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DOJ Seeks To End Ban Of Hollywood Studios Buying Theaters
DOJ Seeks To End Ban Of Hollywood Studios Buying Theaters
November 19, 2019  |  Regulation

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will request the end of a ban that prohibits Hollywood studios from owning movie theaters. The 70-year-old antitrust settlement,...

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DOJ Big Tech Probe Could Expand Beyond Antitrust
DOJ Big Tech Probe Could Expand Beyond Antitrust
November 19, 2019  |  Regulation

To potentially challenge companies such as Facebook and Google on multiple fronts, the Department of Justice (DOJ) could go beyond looking into potential antitrust violations,...

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Big Tech Antitrust Examination By AGs Gathers Steam
Big Tech Antitrust Examination By AGs Gathers Steam
November 18, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

Antitrust headlines dominated the regulatory sphere this past week – focused, of course, on marquee names such as Facebook and Google. In one salvo, lawmakers...

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DOJ: Current Antitrust Legislation Can Apply To Tech Firms
DOJ: Current Antitrust Legislation Can Apply To Tech Firms
November 10, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

Current antitrust laws are “flexible enough” to handle issues caused by technology firms, said Makan Delrahim, assistant attorney general for the Antitrust Division of the...

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Hackers Plead Guilty For Charging Uber To Delete Stolen Data
Hackers Plead Guilty For Charging Uber To Delete Stolen Data
October 31, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Two hackers pleaded guilty Wednesday (Oct. 30) in federal court on charges that they hacked both Uber and LinkedIn, and then extorted the companies in...

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DOJ Taps Prominent Lawyer For Big Tech Probe
DOJ Taps Prominent Lawyer For Big Tech Probe
October 23, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has bolstered the staff for its investigation into potential antitrust violations against Big Tech, adding Ryan Shores, a former partner...

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Congress Calls On Spotify To Name Apple Violations
Congress Calls On Spotify To Name Apple Violations
October 04, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

As part of its continuing probe into potential antitrust practices that hamper competition, the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee has asked Spotify for information...

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AG Barr Calls For Facebook To Suspend Encryption Of Messages
AG Barr Calls For Facebook To Suspend Encryption Of Messages
October 03, 2019  |  Facebook

U.S. Attorney General William Barr wrote an open letter to Facebook asking it to postpone plans to encrypt messages on the company’s three services until...

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DOJ Seeks Facebook Antitrust Probe
DOJ Seeks Facebook Antitrust Probe
September 26, 2019  |  Facebook

U.S. Attorney General William Barr is urging the U.S. Justice Department to investigate Facebook to determine whether it violated federal antitrust laws, Reuters reported on...

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