Barrack This is an interesting one and brings us to the core of the problem that in my humble opinion the Global Internet Giants are facing. And this is:- 1. At what point should public good and social responsibility be sacrificed at the alter of the next Investor Briefing? 2. Should the world trust them to do (always) good? The European Union clearly believes that they cannot be trusted. My sense is that I think there is no easy answer. The truth is probably one that can be found in between..It's a grey area..And like most things the market (probably helped along by Regulators) will eventually vote with their wallets and eyes.. Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad

On 28 Jun 2017, at 9:30 AM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <[email protected]> wrote:

Listers,

This might be of interest to some of you.

Best Regards

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Richard Hill <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 00:05:16 +0200 Subject: [Internet Policy] European Commission decides to fine Google for abusing dominance as search engine To: ISOC Policy <[email protected]>

Here are the links to the official communication of the European Commission regarding its decision to fine Google:

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-1784_en.htm

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-17-1806_en.htm

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-17-1785_en.htm

Best, Richard

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