Snapchat chief says EU regulators helping Google, Facebook


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 15 May 2019

Evan Spiegel, co-founder and chief executive officer of Snap Inc., speaks during the New Work Summit in Half Moon Bay, California, U.S., on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. The event gathers powerful leaders to assess the opportunities and risks that are now emerging as artificial intelligence accelerates its transformation across industries. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

LONDON: The head of Snapchat warned European regulators on May 14 that their efforts to protect user data were entrenching the positions of Internet giants such as Google and Facebook. 

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel’s comments in London came three months after the UK parliament published a scathing report accusing Facebook of acting like “digital gangsters” who brazenly violate privacy rules. 

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