The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is looking into whether Amazon “has a dominant position in the U.K. and whether it is abusing that position and distorting competition by giving an unfair advantage to its own retail business or sellers that use its...
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office is investigating whether Apple’s third-party app tracking rules give the tech behemoth preferential treatment or undermine competition, according to a Financial Times report Tuesday (June 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Google has offered to allow rival ad intermediaries place advertisements on YouTube as a way of potentially ending a European antitrust investigation, according to a Monday (June 13) Reuters report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Amazon said in a Wednesday (June 1) blog post that an antitrust bill making its way through Congress that bans tech giants from giving their own businesses preferential treatment on their own websites unfairly targets the online retailer, explaining it goes easier on some of...
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has brought proceedings against Mastercard for allegedly engaging in anticompetitive practices, according to a Monday (May 30) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Jonathan Kanter, head of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division, has warned buyout firms that they may be subject to tougher regulatory review if future deals have the potential to harm the American economy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Facebook owner Meta Platforms said Tuesday (May 10) that a German antitrust order limiting its data collection was “clearly flawed” and undermined European data protection regulations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Match Group, the dating apps maker, has sued Google on Monday in what it says is a last-ditch effort to stop Tinder and its other apps from being booted off the Play Store, Reuters writes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Google on Monday (May 2) asked Luxembourg-based General Court to do away with a $1.6 billion fine handed down three years ago by antitrust regulators who said the search engine hampered its rivals in online search advertising, according to a Reuters report. Get the Full...
