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Court to Begin Considering Remedies in Google Search Antitrust Trial
April 21, 2025

Google will argue against a breakup of the company in a three-week trial starting Monday (April 21), while the Department of Justice and several state attorneys general will advocate for the remedies they have proposed for Google’s dominance in the search market. The trial will...

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Google Trial Judge: Tech Giant Holds Illegal Ad Monopoly
April 17, 2025

A federal judge has ruled that Google holds an illegal monopoly on online advertising technology. As The New York Times reported Thursday (April 17), Judge Leonie Brinkema found Google had violated the law to establish its dominance in the online advertising system. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and...

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Key Dates in Google’s AdTech Monopoly Case From Filing to Federal Ruling
April 17, 2025

A federal judge’s landmark ruling Thursday (April 17) found Google guilty of illegally monopolizing the online advertising technology market, marking a pivotal moment in the ongoing battle between regulators and Big Tech. The decision comes after more than two years of legal wrangling, with the...

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Meta’s Landmark Antitrust Trial Opens With Focus on 2020 Election
April 14, 2025

The Federal Trade Commission began laying out its landmark antitrust case against Meta Platforms in federal district court in Washington Monday (April 14), with FTC attorney Daniel Matheson telling the judge Meta “decided that competition was too hard and it would be easier to buy...

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Report: FTC to Continue Biden Administration’s Antitrust Probe of Microsoft
March 12, 2025

An antitrust probe of Microsoft that was launched in the last days of the Biden administration will reportedly continue under the Trump administration. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff have continued gathering information for the investigation, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (March 12), citing unnamed sources. Reached by...

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EU Seeks US Help in Policing ‘Dominant Digital Platforms’
March 06, 2025

European Union lawmakers are reportedly countering accusations that they are treating tech giants in the United States unfairly. EU lawmakers wrote to U.S. officials saying claims that the EU is using its digital competition laws to unfairly punish American companies are unfounded, The Wall Street...

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Visa and Mastercard Accused of Card Monopoly by UK Watchdog
March 06, 2025

Visa and Mastercard face regulatory action in the United Kingdom following a payments watchdog’s investigation. The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is considering “remedies” for the two companies after uncovering a lack of competition in the card payment market, according to a Thursday (March 6) press...

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UK’s CMA Gives Provisional Approval to Amex GBT Acquisition of CWT
February 18, 2025

American Express Global Business Travel, which is operated by Global Business Travel Group (GBT), said Tuesday (Feb. 18) that updated provisional conclusions announced by the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) support the company’s position as it defends itself against an antitrust case brought by...

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Google to Seek Reversal of Judge’s App Store Order
February 03, 2025

Google and Epic Games will reportedly be in court Monday (Feb. 3) as Google seeks a reversal of a judge’s order that it allow rival app stores with its Play store. The 2023 jury verdict and October 2024 judge’s order that Google aims to overturn...