The new antitrust head for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is aiming to stop mergers that thwart competition and is planning to enforce remedies rather settlements, Financial Times reported. Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter said in a speech on Monday (Jan. 24)...
The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved antitrust legislation that blocks some of the world’s largest tech companies from showing favoritism to their own products or services. As The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (Jan. 20), the American Innovation and Choice Online Act will now go...
Thursday (Jan. 20) looms as an important day in the annals of legislation targeting and likely reshaping Big Tech. But the dominant names in the space are getting pushback from other avenues, where this week a new coalition has levied a slew of grievances against...
A new antitrust bill headed to the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday (Jan. 20) has been expanded to include two Chinese social media giants. As Bloomberg reports, the bill’s parameters are being widened to include companies with 1 billion monthly global users or $550 billion in...
On Thursday (Jan. 20), the Senate Judiciary Committee will debate two important bipartisan bills that, if approved, would have a significant impact on the way that Apple, Google and other platforms operate and generate revenues. One of the bills is the American Innovation and Choice...
Newly released details of a lawsuit filed against Google revealed the division of Alphabet Inc. colluded with rival Facebook to manipulate online advertising sales, The Wall Street Journal reported. The complaint, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, was joined by the attorneys general of more...
The Federal Trade Commission will now have another chance to go after its illegal monopolization charges against Facebook, CNBC reported Tuesday (Jan. 11). The judge has thus rejected Facebook’s motion to get rid of the lawsuit, granting the FTC another opportunity to pursue the charges....
Google is under the microscope by India’s antitrust watchdog following complaints from news outlets that allege the search engine is abusing its dominance in news aggregation. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) said it is investigating allegations that Google has forced unfair terms on digital news publishers....
Google and Apple have attracted as much interest from investors as from regulators. They are as frequently praised for their innovations as they are criticized over claims that they have squeezed competitors from the market. Still, every move these two companies make has consequences for...