anti-competitive

Tech Giants Challenge Apple’s App Store Plans
Tech Giants Challenge Apple’s App Store Plans
March 20, 2024  |  Apple

In a joint legal filing, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, X and Match Group have called on a federal judge to reject Apple’s plan for allowing outside payment options in its App Store. The...

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France Dings Google With 150M Euro Anti-Competition Fine
France Dings Google With 150M Euro Anti-Competition Fine
December 20, 2019  |  Google

The competition authority in France has fined search engine company Google 150 million euros ($167 million) for its anti-competitive actions, as well as its advertisement...

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More States Join AG Facebook Investigation Led By NY 
More States Join AG Facebook Investigation Led By NY 
October 08, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

The Facebook probe announced by attorneys general in September now has 40 states signed on to investigate allegations of the social media giant’s anti-competitive practices,...

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DOJ Seeks Facebook Antitrust Probe
DOJ Seeks Facebook Antitrust Probe
September 26, 2019  |  Facebook

U.S. Attorney General William Barr is urging the U.S. Justice Department to investigate Facebook to determine whether it violated federal antitrust laws, Reuters reported on...

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FTC Defining Its Authority To Govern Big Tech
FTC Defining Its Authority To Govern Big Tech
September 13, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

The Federal Trade Commission is in the process of defining how U.S. antitrust laws apply to big tech so it can better police anti-competitive behavior,...

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App Developers Don’t Like Apple’s New Privacy Rules
App Developers Don’t Like Apple’s New Privacy Rules
August 19, 2019  |  Apple

A group of app developers has written to Apple CEO Tim Cook about privacy changes to the company’s iOS 13 operating system that they claim...

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US Retailers Call Out Amazon, Google Over Anti-Competitive Practices
US Retailers Call Out Amazon, Google Over Anti-Competitive Practices
July 02, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) wants the chance to speak to antitrust enforcers set to investigate Amazon and Google’s alleged anti-competitive practices. RILA, whose...

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DOJ To Open Google Antitrust Probe
DOJ To Open Google Antitrust Probe
June 02, 2019  |  Google

The Justice Department is gearing up to launch an investigation into Google to find out if it engaged in antitrust practices. Reuters, citing two sources...

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Google Loses Anticompetitive Lawsuit Vs. Portuguese App
Google Loses Anticompetitive Lawsuit Vs. Portuguese App
October 23, 2018  |  Google

A Portuguese court has ruled against Alphabet’s Google in a landmark case involving a local app. Portuguese app store Aptoide revealed that the court has...

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