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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India Regulators Investigate Google Pay Antitrust Concerns
India Regulators Investigate Google Pay Antitrust Concerns
February 22, 2021  |  Google

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is looking into Google Pay to see if it has been abusing its dominance of the country’s digital payment...

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UK Antitrust Regulator Alerts Big Tech Of Imminent Investigations
UK Antitrust Regulator Alerts Big Tech Of Imminent Investigations
February 22, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), U.K.’s antitrust watchdog, has given Big Tech a heads-up that investigations are imminent, the Financial Times (FT) reported on...

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Individual Lawsuits Mount Against Big Tech Over Monopoly Concerns
Individual Lawsuits Mount Against Big Tech Over Monopoly Concerns
February 16, 2021  |  Legal

Amid the current torrent of legal issues facing Google over antitrust concerns is that of “Mr. Sweepy,” who alleges the tech giant’s practices bled his...

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Douyin’s Anti-Competitive Lawsuit Against Tencent Moves Forward In Chinese Court
Douyin’s Anti-Competitive Lawsuit Against Tencent Moves Forward In Chinese Court
February 08, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

China’s Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, is suing fellow internet titan Tencent over allegedly monopolistic behavior. According to CGTN, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court...

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China Clarifies Big Tech Monopoly Rules
China Clarifies Big Tech Monopoly Rules
February 07, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published new guidelines Sunday (Feb. 7) to strengthen anti-monopoly restrictions on Big Tech platforms, Reuters reported. The guidelines...

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Sen. Amy Klobuchar Plans Antitrust Bill Targeting Tech Industry
Sen. Amy Klobuchar Plans Antitrust Bill Targeting Tech Industry
February 04, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), the incoming head of the Senate antitrust subcommittee, is planning to introduce a bill to bolster competition laws and antitrust enforcement,...

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ByteDance Lawsuit Alleges Tencent Violated China’s Antitrust Laws
ByteDance Lawsuit Alleges Tencent Violated China’s Antitrust Laws
February 02, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

ByteDance’s Douyin launched a lawsuit against Tencent Holdings alleging that its WeChat and QQ platforms are in violation of China’s antitrust laws, Bloomberg reported on...

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UK Antitrust Agency Orders Viagogo To Divest Chunk Of StubHub Operations
UK Antitrust Agency Orders Viagogo To Divest Chunk Of StubHub Operations
February 02, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

Citing competition concerns, the U.K.’s antitrust watchdog is ordering Viagogo to sell StubHub’s international business. After taking a closer look into the $4 billion merger...

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Competition Concerns Spark UK Probe Into Uber’s Autocab Deal
Competition Concerns Spark UK Probe Into Uber’s Autocab Deal
January 29, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

Uber’s planned acquisition of Autocab is being investigated by the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for suspected anticompetitive behavior, Reuters reported on Friday (Jan....

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