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September 23, 2020

Legal action accuses YouTube of breaching children's privacy

The class action seeks over £2.5 billion in damages for more than 5 million British children and parents.
August 13, 2020

IPPR urges rethink on ownership of digital data as value of tech firms soar

A complete rethink of how digital data is collected, owned and used is needed urgently to prevent a handful of big tech companies dominating people’s lives for decades to come, according to a new report from IPPR.
June 2, 2019

Taiwanese suppliers for Apple, HP, Google failing in renewable energy ranking

Taiwanese global electronics giants are failing to transition to renewable energy use, despite committing to their largest customers including Apple, Google, and HP to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in their global supply chain.
April 25, 2019

Smart mix of measures needed to regulate new technologies, says UN rights commissioner

Unforeseen and possibly overwhelming threats to human rights are emerging as a result of technological advances, says High Commissioner.
January 24, 2019

Google commits to first ever solar power agreement in Asia

The solar project will be built on commercial fishing ponds and coexist with local ecology.
October 17, 2018

Call to bring election campaign rules 'into the 21st century'

The Electoral ReformSociety has called for greater transparency in online political advertising.
August 30, 2018

Google urged to reject Chinese censorship

Several NGOs have jointly called on Google's CEO to refrain from collaboration with Chinese censorship, which would endanger journalists and their sources.
August 8, 2018

US tech firms risk complicity in China rights abuses, says Human Rights Watch

Google and Facebook should not exchange user rights for access to China’s market, says Human Rights Watch.
May 22, 2018

‘Facebook model’ will undermine fight against global inequality say campaigners

The power of ‘Big Tech’ corporations poses a serious threat to the fight against global poverty and inequality, say campaigners.
December 10, 2012

Osborne ‘turning a blind eye’ to tax avoidance, says charity

A report released by War on Want says the Chancellor's anti-abuse rule will have no impact on the tax avoided by Amazon, Google and Starbucks.