Facebook and Google agreed to cooperate in antitrust lawsuits
Google and Facebook have made agreements to help each other in the event of an antitrust lawsuit. The companies were aware that their practices in the online advertising market could trigger such a court case.
US attorneys accuse Google and Facebook of entering a partnership on online advertisin...
Facebook might have to sell Instagram and WhatsApp
Several bodies of the US administration have started a lawsuit against Facebook. They feel that the company is thwarting competitors by simply buying them up when they grow too big.
The prosecutors consist of the Federal Trade Commission and 46 US states. They complain about the 'buy or bury' st...
Second antitrust lawsuit against Google in the U.S.
The antitrust lawsuit is setup by seven states and could come as early as December.
A bipartisan group of U.S. states plans to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google as early as next month. The swift action could potentially beat a more widely anticipated lawsuit from a different group of stat...
EU digital chief talks to tech giants about upcoming DSA & DMA rules
An EU official announced that the European Union's digital chief has invited companies like Alphabet, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook for video meetings next week. They will talk about the drafting of rules to curb the companies' powers.
Tech companies and online platforms have lobbied very hard to ...
EU working on criteria to distinguish tech giants
Margrethe, European Commissioner for Competition, is working on a set of criteria to determine when a company can be defined as dominant. Such companies will have to comply with stricter legislation.
The legislation is mainly intended to keep tech giants like Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google i...
Japan will join forces with Europe and the U.S. to regulate Big Tech
Japan has pledged to join forces with Europe and the United States to tackle market abuse by the four most prominent tech companies globally. The new head of Japan's antitrust watchdog said this on Monday, showing a growing global force that will regulate digital platforms.
Japan Fair Trade Comm...
France and Netherlands asked the EU Authority to regulate tech giants
France and the Netherlands yesterday called for a European Union authority to step in and introduce stricter regulations for large tech companies like Facebook and Google. The two companies, especially, are so dominant that they have effectively become the internet's default gatekeeper.
France a...
Google might be forced to sell its Chrome browser
The move would be part of an antitrust legal battle that DOJ is expected to begin in the coming weeks.
The US Justice Department are considering whether to force the company to sell its dominant Chrome browser and parts of its lucrative advertising business. So reports the news outlet Politico ...
U.S. lawmakers go after Big Tech for market abuses
Recommendations stop short of a call to break them up. The question remains if Big Tech will be broken into pieces in the upcoming years.
A U.S. House of Representatives panel looking into abuses of market power by four big technology companies found they used “killer acquisitions” to crush...
U.S. antitrust report hints on break-up of Big Tech Firms
The House antitrust subcommittee will probably publish their report on Amazon, Alphabet (Google), Apple and Facebook this week.
The draft response’s authenticity, first reported by Politico, was confirmed by Buck, a representative. Buck shared concerns from the Democratic side about Big Tech f...
Google to fight antitrust battles in both US and China
The Chinese suit is probably payback for Huawei being denied access to Android OS licenses.
China is preparing to launch an antitrust probe into Google, looking into allegations it has leveraged the dominance of its Android mobile operating system to stifle competition, according to Reuters.
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EU plans antitrust measures to force big tech companies to play fair
The EU is gearing to force big tech companies to share customer data with significantly smaller competitors. The Financial Times reported the story on Wednesday and cited an early draft of the ‘Digital Services Act’ regulations.
Amazon and Google shall not use data collected on the platform ...