Antitrust

In the United States, antitrust law is a collection of federal and state government laws that regulate the conduct and organization of business corporations and are generally intended to promote competition and prevent monopolies.

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Amazon Lifts Price Parity Rule For Third-Party Merchants
Amazon Lifts Price Parity Rule For Third-Party Merchants
March 12, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon, worried that it could run afoul of antitrust laws, will stop preventing third-party sellers from hawking their products on other websites for a lower...

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EU Antitrust Chief Says To Regulate Data, Not Break Up Tech
EU Antitrust Chief Says To Regulate Data, Not Break Up Tech
March 11, 2019  |  Regulation

European Union Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said that breaking up big tech companies like Facebook and Google should be seen as a last resort, and...

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Warren Pitches Plan To Break Up Big Tech
Warren Pitches Plan To Break Up Big Tech
March 08, 2019  |  Regulation

In an effort that could limit Silicon Valley’s growth, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has put out a plan to break up large tech firms...

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FTC Takes Fresh Aim At Big Tech — And Its Previous Mergers
FTC Takes Fresh Aim At Big Tech — And Its Previous Mergers
February 27, 2019  |  Regulation

It’s a process that stands not only as a familiar feature of U.S. history, but a part of global economic development stretching back centuries: First...

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EU Antitrust Reg Margrethe Vestager Plans Big Tech Policy Report
EU Antitrust Reg Margrethe Vestager Plans Big Tech Policy Report
January 21, 2019  |  Regulation

Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s top antitrust cop, is coming to the end of her term as antitrust enforcer, but not before she plans to...

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AG Nominee Mulls Antitrust Probe For Tech Giants
AG Nominee Mulls Antitrust Probe For Tech Giants
January 15, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

William Barr, the nominee for attorney general, said that government regulators might need to take a deeper look at tech “behemoths” like Facebook, Microsoft and...

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Germany Says Amazon Dash Button Breaks Consumer Law
Germany Says Amazon Dash Button Breaks Consumer Law
January 10, 2019  |  Amazon

A court in Germany handed down a harsh ruling about Amazon’s Dash buttons on Thursday (Jan. 10), according to a report from Reuters. Get the...

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EU Reg Could Probe Apple Pay For Market Dominance
EU Reg Could Probe Apple Pay For Market Dominance
December 10, 2018  |  Apple Pay

Regulators in the European Union looked at Apple Pay, the company’s mobile payment system, and came to a conclusion about its market dominance, according to...

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Data Dive, Trying New Things Edition: Walmart, Amazon And EU Card Fees
Data Dive, Trying New Things Edition: Walmart, Amazon And EU Card Fees
December 10, 2018  |  Data Dive

Poet William Cowper famously wrote in his 1787 poem “The Task” that “variety is the spice of life.” And while change-resistant humans are often a bit...

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