Getty Images; Chris Ratcliff | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — France’s data protection regulator, the Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés, issued Google and Amazon with substantial fines on Thursday for breaking rules on online advertising trackers, known as cookies. The watchdog ordered Google to pay 100 million […]
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French watchdog fines Google 100 million euros for breaching cookies rules
TipRanks 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks That Could Reach New Highs The markets have been on a tear of late despite the headwinds presented by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The question is how long this will last?Writing from Goldman Sachs, the firm’s chief US equity strategist David Kostin says that the […]
How to speak French: online classes, apps to learn fast on your own
When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more. French is one of the most popular languages in the world and is spoken by over 279 million people. If you want to learn, there are plenty of great online courses, apps, books, and […]
French Protesters Decry Bill Outlawing Use of Police Images
Anti “global security” law protesters in Paris on Nov. 28 Photographer: Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images Photographer: Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images Paris (AP) — Tens of thousands of critics of a proposed security law that would restrict the filming of police officers protested across France on Saturday, and officers in Paris who were advised […]
French finance minister pushes for Sunday openings to help shops recover from crippling lockdown
France’s finance minister wants to allow all shops to remain open on Sundays in the run-up to Christmas to make up for more than a month of crippling nationwide lockdown. Bruno Le Maire’s comments came after President Emmanuel Macron announced that all shops, bookstores and hairdressers, could re-open starting Saturday […]
Amazon Bows to French Pressure to Push Back ‘Black Friday’ Sales | Technology News
By Dominique Vidalon and Matthieu Protard PARIS (Reuters) – Amazon has bowed to government pressure to postpone its “Black Friday” discount shopping sales in France to help local shopkeepers struggling with a nationwide lockdown. The U.S. retail giant has seen sales soar globally as restrictions to prevent the spread of […]
Amazon France CEO says French lockdown boosted sales
PARIS (Reuters) – Online retail giant Amazon, which has been operating during the French lockdown, has seen a boost in activity in the range of 40%-50%, the head of Amazon France said on Wednesday. France entered a second national lockdown on Oct. 30 and it is set to last at […]
French luxury retailer Printemps to shutter some stores in virus fallout
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Four French online ad lobbies file antitrust complaint against Apple
Four French online advertising lobbies have filed an antitrust complaint against Apple over changes the iPhone maker will make to privacy features within the company’s iOS mobile operating system. Under the Apple’s iOS 14 operating system, users will be asked whether they’ll allow installed mobile apps to gather a key […]
Two adults and two children die after boat carrying migrants capsizes off French coast
A source close to Priti Patel, the Home Secretary, said: “To put someone in the Channel on a day like today shows how desperate the traffickers are to make money out of vulnerable people.” The traffickers, who charge up to £3,500 per place, only get their cut of the money […]
‘Kid influencers’ classed as child labour under new French law
Child social media influencers will be regulated under a new French law passed on 6 October, 2020 (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Young social media stars in France will be regulated under new child labour laws, a court has ruled. The money earned and hours worked by children under 16 who spend significant […]
Successful Child Influencers Told To Follow Same Rules As Other French Child Stars
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Child influencers, who make a lot of money, must now follow same rules as other child stars getty A new French law has been passed to protect young influencers operating on YouTube and other social media platforms—a rapidly developing avenue of revenue for many children. It has become an increasing […]
‘Kid Influencers’ Regulated Under New French Law
When kids become YouTube or Instagram sensations, should they be considered child workers? And who looks after their money? The French parliament has attempted to answer those questions with a new law passed on Tuesday. An increasing number of minors have huge followings on social media, often inviting viewers into […]
U.S. to announce, but defer, retaliation over French digital tax: USTR
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration will announce actions against France over its digital services tax but will defer them while France defers tax collections from U.S. technology firms, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Thursday. The actions, expected by industry to be announced on Friday, are tied to […]
Top French court upholds $56 million Google privacy breach fine
By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) – France’s top administrative court upheld a 50 million-euro fine ($56 million) imposed last year on Alphabet’s Google for breaching European Union online privacy rules, it said on Friday. Although representing a tiny fraction of Google’s financial resources, the penalty sent ripples through Silicon Valley […]
French Animation Undergoes Platform Revolution
Click here to read the full article. COVID-19 looks set to accelerate the biggest paradigm shift in French animation in the last two decades: Global streaming platforms’ ever larger presence in finance and distribution. How France’s auteur-driven animation movie and TV industry dovetails with the market interests and industry practices […]