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Israel develops new regulations for Google, Facebook

Israel is working on regulations similar to European efforts to protect small businesses that advertise on Facebook and Google.

An engineer from the Israeli company "Commun.it" uses his expertise in social media commercial analysis to identify networks of fake users during at the group's office in the Israeli city of Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv on January 23, 2019. - A coalition of Israeli diplomats, programmers and hackers have joined forces to stave off threats -- including from hostile states -- by identifying networks on social media and getting them removed. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)        (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP
An engineer from the Israeli company Commun.it identifies networks of fake users at his office in the Israeli city of Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv on Jan. 23, 2019. — JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images

As governments around the world grapple with how to manage technology giants, Israel is on the verge of major battles with Facebook and Google.

The Israel Competition Authority said Feb. 7 it is now recommending the relations be regulated between the giant online platforms and their smaller business partners/users, saying the restrictions imposed by Facebook and Google on the way small and midsized businesses can advertise on their platforms results in unfair competition.

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