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Report: Justice Department Considering Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple
Apple // January 17, 2024

Apple is reportedly facing an impending antitrust lawsuit in the United States, with the Justice Department preparing to take on the tech giant.  The lawsuit, which could be filed as early as March, alleges that Apple has imposed software and hardware limitations on its iPhones and iPads to...

Snap CEO Addresses Pressure On Big Tech
ANTITRUST // November 18, 2019

As politicians and regulators up their pressure on so-called Big Tech in the U.S., it can be difficult to see where all that effort will lead, especially given the timetable for antitrust actions at the federal level. That was one message on Monday (Nov. 18)...

Competing Search Engines Won’t Support Google’s Auction
Google // August 12, 2019

Google is holding an auction for search engines to bid to be one of the default choices on Androids in Europe, but some search engines say the auction is unethical and anticompetitive and that they won’t participate, according to reports. Ecosia, a search engine that...

Supreme Court: Amex Anti-Steering Does Not Run Afoul Of Antitrust Law
Legal // June 25, 2018

And so, the two-sided market lives on. In a ruling Monday morning (June 25), the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that American Express, the third-largest card network in the U.S., did not violate federal antitrust laws with business practices — known as anti-steering...

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Report: Justice Department Considering Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple

January 17, 2024
Apple is reportedly facing an impending antitrust lawsuit in the United States, with the Justice Department preparing to take on the tech giant.  The lawsuit, which could be filed as early as March, alleges that Apple has imposed software and hardware limitations on its iPhones and iPads to impede competitors from effectively competing, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Jan. 17).  […]

Competing Search Engines Won’t Support Google’s Auction

August 12, 2019
Google is holding an auction for search engines to bid to be one of the default choices on Androids in Europe, but some search engines say the auction is unethical...

Facebook Gets Hit With Anticompetitive Lawsuit By App Developer

May 25, 2018
Facebook got hit with a lawsuit in California that accuses the company of engaging in anticompetitive behavior with tens of thousands of developers. The Financial Times, citing the lawsuit filed...

DOJ Greenlights TCH/Bank Real-Time Payment Network

October 04, 2017
The Department of Justice (DOJ), coming off a nearly year-long antitrust review, has signed off on a real-time payment network that is being created by JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Bank of...