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US Proposed Antitrust Bills and EU´s Digital Markets Act Have Clear Differences 
April 14, 2022

Digital platforms are under scrutiny in many jurisdictions. In the U.S. and the EU, there are significant bill projects that will regulate how platforms interact with their competitors. In the EU, the Digital Markets Act (DMA) is moving toward final approval, while in the U.S....

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Microsoft Facing Cloud-Based Antitrust Complaints in Italy, Denmark
April 13, 2022

Italian cloud provider Aruba SpA and several Denmark-based cloud providers have filed a complaint against Microsoft Corp with the European Union’s antitrust watchdog, charging Microsoft with undermining its competition and limiting consumers’ cloud computing services choice, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (April 13). Get the Full Story...

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Warns New Antitrust Laws Will Put Consumer Privacy at Risk
April 12, 2022

Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook used a speech to privacy professionals in Washington, D.C., to warn that proposed antitrust legislation will make iPhones less safe and put users at risk to companies seeking to elude its privacy features, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (April 12). Get...

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Judge in Google Antitrust Case Says It’s Not Clear He Can Sanction Company for Abusing...
April 10, 2022

Judge Amit Mehta, the U.S. federal judge hearing the government’s antitrust case against Alphabet’s Google, said he isn’t convinced he can sanction the company for overzealous attorney-client privilege use, Reuters reported Friday (April 8). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Google’s Latest App Store Payment Policy Raises Concerns in Korea  
April 06, 2022

Last year, South Korea became the first country to approve legislation changing Google and Apple Inc.’s policies on how apps on their platforms sell subscriptions, in-game items, and other online content. The law forbids Google and Apple from forcing apps to use their own in-app...

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Visa Faces ‘New Network Fees’ Antitrust Suit After Court of Appeal Loss 
April 06, 2022

Visa will need to defend, for the second time, its debit card fees in an antitrust suit filed by payment processing network Pulse Network L.L.C. for practices that it claims reduce competition in the debit card market.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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DOJ’s Antitrust Chief Warns of Tougher Enforcement on ‘Antitrust Day’
April 05, 2022

Jonathan Kanter, assistant attorney general at the Department of Justice (DOJ) antitrust division, delivered on Monday his remarks at the 2022 Spring Enforcers Summit announcing the division’s plans to step up their enforcement actions.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Food Delivery Services Zomato, Swiggy Investigated by Indian Antitrust Regulators
April 04, 2022

Indian antitrust regulators from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) are looking into food delivery companies Zomato and Swiggy over allegations of the companies not being as neutral as they should be, Reuters wrote Monday (April 4). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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EU Regulators Scrutinize Microsoft’s Cloud Business, Practices
April 03, 2022

Microsoft is facing scrutiny from regulators in the European Union over its cloud business and licensing deals, Reuters reported Friday (April 1). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...