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The full version of the article, along with thousands like it, can be found on the following page: Genius Media, The Nation sue Google in advertising antitrust lawsuit Online publishers such as Genius Media Group and news site The Nation alleged in a lawsuit seeking class-action status on Wednesday that Google has unlawfully stifled advertising competition, hurting their companies. The litigation filed in US District Court in San Jose, California, looks like an antitrust complaint filed earlier in the day by Texas and nine other US states against Google. Genius, which provides song lyrics, and also two online magazines the Nation and the Progressive, said they used Google software to market advertisements but received exactly what they seen as an unfair split of earnings because the search giant had taken over the market. "Through its campaign of anticompetitive conduct, Google has achieved and maintained a monopoly or near-monopoly in (the) marketplace by erecting a toll br...

The full version of the article, along with thousands like it, can be found on the following page: Twitter reverts to old retweet function after US election Twitter is reversing changes made to its retweet function meant to suppress the spread of misinformation during the US presidential election,'' the company said. The microblogging website had in October made it hard for users to re create a conversation with misinformation and promoted using quotation tweets, which included commentary from an individual user. It'd also imposed curbs such as tagging and elimination of tweets calling for people to interfere with the election process or execution of outcomes. Twitter said it will no longer prompt quote tweets from the retweet icon. "Retweet functionality will be returning to the way it was before," the firm said in a statement on Wednesday. Quote tweets instead of retweets was intended to promote thoughtful amplification, but that hasn't happened in p...

The full version of the article, along with thousands like it, can be found on the following page: US lawsuit claims Google, Facebook cooperated to undermine ad competition Facebook and Alphabet's Google, the two largest players in online marketing, used a series of deals to combine their market power illegally, Texas and nine other states alleged in a lawsuit against Google on Wednesday. Google and Facebook compete heavily in online ad earnings, together capturing over half of the industry globally. The two players agreed in a publicized deal in 2018 to start providing Facebook's advertiser customers the choice to place ads within Google's community of publishing partners, the complaint alleged. Executives at the highest level of the companies signed off on the deal, according to the complaint. For instance, a sneaker site that uses software from Google to market ads could end up generating revenue from a footwear retailer that bought ads on Facebook. But what Googl...

The full version of the article, along with thousands like it, can be found on the following page: Amazon asks US to include warehouse and grocery staff in vaccine rollout Amazon.com has asked the US government to prioritize essential workers including its own warehouse, grocery shop and information centre staff for receipt of this COVID-19 vaccine, according to a letter seen by journalists. The request shows how the nation's second-biggest private company, with 800,000 employees in the United States, considers the vaccine significant to keeping its employees secure and its facilities open. The US National Retail Federation created a similar request on the industry's behalf Wednesday too. Administration of the vaccine started Monday in the US, after emergency-use authorization past week. Early dosages have been set aside for health care workers and nursing home residents. Dave Clark, Amazon's senior vice president of worldwide operations, said the firm supports giving...

The full version of the article, along with thousands like it, can be found on the following page: Twitter bans ‘harmful false claims’ about COVID-19 vaccinations Twitter has said it will start eliminating false or misleading tweets about COVID-19 vaccinations which could be detrimental, such as false claims the vaccines will intentionally cause damage or control inhabitants or that invoke "a deliberate conspiracy." Twitter's policy update, announced in a blog post the same week that the first Americans obtained COVID-19 vaccinations as part of a mass immunization campaign, also said users might be required to eliminate tweets with false claims about the negative effects of getting COVID-19 vaccines. It also prohibits widely debunked misinformation about the adverse effects of getting COVID-19 vaccines. The new policy will begin to be enforced following week. Conspiracy theories and misinformation about the coronavirus and its possible vaccines have proliferated on ...

The full version of the article, along with thousands like it, can be found on the following page: Facebook to test relaunched Instagram Lite in India Facebook has said it is testing a new, less data-intensive version of its picture and video-sharing app Instagram in India, a key growth market for the US social networking giant. The app, Instagram Lite, is significantly less that 2MB in size, which will allow it to run smoothly on low-memory smartphones and extend its user base, the Menlo Park, California-headquartered company stated. The company is relaunching the Lite app after shutting down a previous edition, which operated mostly in emerging markets, before this season. "With the test of Instagram Lite... we're aiming to democratize expression and creativity for a greater number of people in India," Instagram vice-president of merchandise Vishal Shah stated at Facebook's first 'Fuel for India' occasion, where the company showcased its services and ...

The full version of the article, along with thousands like it, can be found on the following page: Coinbase hit by tech trouble as bitcoin breaks $20,000 for first time Major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has said its own retail and professional-focused platforms have been hit by link issues and network congestion, as bitcoin crushed by $20,000 to its highest level ever. Network congestion was also delaying the sending of ethereum - the second biggest cryptocurrency after bitcoin, and relevant tokens, it said. Its Coinbase Pro system was also hit by the network congestion problems, it said. Bitcoin earlier jumped to $20,800, its highest ever, amid increased corporate and institutional interest. It has gained more than 170 percent this year as investors seek it because of its supposed immunity to inflation. Ethereum, which often moves in tandem with bitcoin, also jumped more than 6%. Last month Coinbase was hit by technology issues during a sharp correction for bitcoin, with ...