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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Senate May Delay Antitrust Bill Aimed at Amazon, Google, Apple, Meta
Senate May Delay Antitrust Bill Aimed at Amazon, Google, Apple, Meta
July 10, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

A new U.S. antitrust bill targeting Big Tech companies might be doomed to stay in the Senate if it doesn’t pass before Congress’ summer recess,...

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Google Offers Concessions to Avoid Antitrust Suit
Google Offers Concessions to Avoid Antitrust Suit
July 08, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Google has offered to make several concessions to stave off a possible Department of Justice (DOJ) antitrust lawsuit tied to its ad-tech business, The Wall...

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Weekly TechREG EMEA: Big Tech Firms Faces New Online Platform Rules and Probes in Europe; ECB and BoE Raise Concerns About the Implementation of Crypto Regulation 
Weekly TechREG EMEA: Big Tech Firms Faces New Online Platform Rules and Probes in Europe;...
July 08, 2022  |  emea

This week, the EU parliament approved two landmark bills that will regulate online platforms, the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act — but...

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UK Antitrust Watchdog Scrutinizes Microsoft-Activision Deal
UK Antitrust Watchdog Scrutinizes Microsoft-Activision Deal
July 06, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the U.K.’s antitrust watchdog, is looking into Microsoft’s deal to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, Reuters reported Wednesday...

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EMEA Daily: EU Antitrust Regulators Raid Delivery Hero, Glovo; Kavak Expands to EMEA With Turkey Launch
EMEA Daily: EU Antitrust Regulators Raid Delivery Hero, Glovo; Kavak Expands to EMEA With Turkey...
July 06, 2022  |  emea

In today’s EMEA news, both Germany’s Delivery Hero and its Spanish business Glovo were raided by European Union antitrust regulators, used car platform Kavak is...

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Today in TechREG: Amazon Faces a New UK Antitrust Investigation; Department of Commerce Urged to Slow Roll CBDCs and Clarify Crypto Rules 
Today in TechREG: Amazon Faces a New UK Antitrust Investigation; Department of Commerce Urged to...
July 06, 2022  |  Regulation

Today, the U.K. Competition Markets Authority launched an investigation against Amazon for allegedly giving its own sellers an unfair advantage in its marketplace over third...

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EU Antitrust Regulators Raid Delivery Hero, Glovo
EU Antitrust Regulators Raid Delivery Hero, Glovo
July 06, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Germany’s Delivery Hero and its Spanish business Glovo were raided by European Union antitrust regulators, the online food ordering companies said Wednesday (July 6). Get...

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Amazon Faces UK Antitrust Probe Over Sales Practices
Amazon Faces UK Antitrust Probe Over Sales Practices
July 06, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is looking into whether Amazon “has a dominant position in the U.K. and whether it is abusing...

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Google Opens up Google Play Store Ahead of Potential Legislation
Google Opens up Google Play Store Ahead of Potential Legislation
July 05, 2022  |  Google

On June 30, Google announced in its blog an agreement with a group of U.S. developers to avoid costly and lengthy litigation about terms and...

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