The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee will vote next week on a series of bipartisan antitrust bills regarding big technology companies like Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google, Reuters reported. The six proposed bills aim to restore digital marketplace competition and rein in big technology...
Chinese officials are stepping up antitrust probes into numerous domestic technology firms, popping into facilities unannounced, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. The agencies involved include the State Administration for Market Regulation, the Cyberspace Administration of China, and the State Tax Administration, according to WSJ,...
Last week U.S. lawmakers fired a shot across Big Tech’s bow, introducing five new bills designed to curb what lawmakers have described as “unregulated power” held by the firms of Silicon Valley. If enacted, the legislation would mark the biggest changes to U.S. antitrust law...
The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is opening a market study to determine if Google and Apple’s platform duopoly stifles competition, reduces innovation or results in higher prices for consumers. The British watchdog said in a Tuesday (June 15) press release that the companies have...
The latest round in Big Tech’s antitrust fight in India has a watchdog agency poised to accelerate a probe into Amazon and Walmart-controlled Flipkart. According to a Reuters report, sources said that the Competition Commission of India would demand information regarding anti-competitive practices from them...
The Japanese government is reportedly launching an antitrust investigation into deals Apple and Google have made with the country’s smartphone makers, The Japan Times and other news outlets reported, citing a report in Nikkei. The probe could lead to stronger antitrust regulations. A government panel...
An Indian court dismissed appeals by Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart to end an antitrust investigation, Reuters reported. India’s High Court Justice P.S. Dinesh Kumar in Karnataka on Friday (June 11) rejected the petitions by both retail giants and would not grant either company relief. “It would be unwise...
Facebook is the subject of two new investigations in Europe by the European Commission and the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority, both regarding the social media giant’s use of data. The European Commission (EC) announced its antitrust investigation Friday (June 4), saying it would look...
The attorneys general from Pennsylvania and Massachusetts have joined a list of officials investigating Amazon for antitrust violations, Bloomberg reported Thursday (May 27), citing sources. The list already includes California, New York, Washington state and the Federal Trade Commission, meaning “that the eCommerce giant will...