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Google, Meta Face Penalties in Russia as Deadline Passes to Open Local Offices

Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google and Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) are among internet companies facing possible punitive measures in Russia after failing to open local offices and take other measures required by a communications law. Russian legislation signed by President Vladimir Putin has obliged foreign social media companies with…

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YouTube to Block Channels Linked to Russia’s RT and Sputnik across Europe

YouTube to Block Channels Linked to Russia’s RT and Sputnik across Europe

YouTube is blocking channels connected to Russian state-backed media outlets RT and Sputnik across Europe effective immediately, due to the situation in Ukraine, the company operated by Alphabet Inc's Google, said on Tuesday. "It'll take time for our systems to fully ramp up.

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YouTube to block channels linked to Russia's RT and Sputnik across Europe

YouTube to block channels linked to Russia's RT and Sputnik across Europe

YouTube is blocking channels connected to Russian state-backed media outlets RT and Sputnik across Europe effective immediately, due to the situation in Ukraine, the company operated by Alphabet Inc's Google, said on Tuesday.

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What's On With Yandex Shares Today

Lithuania's transport and economy ministers have asked Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google, and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) to remove the app for the Yandex taxi ride-hailing service in the country, Reuters reports. The app is a threat to Lithuanian national security, Lithuania's transport minister Marius Skuodsi said. Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE:UBER) and Russia's Yandex NV (NASDAQ:YNDX) own the app.…

Google Disables Google Maps For Ukraine; Bans Russia Owned RT's Mobile App

Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google temporarily disabled some Google Maps tools for Ukraine, which provide live information about traffic conditions, Reuters reports. After consulting with sources, including regional authorities, Google globally disabled the Google Maps traffic layer and live information. Ukraine faced attacks from Russian forces who invaded the country on February…

Google temporarily disables Google Maps live traffic data in Ukraine

Alphabet Inc's Google confirmed on Sunday it has temporarily disabled for Ukraine some Google Maps tools which provide live information about traffic conditions and how busy different places are.

EU's Breton wants Google, YouTube to ban war propaganda accounts

Alphabet Inc and its YouTube unit should ban users pushing war propaganda as part of measures to stop disinformation after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, EU industry chief Thierry Breton told the chief executives of the companies on Sunday.

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Russia demands Google restore access to its media YouTube channels in Ukraine

Russia demands Google restore access to its media YouTube channels in Ukraine

Russia's state communications regulator on Sunday said it had written to Alphabet Inc's Google and demanded that access to Russian media's YouTube channels be restored on Ukrainian territory.

Google blocks Russia's RT app downloads on Ukrainian territory

Google blocks Russia's RT app downloads on Ukrainian territory

Alphabet Inc's Google has banned downloads of Russian state-owned media outlet RT's mobile app on Ukrainian territory at the request of the government in Kyiv.

Google blocks RT, other Russian channels from earning ad dollars

Google blocks RT, other Russian channels from earning ad dollars

Alphabet Inc's Google barred on Saturday Russia's state-owned media outlet RT and other channels from receiving money for ads on their websites, apps and YouTube videos, similar to a move by Facebook after the invasion of Ukraine.

How Is The Market Feeling About Alphabet Inc - Class A?

How Is The Market Feeling About Alphabet Inc - Class A?

Alphabet Inc - Class A's (NASDAQ:GOOGL) short percent of float has risen 5.71% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 2.22 million shares sold short, which is 0.74% of all regular shares that are available for trading.

Russia's Ukraine Invasion Breeds Trouble For YouTube: Bloomberg

Russia's Ukraine Invasion Breeds Trouble For YouTube: Bloomberg

Russia's Ukraine invasion has compelled Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) YouTube to remove or cut commercial ties with some of its most prolific pro-Russian channels, Bloomberg reports. YouTube's massive reach in Russia has become vulnerable to the U.S., the U.K., and Europe discussing restrictions that could target groups and people with huge audiences on…

Here's Why Online Publishers Are Ditching Google

Here's Why Online Publishers Are Ditching Google

Multiple leading online publishers look to ditch Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google's Accelerated Mobile Pages program to optimize readers' mobile-browsing experience, the Wall Street Journal reports. Media executives admitted that dropping AMP would give them more control over their page designs and ad formats, and make it easier to sell ad space in…

Google Eases COVID-19 Restrictions For Return To Office

Google Eases COVID-19 Restrictions For Return To Office

Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google loosened some of its Covid-19 restrictions as it plans to return to the office, CNBC reports. It revived some of its buzzy perks like fitness centers, massages, and nixing vaccinations. Google Real Estate and Workplace Services VP David Radcliffe sent an email to San Francisco Bay Area…

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How Is The Market Feeling About Alphabet Inc - Class C Capital Stock?

Alphabet Inc - Class C Capital Stock's (NASDAQ:GOOG) short percent of float has fallen 7.27% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 1.41 million shares sold short, which is 0.51% of all regular shares that are available for trading.

Read How JPMorgan Views Meta, Apple, Amazon, Netflix

Tech-dominated "growth" stocks are still not cheap despite sharp falls over the last six months, analysts at U.S. investment bank JPMorgan cautioned, Reuters reports. The so-called FAANGs have seen some of their COVID-era surges cut back this year. Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) fell 38%, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was down 5.7%, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) down 8.5%, and was Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX)…

Huawei Aims To Spend $633M On Digital Energy HQ, R&D Center

Huawei Technologies looks to spend CNY4 billion ($632.52 million) on building a new headquarters and R&D center for its digital power unit, Reuters reports. Huawei Digital Power inked an agreement on February 17 with the local government of the southern metropolis of Shenzhen, where its parent is headquartered, for the project.…

How Google's Privacy Solution Will Impact Magnite, Digital Turbine, Trade Desk As Per Analysts

Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google has announced Privacy Sandbox, a multi-year initiative to build more

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Google Keeps Android Ad Tool into at Least 2024, Exploring Other Options

Alphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday said it would keep alive for at least two years a tracking technology on its Android phones that is relied upon by advertisers, easing speculation about its plans after Apple Inc frustrated the ad industry by restricting a similar tool. Google said it would give…

Here's Why Magnite, Digital Turbine, Trade Desk Shares Are Trading Lower Today

Shares of adtech companies fell on Wednesday morning on a report that Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google will stop cross-app tracking on Android phones, following a similar move by Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL). "We don't think there should be a forced choice between privacy and developers building their business," Anthony Chavez, VP of product management for Android…

Why Is Facebook Parent Meta's Stock Trading Lower Today?

Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google looks to adopt new privacy restrictions to curtail tracking across apps on Android smartphones. Google’s plans for Android could drive an end to more than a decade of advertising practices across smartphones, the Wall Street Journal reports. The move would affect companies, including Meta Platforms…

Alphabet's Drone Delivery Unit Promotes CTO To CEO Role

Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Wing unit promoted its longtime CTO to the CEO role. Wing seeks to expand its drone delivery operations rapidly, including the Dallas suburbs. Adam Woodworth replaced James Ryan Burgess as the CEO, who stepped aside from most of his duties following a health issue. Burgess will remain an adviser…

Here's Why BofA Calls Roblox 'Category Leader' In The Emerging Metaverse Media Category

BofA analyst Omar Dessouky reinstated coverage of Roblox Corp (NYSE:RBLX) with a Buy rating and $84 price target, calling the company the "category leader" in the emerging "Metaverse" media category. The price target implies an upside of 20.8%. Roblox has no "old media" businesses to cannibalize and invests 100% of its resources exclusively towards leadership…

India Bans 54 Chinese Apps Including That From Sea, Alibaba, NetEase, Tencent

India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has banned 54 apps it says are of Chinese origin, including Sea Ltd (NYSE:SE) marquee game Free Fire, Bloomberg reports. The apps banned include those belonging to Tencent Holdings Ltd (OTC:TCEHY), Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA), and NetEase Inc (NASDAQ:NTES), and are re-branded versions of apps already banned by India in 2020.…

Google Faces Scrutiny From French, Russian Regulators: All You Need To Know

France's watchdog CNIL alleged Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Analytics of giving U.S. intelligence services access to French website users' data, Reuters reports. The regulator alleged the U.S. tech giant lacking sufficient measures to guarantee data privacy rights under European Union regulation when transferring data between Europe and the U.S. The French website…

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