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Deactivating Millions Of Social Media Accounts

Global UpfrontSep 10, 2025September 10, 20250

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore The deactivation of over 13 million social media accounts of Nigerians by government recently was received with knocks and cheers by the

U.S. Imposes Visa Restrictions On Foreign Authorities, Nationals Targeting Meta, X, Google, Others U.S. Companies

Global UpfrontJun 2, 2025June 2, 20250

The United States has issued a new visa policy targeting foreign nationals who censor Americans’ free speech abroad. Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested in

China Retaliates As Trump’s Trade War Heats Up, Launch Anti-monopoly Probe Into Google

Global UpfrontFeb 4, 2025February 4, 20250

The world’s top two economies have exchanged trade war blows this morning. Donald Trump imposed an additional 10% tariff on all Chinese imports at 5am.

U.S.: Bishop TD Jakes Wants Court To Make Google Help Fight Disinformation About Him On YouTube

Global UpfrontDec 23, 2024December 23, 20240

Less than a month after suffering a “health incident,” which his attorneys blamed in part on the stress of defamatory comments made on social media against him,

Russia Fines Google $2.5 Undecillion, More Than World’s Entire GDP, For Blocking Russian-linked YouTube Accounts

Global UpfrontOct 31, 2024October 31, 20240

Google has reportedly racked up a fine of more than two undecillion rubles – two followed by 36 zeros – after it removed state-run and

Google Sacks 28 Employees Involved in Protests Over $1.2-billion Project Nimbus Contract To Provide Israeli Govt With AI And Cloud Services

Global UpfrontApr 18, 2024April 18, 20240

Google fired 28 employees in connection with sit-in protests at two of its offices this week, according to an internal memo obtained by The Verge.

EU Names Amazon, Google, Facebook, 3 Others As Gatekeepers Of Digital Economy

Global UpfrontSep 7, 2023September 7, 20230

The European Commission has named six Big Tech companies as gatekeepers of the digital economy, making them subject to stricter rules. Five American companies –

Google To Remove Canadian News From Search Over Trudeau’s New Law On Compulsory Payment Of Local News Outlets

Global UpfrontJun 30, 2023June 30, 20230

Alphabet said it will remove links to news from Canadian publishers on its Google search engine after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government passed a law

Media: Google Unveils Plan to Demolish the Journalism Industry Using AI

Global UpfrontMay 13, 2023May 13, 20230

– This could change everything Remember back in 2018, when Google removed “don’t be evil” from its code of conduct? It’s been living up to

Millions Urged To Change Their Settings On Google Maps To Keep Themselves Safe From Criminals

Global UpfrontJan 15, 2023January 15, 20230

From navigating cities to finding local restaurants, many of us have become dependent on Google Maps for getting around in daily life. But despite its