Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, is suing Google in Australia over alleged anti-competitive behavior that violates the country’s antitrust regulations. “Google gives the illusion of being open by making arguments about the presence of alternative app stores on its platform or allowing direct downloading...
Facebook made its first legal move since the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 46 states filed lawsuits against it in December 2020, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday (March 10). The social media giant asked a federal judge in U.S. District Court in Washington,...
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a probe into Apple’s App Store over allegations that the terms and conditions violate competition law. “Millions of us use apps every day to check the weather, play a game or order a takeaway,” Andrea Coscelli, chief...
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), U.K.’s antitrust watchdog, has given Big Tech a heads-up that investigations are imminent, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Monday (Feb. 22). The competition watchdog has said that the next 12 months will be a time of cracking down...
China’s Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, is suing fellow internet titan Tencent over allegedly monopolistic behavior. According to CGTN, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court has accepted Douyin’s case. Douyin has accused Tencent of restricting Douyin video content on Tencent apps such as WeChat and...
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published new guidelines Sunday (Feb. 7) to strengthen anti-monopoly restrictions on Big Tech platforms, Reuters reported. The guidelines build on a draft law published in November, clarifying the “monopolistic practices” that the SAMR plans to target, according to...
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), the incoming head of the Senate antitrust subcommittee, is planning to introduce a bill to bolster competition laws and antitrust enforcement, The Hill reported on Thursday (Feb. 4). Klobuchar’s proposed Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act outlines Democrats’ plan for...
ByteDance’s Douyin launched a lawsuit against Tencent Holdings alleging that its WeChat and QQ platforms are in violation of China’s antitrust laws, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday (Feb. 2). Tencent prevents users from sharing Douyin content on its instant messaging apps WeChat and QQ, which ByteDance...
Citing competition concerns, the U.K.’s antitrust watchdog is ordering Viagogo to sell StubHub’s international business. After taking a closer look into the $4 billion merger between the two companies, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said in a Tuesday (Feb. 2) press release that it has ruled Viagogo must sell...