Topic: Digital Trade

A lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York alleges that a secret team inside Google called "G-Trade" manipulated advertising prices and engaged in front-running. The litigation suggests Google used its Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) system to track users and colluded with Facebook to fix prices in the digital ad exchange. These documents claim Google frequently won bids even when they were not the highest bidder, potentially defrauding advertisers.

The TPA 2014 framework involves 159 World Trade Organization members and seeks to establish new standards for digital trade, including protections for cross-border data flows and trade secrets. Despite claims of secrecy, the bill stipulates that every member of Congress has access to the negotiating texts and can be designated as a congressional advisor. The agreement focuses on opening markets to US petroleum products while addressing currency manipulation and cyber theft.