Tech giants control of online advertising puts national security at risk: report

Google, Meta and Amazon control more than 90 per cent of the market meant to sell online advertising in Canada, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project, a think tank devoted to addressing concentrations of power.

Report | Electric Eyes: Advertising Monopolies and Canada’s National Security

In a new report, CAMP lays out the link between the monopolization of online advertising and threats to Canada's national security.

‘The problem of monopoly’: Why Google’s light anti-trust penalties could pose a dilemma for Canada

This week, a U.S. judge issued a much-anticipated decision on the penalties Google LLC will face for violating antitrust law by illegally maintaining a monopoly over online search.

Statement | CAMP Response to the Google Search Remedies Decision

CAMP responds to disappointing outcome in the U.S. DOJ's case against Google's dominance in online search

Google search AI summaries hurt news sites’ traffic, publishers say

News publishers say the AI-generated summaries that now top many Google search results are cutting into their online traffic — and experts are still flagging concerns about the summaries’ accuracy as they warn the internet itself is being reshaped.

Google guilty ruling in antitrust case could boost Canada’s lawsuit against tech giant

Alphabet Inc.’s Google LLC last week was found guilty of illegally building and maintaining a monopoly in some online advertising markets by a judge in the United States, the second major blow to the US$1.8-trillion company that could break up its digital empire and shift the balance of power online.

The Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project is a think tank dedicated to addressing the issue of monopoly power in Canada. CAMP produces research and advocates for policy proposals to make Canada’s economy more fair, free, and democratic.

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