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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Tencent Vows To Comply With Chinese Regulators’ Increasing Oversight
Tencent Vows To Comply With Chinese Regulators’ Increasing Oversight
November 13, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

As government regulators in China increase tech industry oversight, Tencent said it will comply with new laws intended to curb antitrust activities and tighten FinTech...

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FTC Chair: Companies Buying Startups Could Be Seen As Anti-Competitive
FTC Chair: Companies Buying Startups Could Be Seen As Anti-Competitive
November 12, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Joe Simons, chair of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), said antitrust enforcers should be on guard against dominant companies buying emerging startups, Bloomberg reported....

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Sen. Klobuchar: DOJ Suit Against Google Doesn’t Rule Out A Breakup
Sen. Klobuchar: DOJ Suit Against Google Doesn’t Rule Out A Breakup
November 12, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, in talks for a possible attorney general position in the President-elect Joe Biden administration, has voiced support for the U.S. Department of...

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Today In Payments: Railsbank Closes $37M Funding Deal; Google Critics Demand Prompt Antitrust Enforcement
Today In Payments: Railsbank Closes $37M Funding Deal; Google Critics Demand Prompt Antitrust Enforcement
November 12, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Railsbank closed a $37 million funding deal, and companies in the U.S. and U.K. urged antitrust regulators to act fast in...

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Google Critics From US, UK Demand Prompt Antitrust Enforcement
Google Critics From US, UK Demand Prompt Antitrust Enforcement
November 12, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

A group of 165 companies and industry associations — from the U.S. and U.K as well as 21 European Union (EU) countries — sent a...

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Today In Payments: Amazon Faces EU Antitrust Charges Over Seller Data; India’s Antitrust Regulator Targets Google
Today In Payments: Amazon Faces EU Antitrust Charges Over Seller Data; India’s Antitrust Regulator Targets...
November 10, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Amazon is facing antitrust charges in the EU over seller data, and India’s competition watchdog is looking into whether Google has...

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Amazon Faces EU Antitrust Charges Over Seller Data
Amazon Faces EU Antitrust Charges Over Seller Data
November 10, 2020  |  Amazon

Formal antitrust charges against Amazon will be announced by EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager over how the eCommerce giant handles data from the merchants on...

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Google, DOJ Head To Court Over Antitrust Protective Order
Google, DOJ Head To Court Over Antitrust Protective Order
November 10, 2020  |  Google

A U.S. judge will consider arguments in a disputed protective order connected with confidential information in a Justice Department antitrust case against Google, Reuters writes....

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Indian Antitrust Regulator Targets Google Over Google Pay Concerns
Indian Antitrust Regulator Targets Google Over Google Pay Concerns
November 09, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

India’s competition watchdog is taking aim at Google for allegedly abusing its market power to push its payments app in one of the world’s fastest-growing...

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