Apple is in court in the U.K. this week defending itself against monopoly-related charges. As Bloomberg News reported Monday (Jan. 13), the potentially $1.8 billion class action suit before London’s Competition Appeal Tribunal accuses the tech giant of holding millions of iPhone and iPad users “captive” and forcing...
The head of the FTC is imploring the incoming administration to continue her antitrust work. In an interview with Bloomberg News Thursday (Jan. 9), Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan said she has been in discussions with her successor, Republican Commissioner FTC Andrew Ferguson. “In the merger space, we were able...
England’s antitrust regulator is launching new investigations, buoyed by additional legal authority over tech giants. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced these plans Tuesday (Jan. 7), saying it was taking advantage of the new “digital markets competition regime” which came into force on Jan. 1 of this year....
For many Apple device users, Google is the default choice for browsing the web. That could change, however, under a plan proposed by Google to address a U.S. antitrust ruling, Reuters reported Monday (Dec. 23). The tech giant proposed relaxing its agreement with Apple and...
The outgoing head of the Justice Department’s antitrust unit is hopeful about the new administration. More to the point, Jonathan Kanter is hoping that the Trump White House will continue the regulatory efforts begun by President Joe Biden. “If we revert to a regime of lax...
Walmart’s Mexican business unit, Walmart de México y Centroamérica (Walmex), said a decision by Mexico’s antitrust authority will not affect its business. The company also said in a Friday (Dec. 13) press release that it will challenge the Comisíon Federal de Competencia Económica’s (COFECE) Thursday...
The European Union’s new competition chief, Teresa Ribera, reportedly said that a breakup of Google is still a possibility. Ribera said that divestments can keep Big Tech companies from gaining too much market power and that she aims to build on the “legacy” of her...
Google reportedly said in a Wednesday (Nov. 27) court filing that a judge’s ruling in an antitrust case brought by Epic Games should be thrown out. The ruling contested by Google would force the tech giant to make changes to its Google Play app store,...
Yet another antitrust regulator has taken issue with Apple’s in-app payment system. As Reuters reported Monday (Nov. 25), Brazil’s Cade says Apple must do away with restrictions on payment methods for in-app purchases. The regulator will also proceed with an investigation into a complaint brought two years ago by Latin American eCommerce giant MercadoLibre,...
