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Big Tech Braces for a Wave of Regulation
U.S. | JOURNAL REPORTS
Big Tech Braces for a Wave of Regulation
Unlike in the past, this new scrutiny could have an impact on the bottom line
By Sam Schechner
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Jan. 16, 2022 5:30 am ET
Big tech companies are facing the biggest expansion in potential technology regulation in a generation. And while the jury is out on whether all that sound and fury will signify anything, for the first time there are signs that the big-tech backlash could have a substantive impact.
New laws under consideration in Europe, Asia and the U.S. could put sharp limits on how big tech companies can treat smaller competitors and restrict their use of artificial intelligence like facial recognition. Some proposals could ban common practices such as companies giving their own products a boost in their own rankings, something that could have an operational impact, executives and analysts say.
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Big Tech Braces for a Wave of Regulation
Unlike in the past, this new scrutiny could have an impact on the bottom line
By Sam Schechner
https://twitter.com/samschech
https://www.facebook.com/samschechner
[email protected]
Jan. 16, 2022 5:30 am ET
Big tech companies are facing the biggest expansion in potential technology regulation in a generation. And while the jury is out on whether all that sound and fury will signify anything, for the first time there are signs that the big-tech backlash could have a substantive impact.
New laws under consideration in Europe, Asia and the U.S. could put sharp limits on how big tech companies can treat smaller competitors and restrict their use of artificial intelligence like facial recognition. Some proposals could ban common practices such as companies giving their own products a boost in their own rankings, something that could have an operational impact, executives and analysts say.
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