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Meta Asks Judge To Block FTC Suit On Within Acquisition
Meta // October 13, 2022

Meta has asked a judge to turn down a U.S. Federal Trade Commission attempt to block the company’s acquisition of Within Unlimited, a virtual reality app, saying concerns about competitions are only speculative, Bloomberg wrote. Meta has said the FTC hasn’t laid out the details...

Employment Verification Startup Urges FTC to Probe Payroll Data Brokers
Data // September 27, 2022

Silicon Valley employment verification startup is urging the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to open an investigation into alleged anti-competitive and anti-consumer practices by some of the biggest providers of income and employment verification services. Employment verification and sensitive data security startup Certree accused data...

France Hits Apple With $1.2B Fine For Anticompetitive Practices
Apple // March 16, 2020

Apple on Monday (March 16) was slapped with a $1.2 billion fine from France’s antitrust watchdog for anticompetitive behavior in its distribution network. Two Apple resellers, Tech Data and Ingram Micro, were also hit with multi-million-dollar fines, as reported by CNBC. “During this case, the...

India’s CCI Looks Into Google’s Android Dominance
Regulation // May 10, 2019

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has reportedly ordered an investigation into Alphabet Inc.’s Google unit to look into alleged abuse of its Android mobile operating system’s dominance in order to block competitors. The watchdog reportedly found merit in the accusations in April and launched...

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Meta Asks Judge To Block FTC Suit On Within Acquisition

October 13, 2022
Meta has asked a judge to turn down a U.S. Federal Trade Commission attempt to block the company’s acquisition of Within Unlimited, a virtual reality app, saying concerns about competitions are only speculative, Bloomberg wrote. Meta has said the FTC hasn’t laid out the details that show the deal would cut down on competition in […]

Employment Verification Startup Urges FTC to Probe Payroll Data Brokers

September 27, 2022
Silicon Valley employment verification startup is urging the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to open an investigation into alleged anti-competitive and anti-consumer practices by some of the biggest providers of...

France Hits Apple With $1.2B Fine For Anticompetitive Practices

March 16, 2020
Apple on Monday (March 16) was slapped with a $1.2 billion fine from France’s antitrust watchdog for anticompetitive behavior in its distribution network. Two Apple resellers, Tech Data and Ingram...

India’s CCI Looks Into Google’s Android Dominance

May 10, 2019
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has reportedly ordered an investigation into Alphabet Inc.’s Google unit to look into alleged abuse of its Android mobile operating system’s dominance in order...