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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Report: Microsoft, Google Allegedly Use Spam Ads to Chill Competition
Report: Microsoft, Google Allegedly Use Spam Ads to Chill Competition
February 18, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Confidential data reviewed by POLITICO has revealed gatekeeper search engines are funneling low-value ads to smaller search partners. The report alleges Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft...

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Regulators Still Deciding If Google´s Plan to Stop Cross-App Tracking Is Good  
Regulators Still Deciding If Google´s Plan to Stop Cross-App Tracking Is Good  
February 18, 2022  |  Google

Regulators have been asking Google and other Big Tech companies for a long time to enhance privacy settings and to embrace privacy rules to protect...

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US Chamber Aligns With Big Tech to Fight Antitrust Battles
US Chamber Aligns With Big Tech to Fight Antitrust Battles
February 16, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Big Tech now has a big friend in Washington, D.C. with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — the biggest lobbying group in the country —...

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Apple Fined Again in Dutch Dating App Case
Apple Fined Again in Dutch Dating App Case
February 14, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Dutch antitrust regulators have levied a new 5 million euro ($5.6 million) fine against Apple over an order to open up app payments for dating...

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Google Sues South Korea’s Regulator to Reverse Antitrust Fine
Google Sues South Korea’s Regulator to Reverse Antitrust Fine
February 11, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Google is asking a judge to reverse the fine it received last year from South Korea’s competition regulator after the tech giant tried to force...

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Antitrust Remedies in Digital Search Hinge on User Behavior 
Antitrust Remedies in Digital Search Hinge on User Behavior 
February 11, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

In “Competition, Defaults, and Antitrust Remedies in Digital Search,” Francesco Decarolis and Muxin Li of Bocconi University explain how to enhance competition in digital markets...

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Google’s Latest EU Antitrust Battle Goes to the Core of AdTech Business
Google’s Latest EU Antitrust Battle Goes to the Core of AdTech Business
February 11, 2022  |  Google

The European Publishers Council (EPC), an association that includes leading press publishers like The New York Times, Germany’s Axel Springer and the U.K.’s Guardian, has...

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Meta’s Market Cap Crash Could Help to Dodge US Antitrust Bill
Meta’s Market Cap Crash Could Help to Dodge US Antitrust Bill
February 10, 2022  |  Regulation

When Meta announced its quarterly results last week and warned about the strong competition that is facing from other companies like TikTok, the price of...

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EU Regulator to Rule on Amazon’s MGM Deal by March 15
EU Regulator to Rule on Amazon’s MGM Deal by March 15
February 09, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Antitrust regulators with the European Union plan to decide by March 15 whether they’ll clear Amazon’s proposed purchase of movie studio MGM, Reuters reported Tuesday...

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