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’s Latest EU Antitrust Battle Goes to the Core of AdTech Business

Google’s Latest EU Antitrust Battle Goes to the Core of AdTech Business
Google’s Latest EU Antitrust Battle Goes to the Core of AdTech Business
February 11, 2022  |  Google

The European Publishers Council (EPC), an association that includes leading press publishers like The New York Times, Germany’s Axel Springer and the U.K.’s Guardian, has...

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Meta’s Market Cap Crash Could Help to Dodge US Antitrust Bill
Meta’s Market Cap Crash Could Help to Dodge US Antitrust Bill
February 10, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

When Meta announced its quarterly results last week and warned about the strong competition that is facing from other companies like TikTok, the price of...

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EU Regulator to Rule on Amazon’s MGM Deal by March 15
EU Regulator to Rule on Amazon’s MGM Deal by March 15
February 09, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Antitrust regulators with the European Union plan to decide by March 15 whether they’ll clear Amazon’s proposed purchase of movie studio MGM, Reuters reported Tuesday...

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Collapse of Nvidia-Arm $66B Chip Deal Shows More Than Antitrust Woes 
Collapse of Nvidia-Arm $66B Chip Deal Shows More Than Antitrust Woes 
February 08, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

Nvidia Corp. and Arm Limited announced on Feb. 7 that they will not continue with the transaction due to “significant regulatory challenges.” This statement ends...

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PriceRunner Hauls Google to Swedish Court Seeking $2.4B in Damages
PriceRunner Hauls Google to Swedish Court Seeking $2.4B in Damages
February 07, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Nordic price comparison firm PriceRunner is hauling Google to Sweden’s patent and market court seeking $2.4 billion in damages for violating antitrust laws by manipulating...

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Google May Be Luckier on Media Competition Bill Than on App Store Bill 
Google May Be Luckier on Media Competition Bill Than on App Store Bill 
February 04, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

Google just completed a week with more news headlines than it probably wanted. Some of them were very positive, like earnings in the last quarter...

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Microsoft Latest M&A May Put It in Regulatory Spotlight
Microsoft Latest M&A May Put It in Regulatory Spotlight
January 31, 2022  |  Big Tech

Microsoft’s $70 billion bid for Activision may be the trigger that puts Microsoft on regulators’ radar, together with Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple, something the...

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35 AGs Support Epic in Antitrust Appeal
35 AGs Support Epic in Antitrust Appeal
January 28, 2022  |  Apple

Attorneys general for 34 states and the District of Columbia filed an appeal against a California court ruling that was largely in favor of Apple...

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