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Twitter Users File Suit, Saying Trump Block Is Unconstitutional

A group of Twitter users blocked by President Donald Trump filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday claiming the White House is...

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US Newspaper Group Assails Google-Facebook Online ‘duopoly’

The US newspaper industry on Monday warned of a "duopoly" in online news by Google and Facebook, and called for...

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Europe Must Claim Tax Due From US Giants

France's finance minister urged his European counterparts Sunday to do more to chase down tax due from the European...

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China Bans Online Videos Showing Homosexuality, Affairs

China issued new regulations on Friday around online video content, directing streaming platforms to eliminate a range...

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Google Hit With Record EU Fine Over Shopping Service

Google has been fined 2.42bn euros ($2.7bn; £2.1bn) by the European Commission after it ruled the company had abused...

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Google Hit With Record $2.7bn EU Fine

Google has been fined 2.42bn euros ($2.7bn; £2.1bn) by the European Commission after it ruled the company had abused...

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Gmail To End Ad-Targeting Email Scans

Google’s decision to stop scanning Gmail users’ emails in order to target them with personalised adverts has been...

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EU To Slap Google With Record Fine This Week, Sources Say

The EU's powerful anti-trust regulator will slap Google with a record two billion euro fine as early as Tuesday in...

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EU To Slap Google With Record Fine This Week

The EU's powerful anti-trust regulator will slap Google with a record fine as early as Tuesday in another European blow...

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Google Scrubs Medical Records From Search

Medical records of private individuals will no longer be findable via a Google search, reports Bloomberg. The news...

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Google Set To End Controversy of Scanning Gmail To Target Ads

Google is set to eliminate an advertising format that has raised many privacy concerns among its Gmail users. Emails...

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‘Fake News’ US Pizzeria Invasion Man Jailed For Four Years

A man who invaded a pizzeria in the US capital firing an assault rifle, after fake news reports of a child smuggling...

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China Orders Halt To Video Streaming On Major Websites

China's media oversight body announced Thursday that it has ordered three prominent Internet companies to terminate...

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US Singer Katy Perry Is First To 100m Twitter Followers

The US singer-songwriter Katy Perry has become the first person to reach 100m followers on Twitter. The website posted...

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Ex-Yahoo Boss Marissa Mayer Insists Yahoo Mail Is ‘excellent’

Fresh off her $23million severance payment from her former employer Yahoo, ex-CEO Marissa Mayer joked on Wednesday that...

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Ex-Yahoo Boss Marissa Mayer Insists Yahoo Mail Is ‘excellent’

Fresh off her $23million severance payment from her former employer Yahoo, ex-CEO Marissa Mayer joked on Wednesday that...

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Ridiculed Trump Tweet Prompts New Legislation

A much-lampooned -- and now-deleted -- tweet by President Donald Trump has spurred a serious legislative effort aimed...

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Marissa Mayer Fades Out As Yahoo Ends Its Run

Marissa Mayer was hailed as Yahoo's savior when she took charge of the pioneering internet firm five years ago. But...

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Yahoo-Verizon Deal Set To Close June 13

Yahoo shareholders voted Thursday to back the sale of the company's internet business to Verizon, clearing the way for...