Topic: regulatory intervention
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Apple fined $115M over "burdensome" App Store privacy rules
Italy's competition regulator fined Apple $115 million, alleging its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework created an unfair playing field by imposing burdensome double-consent prompts on third-party developers, harming their advertising revenue. The authority argues Apple gained a competitiv...
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Cloudflare Urges Google to Alter AI Search Crawling - Unlikely to Happen
Cloudflare is urging Google to modify its AI crawlers' access to websites, offering tools for site owners to block or charge for AI data scraping, raising concerns about impacts on traditional search indexing. Cloudflare's CEO confirmed discussions with Google to allow blocking AI data scraping w...
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Five Stars, Zero Trust: The New Security Standard
The trust in online review systems has significantly eroded, with consumer confidence dropping from 80% in 2020 to 42% in 2025, as ratings have become a manipulated business strategy rather than authentic peer guidance. Companies actively curate positive reviews through tactics like "review gatin...
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AI Overviews: A Survival Guide for Publishers
Google's AI Overviews have caused significant declines in publisher referral traffic, with some click-through rates dropping by up to 89%, fundamentally altering the reliance on traditional search for business. Independent studies confirm a shift in user behavior towards consuming answers directl...
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