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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US Senators Introduce Anti-Monopoly Legislation
US Senators Introduce Anti-Monopoly Legislation
August 03, 2019  |  Regulation

Two U.S. Senators, Amy Klobuchar and Richard Blumenthal, proposed legislation on Friday (Aug. 2) that would make it easier to penalize Big Tech companies for...

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Search Engines To Vie For Place On Google’s ‘Choice Screen’
Search Engines To Vie For Place On Google’s ‘Choice Screen’
August 02, 2019  |  Google

In its newest effort to fend off fresh antitrust penalties in the European Union, Google will let rivals buy the chance to gain default search...

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Federal Regulators Visited Amazon Facility To Search Laptops
Federal Regulators Visited Amazon Facility To Search Laptops
August 01, 2019  |  Amazon

Investigators from the Federal Reserve carried out an inspection of Amazon’s cloud in April as Washington looks into ways to regulate companies that provide the...

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Facebook Antitrust Investigation Centers On Acquisitions
Facebook Antitrust Investigation Centers On Acquisitions
August 01, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust investigation is looking into Facebook’s acquisitions to determine whether it bought other...

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DOJ Discloses Terms Of Agreement In Sprint, T-Mobile Merger
DOJ Discloses Terms Of Agreement In Sprint, T-Mobile Merger
July 26, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Friday (July 26) that it has come to an agreement on the merger between Sprint and T-Mobile, which...

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Libra A Sizzle … For Scammers?
Libra A Sizzle … For Scammers?
July 26, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

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DOJ/State AGs Meet To Review Big Tech-Antitrust Connection
DOJ/State AGs Meet To Review Big Tech-Antitrust Connection
July 26, 2019  |  Regulation

U.S. Attorney General William Barr met with a bipartisan group of state attorneys general on Thursday (July 25) to discuss competition and antitrust issues related...

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Facebook Q2 Weathers Fines And Antitrust Probes
Facebook Q2 Weathers Fines And Antitrust Probes
July 25, 2019  |  Earnings

Despite putting up another earnings beat in Q2 2019, there were reasons for Facebook to worry — apart from its financial results, Facebook also got...

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DOJ Launches Antitrust Probe Of Big Tech Firms
DOJ Launches Antitrust Probe Of Big Tech Firms
July 23, 2019  |  Regulation

The Justice Department (DOJ) is going to open a new, separate investigation into the potential antitrust activities of tech companies, compounding troubles for companies like...

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