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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Apple Seeks Dismissal of US Smartphone Monopoly Case
Apple Seeks Dismissal of US Smartphone Monopoly Case
November 20, 2024  |  Apple

Apple wants the dismissal of a case accusing it of illegally dominating the smartphone sector. The company was set to go to court asking a...

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Google-Anthropic Partnership Gets UK Antitrust Regulator Approval
Google-Anthropic Partnership Gets UK Antitrust Regulator Approval
November 19, 2024  |  ANTITRUST

The UK’s competition watchdog has cleared Google’s partnership with Anthropic. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said Tuesday (Nov. 19) that it had determined that...

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Elon Musk Adds Antitrust Claims to Lawsuit Against OpenAI
Elon Musk Adds Antitrust Claims to Lawsuit Against OpenAI
November 15, 2024  |  ANTITRUST

Elon Musk added antitrust claims against OpenAI and Microsoft to his existing lawsuit against OpenAI. Musk claimed the companies colluded to remove competition in artificial...

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Booking.com Gets ‘Gatekeeper’ Status Under Digital Markets Act
Booking.com Gets ‘Gatekeeper’ Status Under Digital Markets Act
November 14, 2024  |  Regulation

European regulators say Booking.com must comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The European Commission (EC) announced Wednesday (Nov. 13) that Booking Holdings — the...

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Visa Says European Antitrust Watchdog Investigating Its Acquirer Fees
Visa Says European Antitrust Watchdog Investigating Its Acquirer Fees
November 14, 2024  |  ANTITRUST

Visa says European regulators are investigating the fees it charges retailers. The company revealed the European Commission’s (EC) preliminary probe in its annual report Wednesday...

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Meta to Appeal EC Decision in Facebook Marketplace Antitrust Case
Meta to Appeal EC Decision in Facebook Marketplace Antitrust Case
November 14, 2024  |  Meta

Meta said Thursday (Nov. 14) that it will appeal the European Commission’s (EC) decision in a case alleging practices involving Facebook and Facebook Marketplace that cause competitive harm....

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Judge Denies Meta Motion to Dismiss FTC Antitrust Lawsuit
Judge Denies Meta Motion to Dismiss FTC Antitrust Lawsuit
November 13, 2024  |  Meta

A judge reportedly ruled Wednesday (Nov. 13) that a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit against Meta can go to trial, largely denying the company’s motion to have the case dismissed....

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Meta Protests FTC Plan to Update Privacy Settlement
Meta Protests FTC Plan to Update Privacy Settlement
November 12, 2024  |  Meta

Meta is reportedly rejecting the FTC’s plan to modify a 2020 privacy settlement. An attorney for the tech giant told the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC)...

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Trump May Reassess Antitrust, Merger Policies, Potentially Halt Google Breakup
Trump May Reassess Antitrust, Merger Policies, Potentially Halt Google Breakup
November 06, 2024  |  ANTITRUST

So what will U.S. antitrust policies look like under the new administration? According to a Reuters report, experts predict Donald Trump will roll back some...

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