Google reportedly asked a judge to reject an Epic Games proposal that would reform how the Google Play store operates. Google said in a Thursday (May 2) court filing that the proposal “would make it nearly impossible for Google to compete,” Reuters reported Friday (May 3). A hearing on the request for...
Federal regulators are examining Walmart’s plan to buy smart television maker Vizio. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is conducting an antitrust review of the proposed $2.3 billion merger, Vizio said in a regulatory filing Tuesday (April 30). According to the filing, both companies on Monday (April 29) received a request for additional...
Google has accused the federal government of fabricating a market for its antitrust suit against the tech giant. Despite this, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has not shown that Google commands a 70% share of the online advertising market, the company said in a court filing asking a...
In a meeting that underscores the European Union’s ongoing scrutiny of the tech industry, Margrethe Vestager, the EU’s antitrust chief, held discussions with representatives from the French artificial intelligence (AI) firm Mistral AI on Friday (April 26). The meeting took place against a backdrop of growing concerns regarding...
April 22, 2022
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are working on new horizontal merger guidelines, which may be ready by the end of the year, that could include significant changes to the way regulators approach merger analysis. The new rules governing mergers and the enforcement actions that FTC and DOJ are implementing, […]
April 19, 2022
Antitrust laws in the U.S. were enacted more than 100 years ago, but for Jon Roellke, partner at Morgan Lewis, this is the most significant antitrust moment in the last...
April 18, 2022
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced changes to its leniency program on April 4 that may translate into a tougher stance on enforcement. However, Heather Nyong’o, partner at Cleary Gottlieb...
January 07, 2022
Google and Apple have attracted as much interest from investors as from regulators. They are as frequently praised for their innovations as they are criticized over claims that they have...
May 07, 2024
Banks in Argentina are reportedly accusing eCommerce giant MercadoLibre’s payments platform of anti-competitive practices. MODO, a digital wallet backed by dozens of Argentine lenders, claims that the company forces shoppers to fulfill online purchases using its payment platform, Mercado Pago, Bloomberg News reported Monday (May 6), citing a complaint filed to Argentina’s National Commission for the Defense of Competition. “MercadoLibre’s […]
May 03, 2024
Google reportedly asked a judge to reject an Epic Games proposal that would reform how the Google Play store operates. Google said in a Thursday (May 2) court filing that the proposal “would make it...
April 30, 2024
Federal regulators are examining Walmart’s plan to buy smart television maker Vizio. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is conducting an antitrust review of the proposed $2.3 billion merger, Vizio said in a regulatory filing Tuesday (April 30)....
April 28, 2024
Google has accused the federal government of fabricating a market for its antitrust suit against the tech giant. Despite this, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has not shown that Google commands a...
