criticism of google
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Unionized YouTube Workers Laid Off During Live City Council Stream
For the past year, contractors associated with Google’s YouTube Music Content Operations Team have been attempting to collectively bargain with the tech giant. Those workers won the right to unionize last April in a historic victory and, since that time, have been trying to get Google to come to the bargaining table. On Friday, amidst…
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Want Fewer Ads? You’ll Now Need to Pay More for YouTube Premium
Want to skip those annoying, long, repetitive ad breaks on YouTube? Well, Google-parent Alphabet is going to need you to pay more. The YouTube Premium subscription service has had a price increase in the U.S. – it now costs $US13.99, up $US2 from before. That’s $US139.99 for an annual sub, $US20 more than it was…
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Google Maps Contractors Get Return-to-Office Extension After Threatening to Strike
Contractors at Google have successfully pushed back their return to office mandate after threatening to go on strike. Google Maps contract workers secured a 90-day extension to return to the office after the company initially slated a return to work for June 6.
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Google Illegally Used Dark Patterns to Trick Users Into Handing Over Location Data, State AGs Say
On Monday, attorneys general from Washington D.C., Texas, and at least two other states refocused their sights on Google, claiming the company repeatedly pressures its users to forfeit their location data through dark pattern tactics and other deceptive practices. Altogether, these practices may amount to violations of D.C.’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act, and Texas’ Deceptive…