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Tech industry
fromAbove the Law
2 days ago

Google Built Its Empire Scraping The Web. Now It's Suing To Stop Others From Scraping Google. - Above the Law

Google sued SerpApi under DMCA Section 1201 for allegedly circumventing protection measures while having built its business on similar unlicensed web scraping.
Tech industry
fromComputerworld
6 days ago

Google sues data scraping company

Google is suing Serpapi for allegedly using fake queries to bypass protections, scrape copyrighted search-result content, and resell it; Serpapi denies the claims.
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

Google lobs lawsuit at search result scraping firm SerpApi

Google has filed a lawsuit to protect its search results, targeting a firm called SerpApi that has turned Google's 10 blue links into a business. According to Google, SerpApi ignores established law and Google's terms to scrape and resell its search engine results pages (SERPs). This is not the first action against SerpApi, but Google's decision to go after a scraper could signal a new, more aggressive stance on protecting its search data.
Intellectual property law
US news
fromWIRED
1 month ago

This Is the Platform Google Claims Is Behind a 'Staggering' Scam Text Operation

Chinese smishing groups send millions of scam texts worldwide, defrauding people and abusing Google branding; Google sued alleged Lighthouse operators in 120+ countries.
Tech industry
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

CEO gets $3.2M severance deal as Bay Area tech company lays off 388 workers

Chegg will cut 388 jobs (about 45% of staff), replace its CEO, remain public, and cites AI-driven declines and reduced Google traffic after prior layoffs totaling 1,396.
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Verge
3 months ago

Rolling Stone's parent company sues Google over AI Overviews

Google's AI Overviews allegedly reduce publisher clickthroughs and revenues by summarizing content atop search results, prompting Penske Media to sue.
Privacy professionals
fromReason.com
5 months ago

Lawsuit Against Google for Accurately Reporting Negative Stories About Plaintiff Dismissed

Trenton Garmon alleges Google violated his Right of Publicity, seeking $8 billion for unauthorized use of his identity. His claims have faced multiple dismissals.
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