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Former Google Exec Alleges Systematic Gender Bias Against Men in Explosive New Lawsuit

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Mountain View, California — A former Google employee has brought a lawsuit against the tech behemoth, claiming that, during his tenure, male employees faced discrimination under a certain senior executive’s management. The plaintiff, Marco Meier, who is a former German pro-basketball player, worked in Google’s advertising division from 2011 until he was dismissed in 2024. He alleges his career was derailed by systemic gender biases favoring female employees over their male counterparts. According to the lawsuit, Meier experienced numerous professional setbacks attributed to discriminatory treatment based on gender. This included interruptions during meetings, the denial … Read more

Google Agrees to $100 Million Settlement in Decade-Old AdWords Lawsuit Over Regional Ad Charges

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San Francisco — A long-standing legal battle involving Google and its once-prominent advertising service, formerly known as Adwords, is nearing conclusion with a proposed settlement of $100 million. The lawsuit, dating back to 2011, challenged Google’s practice of charging advertisers for ad clicks originating from users outside the specified target regions of the advertisers. The class action suit, fraught with a comprehensive discovery process that entailed the examination of over 910,000 pages of documents starting in 2013, is reaching its climax as the parties await judicial approval of the settlement. This legal resolution, assuming court … Read more

Google Challenges Court Ruling Over Play Store, Seeks to Overturn Monopoly Verdict

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Mountain View, California – In a significant legal battle, Google has launched an appeal to reverse a distressing jury verdict that labeled the tech giant’s Play Store as maintaining an illegal monopoly. This development came after the verdict was delivered, highlighting concerns surrounding competition and control within the digital marketplace. At the heart of this contention, the accusations against Google center on its management of the Play Store, where it has been alleged that the company employs restrictive practices to stifle competition and maintain its dominant position. This includes practices that could potentially edge out … Read more

Canada Introduces New Fee for Google to Cover Costs Under Online News Legislation

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Ottawa, Canada – In a strategic move to uphold the mandates of its newly minted online news law, Canada is poised to introduce a fee for tech behemoth Google. This fee will cover the operating expenses associated with the implementation and enforcement of the legislation designed to remunerate publishers for the use of their content. The move is part of a broader effort to level the playing field between traditional news media and digital giants, which have been benefiting from the dissemination of news content without adequate compensation to the original publishers. Canadian authorities have … Read more