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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Google’s Rivals Call Antitrust Case A Start For An Expanded Case
Google’s Rivals Call Antitrust Case A Start For An Expanded Case
October 25, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Google rivals who have complained for years about what they decried as a hands-off approach to the Silicon Valley giant from competition regulators around the...

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Google Must Respond To DOJ Suit By Dec. 19
Google Must Respond To DOJ Suit By Dec. 19
October 25, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Google has until Dec. 19 to respond in court to the federal government’s recent lawsuit accusing the company of building its empire by exploiting its...

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Today In Payments: Uber, Lyft Lose AB5 Appeal; FTC Commissioners Weigh Facebook Antitrust Suit
Today In Payments: Uber, Lyft Lose AB5 Appeal; FTC Commissioners Weigh Facebook Antitrust Suit
October 23, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Uber and Lyft must reclassify their drivers as employees, and FTC commissioners are in favor of pursuing an antitrust suit against...

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FTC Vote Pending As Commissioners Weigh Facebook Antitrust Suit 
FTC Vote Pending As Commissioners Weigh Facebook Antitrust Suit 
October 23, 2020  |  Facebook

While the five commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) debate if an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook should be pursued, FTC staffers are in favor...

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Tech Roundup: As Antitrust Cases Spread, Google Faces World of Trouble
Tech Roundup: As Antitrust Cases Spread, Google Faces World of Trouble
October 22, 2020  |  Legal

To say that Google is facing a world of trouble would not be an overstatement these days, as the tech giant is facing antitrust probes around the...

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US DOJ Says Google Squelches Competition
US DOJ Says Google Squelches Competition
October 20, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The shoe dropped. Tuesday, Oct. 20, in a move that surprised maybe no one, the Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit in Washington, D.C. against...

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U.S. Department of Justice Hits Google With Antitrust Lawsuit
U.S. Department of Justice Hits Google With Antitrust Lawsuit
October 20, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is filing an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet’s Google for reportedly monopolizing search and ad markets, according to a Wall...

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DOJ’s Delrahim: Antitrust Laws Apply To Big Tech
DOJ’s Delrahim: Antitrust Laws Apply To Big Tech
October 19, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim said in a televised interview on Monday (Oct. 19) that antitrust laws “clearly apply” to Big Tech...

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: EU Watchdogs Make ‘Big Tech Hit List’; France To Go Ahead With Digital Services Tax Plan
Big Tech Compliance Tracker: EU Watchdogs Make ‘Big Tech Hit List’; France To Go Ahead...
October 19, 2020  |  Regulation

Here’s the latest news from Amazon and the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from regulatory watchdogs, trade organizations and politicians globally. Regulation...

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