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Big Tech Fines v Big Tech Values

Fines levied pale when contrasted against market values of the main tech companies to fall foul of national regulators.

30 October 2019 | netopia

These fines equate like being charged 10 cents for speeding violations – which i... »

Get Messy!

Alphabet (Google)

28 November 2018 | Dr Ralf Grötker, Journalist

Book Review: Tim Wu. The Curse of Bigness. Antitrust in the New Gilded Age (2017... »

Time to Close Safe Harbor

23 November 2018 | Guest Post by Jonathan Taplin, Author

Last month marked 20 years since President Bill Clinton signed the Digital Mille... »

Big Tech Pulling The Strings.

10 September 2018 | Rodrigo

Big Tech is pulling the strings of a small choir. When not spamming MEPs, there... »

The Turtle and the Unicorn: A Silicon Valley Fable

28 March 2017 | Netopia

Welcome to the New World* is the title of an essay by Mathilde Ramadier, telling... »

“Europe needs to keep up with its creators, their ambitions and its own ambition”

24 October 2016 | Per Strömbäck, Editor of Netopia

3 Questions to Pervenche Berès, Member of the European Parliament, co-chair of t... »

“You cannot force the creation of a European “ghost” market for transmission rights”

19 October 2016 | Per Strömbäck, Editor of Netopia

3 Questions to Anthony Level, Digital Chief Policy Officer, TF1 Per Strömbäck... »

And the Winner Is…

17 October 2016 | Waldemar Ingdahl, CEO, think tank Eudoxa

Book Review: Streaming, Sharing, Stealing: Big Data and the Future of Entertainm... »

Paying the Price for a Cheap Deal – Mobile Coupons, User Data and a Way Forward

29 September 2016 | Birgit Hütten, external contributor

“Careless shepherd make excellent dinner for wolf” said American novelist Earl D... »

Silicon Valley Subsidy Babies

Red Silicon Valley pin in map near San Jose, California

23 September 2016 | Per Strömbäck, editor Netopia

A “subsidy baby” is a company set up to benefit from government support more tha... »