According to Reuters, Google has been accused by Brazilian antitrust watchdog Cade of unfairly using rivals’ content, discouraging their advertisers and favoring its own product listings. Brazil’s Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo has already suggested that tech companies are not paying enough taxes. This regulatory pressure came after Brazilian authorities took a closer look at major US Internet companies (Google, Facebook etc.) after revelations that Continue reading »

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