Google filed a lawsuit on Thursday (Oct. 31) against the attorney general of Texas, asking a court to protect against confidential business information becoming public in the course of an investigation, according to a report by Reuters. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading an...
During a quarterly earnings call on Monday (Oct. 28), financial analysts may be as interested in the ongoing antitrust investigations into Google as in its reported revenue. Reuters is reporting that the analysts might be looking for details on continuing antitrust investigations, including one currently...
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 the government can assess how it will affect public safety. CNBC is reporting that the letter was dated Friday (Oct....
U.S. Attorney General William Barr met with a bipartisan group of state attorneys general on Thursday (July 25) to discuss competition and antitrust issues related to big tech companies. Eight state attorneys general held discussions on “big tech companies stifling competition on the internet,” according...
November 10, 2019
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 U.S. Department of Justice, Reuters reported on Saturday (Nov. 9). “Some have suggested changing the antitrust laws, creating new agencies or even regulating the conduct of some firms … it […]
October 31, 2019
Google filed a lawsuit on Thursday (Oct. 31) against the attorney general of Texas, asking a court to protect against confidential business information becoming public in the course of an...
October 28, 2019
During a quarterly earnings call on Monday (Oct. 28), financial analysts may be as interested in the ongoing antitrust investigations into Google as in its reported revenue. Reuters is reporting...
October 03, 2019
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 the government can assess how...
