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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FTC Big Tech Probe To Examine Acquisitions
FTC Big Tech Probe To Examine Acquisitions
February 11, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation into the biggest five tech companies in the U.S. has expanded with a new inquiry about acquisitions, according to...

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Antitrust, Privacy Concerns Surround Google’s Fitbit Takeover Bid
Antitrust, Privacy Concerns Surround Google’s Fitbit Takeover Bid
February 11, 2020  |  Google

Google‘s plan to buy Fitbit isn’t going as well as it had hoped, reports said. The search engine giant has been running into a wall...

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Google Under Fire For Allegedly Promoting Own Travel Service Over Others
Google Under Fire For Allegedly Promoting Own Travel Service Over Others
February 10, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

More than 30 competitors in the travel holiday rental industry are accusing Google of promoting its own services over theirs, and one of them has...

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Amazon Pushes Back In Court Against India Antitrust Investigation
Amazon Pushes Back In Court Against India Antitrust Investigation
February 10, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Amazon has fired back in court over antitrust allegations in India, according to a report by Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Japan’s FTC Raids Rakuten Over Merchants’ Shipping Complaints
Japan’s FTC Raids Rakuten Over Merchants’ Shipping Complaints
February 10, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC), the country’s antitrust watchdog, searched the Tokyo headquarters of eCommerce giant Rakuten on Monday (Feb. 10) over complaints about...

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EU Seeks Internal Facebook Records Amid Antitrust Probe
EU Seeks Internal Facebook Records Amid Antitrust Probe
February 06, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Antitrust investigators from the European Union (EU) have requested internal records from Facebook as its investigation into the tech giant intensifies, The Wall Street Journal...

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DOJ Takes Aim At Google Ad Tools Amid Antitrust Investigation
DOJ Takes Aim At Google Ad Tools Amid Antitrust Investigation
February 05, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Google ad tools have taken center stage in the Justice Department’s antitrust investigation of the search giant. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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DOJ Looks To App Makers In Apple Antitrust Probe
DOJ Looks To App Makers In Apple Antitrust Probe
February 04, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

As part of an ongoing probe into Apple, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has contacted app developers to inquire about the company’s behavior and...

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UK Watchdog Seeks Tighter Grip On US Big Tech
UK Watchdog Seeks Tighter Grip On US Big Tech
February 03, 2020  |  Regulation

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is pushing for more leeway to go after U.S. Big Tech firms in the wake of Brexit, the...

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