Facebook was fined since it had presented incorrect data on its transporency report on illegal content on its social media platform. In a significant development, German authorities have fined levied a fine of $2.26 million (2 million euros) on Facebook for providing a “distorted picture of the amount of illegal content on the social media…
Porsche clearly aims to move past the dieselgate scandal and has chosen not to appeal the fine. German prosecutors have imposed a fine of $598 million (535 million euro) on luxury carmaker Porsche AG, a unit of Volkswagen, for lapses in supervisory duties which allowed the company to cheat diesel emissions tests. According to the…
According to the 2-year long investigation, Nike blocked cross border sales of soccer merchandise between 2004 to 2017. On Monday, the European Commission imposed a fine of $14.14 million (12.5 million euros) on U.S. sportswear maker Nike for restricting cross-border sales of merchandising products of five European football clubs as well as to a football…
The CNIL’s decision is likely to send a shiver down the spine of the tech industry who are yet to comply with the EU’s tough GDPR laws. In a development that has gone down in the pages of history as one of the biggest levies, to date, attached by France’s data protection watchdog on Google…
Telenor has said it is contemplating an appeal in the case. Incidentally, in 2016, Norway’s Competition Authority had considered imposing a fine of 906 million Norwegian crowns, but later dropped parts of the case. On Thursday, Norway’s Competition Authority stated it had imposed a fine of $96.3 million (788 million crowns) on Telenor, the country’s…
ZTE’s strategic move will, at least in the short run, allow it to resume operations and start sourcing components from the U.S. It is to be seen how the Trump Administration navigates ZTE’s stigma of posing as a national security threat to the U.S. in the Congress. On Wednesday, Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE Corp saw…
The U.S. chipmaker’s business model has created a series of legal setbacks. Apple has also charged it over similar legal issues. On Tuesday, Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission stated Qualcomm Inc will pay $13.35 million ( T$390 million) as its first installment of the fine imposed by it for violations of anti-trust regulations in Taiwan. The…
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