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Profits over Principle: Amazon and Google Under Scrutiny for Ties to Israel Military

Amazon shareholders put forward a motion to commission an independent investigation of the company’s ties to the Israeli military amid allegations of Amazon products being…

iGlobenewsJuly 22, 2024

Latin America

The Amazon Gold Rush Catastrophe Endangers the Survival of Indigenous Yanomami

Illegal gold mining in the Amazon rainforests of Peru, Brazil and Venezuela is causing unprecedented und irreversible consequences for indigenous people and their lands. Immediate…

iGlobenewsMay 26, 2023

Global

Amazon’s Acquisition of iRobot Raises Serious Privacy Concerns

A little robot that takes care of vacuuming the floor while you are at work might sound ideal to many, yet the price to pay…

iGlobenewsSeptember 14, 2022

Economics/Finance USA & Canada

Amazon’s War Against Unionization

The JFK8 Amazon warehouse on Staten Island, New York recently became the first officially recognized union at Amazon in the US. How were two inexperienced…

iGlobenewsMay 12, 2022

EU/Europe Science/Technology

Can the EU Digital Services Act Succeed in Controlling Big Tech and Protecting Consumer Rights?

The EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) will contain new rules for online service providers with the aim of making the internet a safer place for…

iGlobenewsApril 19, 2022

EU/Europe Science/Technology

EU Digital Markets Act To Regulate Unfair Practices of US Tech Giants

The EU’s Digital Markets Act could be a big first step in the effort to regulate big tech and loosen the stranglehold that a select…

iGlobenewsMarch 7, 2022

EU/Europe Science/Technology

Regulating Big Tech: EU Leads The Way

Amid unprecedented levels of public and political scrutiny, market dominance of Big Tech is coming under pressure. Using competition law to attack the overpowering market…

iGlobenewsDecember 8, 2021