2022-07-12
Google is seeking unspecified monetary damages from Match Group and a judgment that would allow it to kick the dating-app service out of the Play Store permanently. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ ...
Bloomberg
Google countersues Match, accusing it of bad faith dealings and breach of contract, after Match sued Google in May over alleged monopolistic billing policies
Google has sued Match Group Inc., accusing the dating-app service of bad faith dealings and breach of contract in provoking a legal battle over Google Play policies.
2022-07-05
Ttrading levels are already depressed, as a combination of plunging prices, unfavourable tax treatment and difficulty getting cash onto exchanges combined to depress the once-hot market. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ ...
Bloomberg
CoinGecko: the daily trading volumes at Indian crypto exchanges ZebPay, WazirX, and CoinDCX fell 60%-87% after the 1% transaction tax took effect on July 1
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2021-09-02
YouTube has signed up more than 50 million paid subscribers to its music service, a major milestone for Google's video site that has long been criticized by record labels and Hollywood studios for giving away their work for free. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ ...
Financial Times
YouTube Music reached 50M paying subscribers in August, up from 30M paid music and premium subscribers that YouTube had reported in October 2020
Google-owned platforms have grown rapidly to become serious streaming competitor — YouTube's paid music streaming services have amassed 50m subscribers …
2021-08-18
Twitter Inc. is adding an option for users to report misinformation to the company, but says the expanded ability to flag tweets won't necessarily lead to more fact-checking or labels on problematic posts. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ ...
Bloomberg
Twitter tests adding an option for users to report misinformation in the US, Australia, South Korea, and will use the reports to study and identify trends
- Not all flagged tweets will be reviewed by fact checkers — Experiment will run in the U.S., Australia and South Korea
2020-10-24
Business Maverick: YouTube Is So Flooded With Political Ads It Can't Place Them All https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ ...
Bloomberg