Tag: abuse of power

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Amazon escapes €1.1 billion fine

Amazon escapes €1.1 billion fine

Amazon escaped a €1.1 billion fine for abuse of power in Italy. The fine was imposed in December 2021, but Amazon appealed. After months of proceedings, the judges reached a new conclusion. Judicial institution TAR del Lazio recently announced that the penalty is off the table, allowing Amazo... Read more

date1 year ago
Google Play Store is under siege by regulators

Google Play Store is under siege by regulators

Google is under siege. The tech giant confirmed that European and British regulators are investigating the Play Store on suspicion of abuse of power. The Google Play Store is an indispensable source of income for Android developers. The platform is impossible to ignore for anyone who wants to t... Read more

date1 year ago
Apple messed up and proofs abuse of power with the App Store

Apple messed up and proofs abuse of power with the App Store

Discussions about Apple's App Store and its policies take place more frequently. These include the 30 percent cute of revenue that Apple takes, but also whether or not to allow or block specific applications. Accusations that Apple is abusing its power are not uncommon but proving it and changing t... Read more

date4 years ago
TikTok files lawsuit against the Trump-administration

TikTok files lawsuit against the Trump-administration

TikTok files a lawsuit against the U.S. government of President Trump. The company calls Trump's decree banning TikTok a way to fuel anti-Chinese rhetoric on the eve of the new presidential elections in the United States. The American branch of TikTok, as well as its Chinese parent company ByteD... Read more

date4 years ago
Google appeals against European billions fine

Google appeals against European billions fine

Google is appealing against the €4.34 billion fine imposed on it by the European Union. According to the EU, the company has misused the popular mobile operating system Android to harm competition. Google does not agree with this analysis and therefore appeals. This is reported by Reuters on t... Read more

date5 years ago