to participate in the subscriptions program at the start, calling for more flexibility in the system. 

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Teemu Henriksson

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2017-09-29 11:10

EU Council Presidency's proposal for ePrivacy pleases WAN-IFRA Coalition

The Coalition for Audience Measurement expressed their satisfaction to see their requests reflected in the amendments. The group, that since June 2017 reunites leading associations representing the audience measurement ecosystem including WAN-IFRA, published their second statement yesterday. 

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Elena Perotti

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2017-09-28 14:40

Döpfner demands fair, equal treatment for press outlets

Dr. Mathias Döpfner, President of the German Newspaper Publishers Association (BDZV) and CEO of Axel Springer SE, said news publications must be treated fairly by Google and other dominant digital platforms. The same applies to German and European governmental authorities, he said. He was speaking at the association's Newspaper Congress 2017, held recently in Stuttgart.

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WAN-IFRA External Contributor

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2017-09-28 14:35

Tech giants invited to testify in US Senate, while Facebook seeks to clarify its role in elections

Facebook, Google and Twitter have been requested to testify in an open hearing on how foreign actors may have used their services during the 2016 US presidential elections.

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Teemu Henriksson

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2017-09-28 11:16

Google to separate its shopping service to comply with the EU ruling

Google Shopping will operate as a standalone unit, and will have to bid against other rivals for ads shown on top of the Google search page. 

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Teemu Henriksson

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2017-09-27 11:37

Russian bots attempted to interfere in German elections

A campaign with links to Russia tried to give a boost to Germany’s far-right party 48 hours before the elections.

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Teemu Henriksson

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2017-09-25 12:00

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