Google: Business Issues
Justice Department homing in on Google Ad Manager in antitrust probe
The feds are interviewing publishers and ad-tech rivals about whether Google has too much control "over the monetization of digital content."...
Social Shorts: New Messenger features, Instagram Threads and SiriusXM’s new CMO
The social media marketing week in review: A round up of news and announcements you may have...
YouTube settlement with FTC includes $170M fine, changes to how it monetizes children’s content
The company said it will stop serving up personalized ads on kid videos....
Class-action lawsuit accuses Google of improperly withholding refunds for ad fraud
Digital ad fraud in the U.S. is worth more than $7 billion annually, according to third party estimates....
Google’s Chrome will change cross-site cookie handling, ‘aggressively’ tackle fingerprinting
Though the cookie is exceeding its shelf-life, the change stands to further shake up marketers' remarketing, analytics and attribution efforts....
Google decision to yank comments from webmaster blog highlights user-generated content challenges
If Google can't filter spammy content from one of its own blogs, what hope do brands have when it comes to policing user generate content?...
Cheetah Mobile and another Chinese firm accused of mobile ad download fraud
A Q1 report from AppsFlyer said that mobile ad fraud is costing brands $700-$800 million globally on a quarterly...
Google lets users delete search data & control ad settings from Google Search page
Users no longer have to go to their Google Account page to access privacy...
As Google opts out of Senate Intelligence hearings, group sets up Google account posing as Russian troll company — again
The advocacy group undermines Google's claims that its systems are robust and can quickly detect and take down fake accounts....
Google’s political ad transparency report & library offers more accountability around election ads
Announced in May, Google's political ad transparency report and the accompanying political ad library are now...
US market becoming a smartphone duopoly
Apple, Samsung dominate, while others are left behind....
FTC says it will take a ‘close look’ at EU antitrust fine against Google
However, it's not clear what action, if any, the FTC will...
Third-party app store owner files EU complaint about being blocked by Google
Google says there is significant risk from apps from third-party app stores....
Report: Second big EU antitrust fine against Google coming next week
Reports speculate that Google will be forced to decouple Google Play access from app pre-install rules, clearing the way for new "default"...
Yelp asks Europe to take new antitrust action against Google
Complaint to European Commission applies the logic of the Shopping Search case to local...
Report: Google Home beats Amazon Alexa in Q1 global device shipments
In the US, Amazon still has a significant lead over Google -- but it's shrinking....
60 Minutes segment: Google is a monopoly without question
The segment promotes an image of the company as thuggish and market-manipulating....
Australian privacy regulators examining Google’s Android location-data collection
An Oracle report accuses the company of improperly tracking user location without consent....
Look Ma, no keywords! Phrase-free AdWords campaigns are here
Contributor Andy Taylor discusses Google's new Local Search Ads Experiment in AdWords, which uses address and location categories in lieu of...
YouTube ads found on extremist content channels, reigniting company’s brand safety issues
Just over a year ago, multiple brands boycotted YouTube's ad network after discovering their ads were being displayed alongside extremist...