Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Facebook Inc.’s Instagram will change the way users post advertisements as part of a wider probe by the U.K. competition watchdog into combating misleading online ads. Facebook has committed to this “important behavior shift” following an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority, the […]
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Lawmakers probe barriers to Black business development
SPRINGFIELD – Black-owned businesses in Illinois face significant barriers to growth and opportunities that would enable them to compete with their white-owned counterparts, a problem that many Black leaders say is directly tied to Black unemployment rates and the deterioration of Black neighborhoods. That was the message state lawmakers heard […]
Google-Fitbit takeover: EU launches full-scale probe
Google Fitbit The European Commission will carry out a full-scale probe into Google’s takeover of Fitbit. The announcement follows a preliminary review, and threatens to derail the purchase of the fitness-tracking firm. It comes despite Google’s offer last month to not use Fitbit’s health data for ad targeting. Google’s parent […]