Competition

Five Key Takeaways For Big Tech From Europe’s Digital Services Act  
Five Key Takeaways For Big Tech From Europe’s Digital Services Act  
December 16, 2020  |  Europe

In Europe, it’s a shot across the bow for U.S. tech giants. New draft rules tied to the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act...

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EU Threatens Big Tech Breakup Over Anti-Competitive Practices
EU Threatens Big Tech Breakup Over Anti-Competitive Practices
December 15, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

As Brussels published its tech legislation drafts, the European Union (EU) warned that it would break up Big Tech for repeated practices that are deemed...

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Top Chinese Watchdog Warns More Big Tech Rules Looming
Top Chinese Watchdog Warns More Big Tech Rules Looming
December 08, 2020  |  International

The top banking and insurance watchdog in China is looking to crack down on Big Tech’s perceived monopoly of financial data and further curb abuses...

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EU Eyes Stronger Rules For Big Tech Than Smaller Firms
EU Eyes Stronger Rules For Big Tech Than Smaller Firms
December 06, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The European Union (EU) is looking to implement two-tier legislation in its new Digital Services Act to put greater responsibility on Big Tech’s shoulders to...

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Second Google Lawsuit May Be Filed Next Month By State AGs
Second Google Lawsuit May Be Filed Next Month By State AGs
November 23, 2020  |  Google

A bipartisan group of states is ready to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google next month, which could precede the more widely-publicized lawsuit from another...

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Apple Commission Cut Shows App Store Worries
Apple Commission Cut Shows App Store Worries
November 18, 2020  |  Apple

In business, sometimes giving in — just a bit — is a strategy. Better to walk away with something, the thinking might go, then be...

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Google Critics From US, UK Demand Prompt Antitrust Enforcement
Google Critics From US, UK Demand Prompt Antitrust Enforcement
November 12, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

A group of 165 companies and industry associations — from the U.S. and U.K as well as 21 European Union (EU) countries — sent a...

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Amazon Faces EU Antitrust Charges Over Seller Data
Amazon Faces EU Antitrust Charges Over Seller Data
November 10, 2020  |  Amazon

Formal antitrust charges against Amazon will be announced by EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager over how the eCommerce giant handles data from the merchants on...

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EU’s Digital Rules Draft May Not Include Big Tech Breakup, Antitrust Chief Says
EU’s Digital Rules Draft May Not Include Big Tech Breakup, Antitrust Chief Says
November 01, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The European Union’s chief antitrust regulator told a German newspaper in an interview published Sunday (Nov. 1) that she sees no reason to break up...

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