News
Big US tech firms plan to seek deferment of new Indian digital tax
Big US tech firms such as Google and Facebook plan to seek deferment of a new Indian digital tax, which has caught them off-guard. Read more…
big tech
News
Financial watchdogs take aim at Big Tech’s data dominance
Big Tech companies could be forced to share data on financial services customers with banks and financial technology firms to prevent unfair competition. Read more…
Views
Can the Contract For The Web make the internet great again?
Tim Berners-Lee launches his Contract For The Web to fix the internet. Crucially, it’s enforceable – but only if you actually sign it. Yeah, about that … Read more…
Features
Almost all APAC consumers rely on – and fear – Big Tech: Internet Society
A survey from the Internet Society reveals that nearly all consumers (96%) in APAC depend in some way on “Big Tech” but are uneasy with this dependence. Read more…
Views
Breaking up Big Tech may not be necessary (or effective)
Web Summit speakers agreed Big Tech is too powerful, but disagreed if a breakup is necessary, or would solve the overall problem of surveillance capitalism. Read more…
News
Thailand proposes tech companies curb ‘fake news’ across Asia
Thailand is proposing that tech companies set up centres in each of the 10 Southeast Asian countries to curb the flow of “fake news” and fake accounts. Read more…
Views
Sanctions and increased tariffs point to an uncertain future
One minute we are open and global and anyone can play and the next we are surrounded by sanctions and increased tariffs and an uncertain future., Read more…
News
Big tech may be barred from offering digital currencies
A proposal to prevent big technology companies from functioning as financial institutions or issuing digital currencies has been circulated for discussion. Read more…
News
Trump claims he is being unfairly treated by big tech firms
President Trump said that conservative social media provocateurs along with himself are being treated unfairly by big tech firms. Read more…
Views
There must be 50 ways to break up Big Tech
If we’re going to break up Big Tech, what’s the most effective remedy? There are lots of ideas, but we’ll probably need a combination of them. Read more…