Google ad biz shenanigans smacked down by French competition regulators
Chocolate Factory competition-squashing tactics receive a firm 'Non' from Paris
08 Jun 2021
Articles about France
Infrastructure SNAFU results in French public being unable to contact emergency services
Mobile provider Orange fingers 'technical issue' on a router
03 Jun 2021
Apple, forced to rate product repair potential in France, gives itself modest marks
Never mind the glue and soldered RAM
27 Feb 2021
US backs down from slapping import taxes on French goods over Macron's web giant tax
Officials instead probe similar levies mulled by UK, India, Europe
08 Jan 2021
France fines Google, Amazon €135m total for slipping ad cookies into people's computers without permission
We're sure these websites will find some way to rebound from this incredible punishment
11 Dec 2020
When it comes to taxing tech giants, America is out, France is in, Canada and Indonesia are going their own way
With Trump on the way out, 2021 is going to be digital levy a-go-go time
02 Dec 2020
Frenchman who wanted to 'smash a guy's face in' fined €135 – despite correctly filling out paperwork stating why he left home during lockdown
'In his own way, he was trying to fulfil the letter of the law' says cop
23 Nov 2020
It's handbags at dawn: America to hit France with 25% tariffs on luxuries over digital tax on US tech titans
Bags, soap, cosmetics covered, Trump admin backs away from President’s threatened wine levy
14 Jul 2020
Frenchman scores €50k compensation for suffering 'bore-out' at work after bosses gave him 'menial' tasks
Funny? Only until you read what really happened here
10 Jun 2020
Indonesia imposes 10% digital services tax
To boost the post-pandemic tax base
18 May 2020
French monopoly watchdog orders Google to talk payment terms with French publishers
Copying article snippets could get costly, if web giant doesn't ditch them altogether
10 Apr 2020
French pensioner ejected from fighter jet after accidentally grabbing bang seat* handle
That's a retirement day present he won't forget
09 Apr 2020
Cloud'n'server hosting giant OVH more like OMG: Data center hardware failure knocks out services in France
Bad case of the Mondays
30 Mar 2020
French watchdog to take €1.1bn bite out of Apple over 'anticompetitive' practices
Respect mah Autorité. You too, Tech Data, and Ingram Micro
16 Mar 2020
Don't tell us to go Huawei, Chinese ambassadors tell UK and France
Locking out network biz 'goes against the principles of a market economy and free trade', says diplomat
10 Feb 2020
Stiff upper lip time, Brits: After bullying France to drop its digital tax on Silicon Valley, Trump's coming for you next
Macron suspends cyber levy plan after The Donald has a quiet word
23 Jan 2020
Fuming French monopoly watchdog is so incensed by Google's 'random' web ad rules, it's fining the US giant, er, <1% annual profit
Payer cette petite amende, s'il vous plaît
20 Dec 2019
Bon sang! French hospital contracts 6,000 PC-locking ransomware infection
Good news? They're not paying the ransom
21 Nov 2019
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