Australia to probe Facebook and Google over media disruption allegations
Australia to probe Facebook, Google over media disruption   SYDNEY (Pakistan Press Club) – Australia’s competition regulator said on Monday it would investigate whether U.S. online giants Facebook (FB.O) and Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google have disrupted the news media market to the detriment of publishers and consumers. Like their rivals globally, Australia’s traditional media companies…

Over 30 Tech firms tell US patent court to ignore Allergan deal
Tech firms tell patent court to ignore Allergan deal with tribe  (Pakistan Press Club – New York) – Over 30 technology companies including Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O), Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) and Facebook Inc. (FB.O) on Friday urged a U.S. patent court to disregard drugmaker Allergan Plc’s (AGN.N) contention that its transfer of some of its patents…

News channels go off air, Facebook and YouTube blocked in parts of Pakistan
News channels off air, Facebook and YouTube blocked in Pakistan Pakistan Press Club ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Saturday afternoon issued a notification prohibiting live coverage of the operation to end the Faizabad sit-in, following which most private news channels were taken off-air in Islamabad and other parts of the country. The…