Antitrust

In the United States, antitrust law is a collection of federal and state government laws that regulate the conduct and organization of business corporations and are generally intended to promote competition and prevent monopolies.

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Google Trial Judge: Tech Giant Holds Illegal Ad Monopoly

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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DOJ Reportedly Closer to Approving Capital One/Discover Merger
DOJ Reportedly Closer to Approving Capital One/Discover Merger
April 01, 2025  |  Partnerships

The Justice Department (DOJ) is reportedly closer to permitting Capital One’s purchase of Discover. That’s according to a report Monday (March 31) by the Capital Forum, citing sources familiar with the matter....

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France Fines Apple $162 Million, Alleging Privacy Tool Violated Competition Law
France Fines Apple $162 Million, Alleging Privacy Tool Violated Competition Law
March 31, 2025  |  Mobile Commerce

France’s competition regulator has fined Apple 150 million euros (about $162 million), alleging that the company’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) made the use of third-party...

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DOJ Launches Task Force to Police ‘Anticompetitive’ Regulators
DOJ Launches Task Force to Police ‘Anticompetitive’ Regulators
March 27, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

The Department of Justice wants to eliminate “anticompetitive” state and federal laws and regulations. To that end, it announced the formation of the Anticompetitive Regulations...

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Report: DOJ Finds Capital One-Discover Deal Would Harm Subprime Competition
Report: DOJ Finds Capital One-Discover Deal Would Harm Subprime Competition
March 17, 2025  |  Partnerships

The Department of Justice has reportedly found that Capital One’s planned acquisition of Discover would be anticompetitive. “DOJ staff has determined that Capital One’s proposed...

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

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...

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