The UK on Friday announced a government unit to enforce a new competition code on Google, Facebook, and other tech giants, beginning in April 2021. The business secretary, Alok Sharma, said in a ...

The name derives from 'Open Authorization' and it is an open standard adopted by many of the world's largest tech companies, including Amazon, Microsoft, Twitter, Google and many others.

Out of every 100 Australian dollars spent on advertising in 2019, AD$53 ($38) went to Google, AD$28 to Facebook, and AD$19 to all other websites including media outlets, according to Australia’s ...

Google and Facebook lobbied hard against the code, with Facebook blocking Australian news for several days in 2021. However, Australians took a practical view and united across the political ...

Australia says law making Facebook and Google pay for news has worked. By Byron Kaye. December 2, 2022 4:30 AM UTC Updated December 2, 2022 ... Since the News Media Bargaining Code took effect, ...