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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US Chamber Aligns With Big Tech to Fight Antitrust Battles

US Chamber Aligns With Big Tech to Fight Antitrust Battles
US Chamber Aligns With Big Tech to Fight Antitrust Battles
February 16, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Big Tech now has a big friend in Washington, D.C. with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — the biggest lobbying group in the country —...

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Apple Fined Again in Dutch Dating App Case
Apple Fined Again in Dutch Dating App Case
February 14, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Dutch antitrust regulators have levied a new 5 million euro ($5.6 million) fine against Apple over an order to open up app payments for dating...

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Google Sues South Korea’s Regulator to Reverse Antitrust Fine
Google Sues South Korea’s Regulator to Reverse Antitrust Fine
February 11, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Google is asking a judge to reverse the fine it received last year from South Korea’s competition regulator after the tech giant tried to force...

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Antitrust Remedies in Digital Search Hinge on User Behavior 
Antitrust Remedies in Digital Search Hinge on User Behavior 
February 11, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

In “Competition, Defaults, and Antitrust Remedies in Digital Search,” Francesco Decarolis and Muxin Li of Bocconi University explain how to enhance competition in digital markets...

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Google’s Latest EU Antitrust Battle Goes to the Core of AdTech Business
Google’s Latest EU Antitrust Battle Goes to the Core of AdTech Business
February 11, 2022  |  Google

The European Publishers Council (EPC), an association that includes leading press publishers like The New York Times, Germany’s Axel Springer and the U.K.’s Guardian, has...

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Meta’s Market Cap Crash Could Help to Dodge US Antitrust Bill
Meta’s Market Cap Crash Could Help to Dodge US Antitrust Bill
February 10, 2022  |  Regulation

When Meta announced its quarterly results last week and warned about the strong competition that is facing from other companies like TikTok, the price of...

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EU Regulator to Rule on Amazon’s MGM Deal by March 15
EU Regulator to Rule on Amazon’s MGM Deal by March 15
February 09, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Antitrust regulators with the European Union plan to decide by March 15 whether they’ll clear Amazon’s proposed purchase of movie studio MGM, Reuters reported Tuesday...

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Collapse of Nvidia-Arm $66B Chip Deal Shows More Than Antitrust Woes 
Collapse of Nvidia-Arm $66B Chip Deal Shows More Than Antitrust Woes 
February 08, 2022  |  Regulation

Nvidia Corp. and Arm Limited announced on Feb. 7 that they will not continue with the transaction due to “significant regulatory challenges.” This statement ends...

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PriceRunner Hauls Google to Swedish Court Seeking $2.4B in Damages
PriceRunner Hauls Google to Swedish Court Seeking $2.4B in Damages
February 07, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Nordic price comparison firm PriceRunner is hauling Google to Sweden’s patent and market court seeking $2.4 billion in damages for violating antitrust laws by manipulating...

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