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Compass Faces New Federal Antitrust Fight Over Private Home Listings

Compass Faces New Federal Antitrust Fight Over Private Home Listings

 |  Oct 22, 2026

Compass International Holdings is facing a new federal lawsuit from six regional real estate listing organizations, escalating a legal dispute over private property marketing practices and competition in the U.S. housing market. According to the New York Post, the lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District...

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Publishers Urge EU, UK Regulators to Block Meta’s New Terms
 |  Oct 22, 2026

Meta Platforms is facing fresh regulatory scrutiny in Europe after a coalition of digital publishers and advertisers urged competition authorities in the European Union and Britain to block changes to the company's commercial terms, citing concerns over the potential use of online content for artificial intelligence. The Movement for an...

Fortnite Returns to Apple’s Australian App Store After Antitrust Court Ruling
 |  Oct 22, 2026

Epic Games’ popular video game Fortnite is set to return to Apple’s App Store in Australia on Thursday following a federal court ruling that found the technology giant had breached competition laws, according to Reuters. The decision represents a significant development in Epic’s legal campaign against Apple’s control over how...

South Korea Weighs Antitrust Curbs as Naver-Dunamu Deal Stalls
 |  Oct 22, 2026

South Korean financial regulators are considering new measures to limit market concentration in the cryptocurrency industry as a proposed merger between Naver Financial and digital asset exchange operator Dunamu remains stalled amid competition concerns and legislative uncertainty. The Financial Services Commission (FSC) said authorities are examining safeguards intended to prevent...

Orange Ordered to Halt Fiber Network Expansion in Mayotte Amid Competition Dispute
 |  Oct 22, 2026

French telecommunications company Orange SA has been ordered to suspend its fiber-optic network expansion in Mayotte after competition regulators raised concerns that the project could constitute an abuse of market dominance. The decision follows separate complaints filed by Mayotte THD, a subsidiary of Reunicable, and elected officials in the French...

Meta Hit With $25 Billion Penalty Over Facebook Privacy Claims
 |  Oct 21, 2026

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, has been ordered to pay $25 billion to New Mexico over allegations that it misled users about privacy protections on its social networking platform, according to an Associated Press report published by the Indianapolis Business Journal on Wednesday. The decision represents a substantial...

Keurig Faces Antitrust Trial After Federal Court Rejects Legal Challenge
 |  Oct 21, 2026

Keurig Green Mountain faces a trial over allegations that it used anticompetitive practices to protect its position in the single-serve coffee market, after a federal court rejected the company's attempt to bring a long-running antitrust dispute to an end. The decision allows claims involving alleged monopolization, unlawful product tying and...

Spain Opens Antitrust Investigation Into Exolum Over Pricing and Market Access
 |  Oct 21, 2026

Spain’s competition regulator has launched formal proceedings against energy logistics company Exolum over allegations that it exploited its dominant market position by charging excessive fees and restricting a competitor’s access to critical fuel infrastructure, according to Reuters. The National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC) is investigating three suspected violations...

OpenAI Strikes Google Cloud Deal in Push Beyond Microsoft
 |  Oct 21, 2026

OpenAI is expanding the distribution of its artificial intelligence technology through a new agreement with Google Cloud, giving businesses access to its advanced models across all three major U.S. cloud platforms as the ChatGPT developer reduces its historical dependence on Microsoft. The agreement will make OpenAI's leading AI models and...

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