The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken a significant step in its efforts to regulate and scrutinize the practices of tech giant Amazon. In a groundbreaking move, the FTC has filed a lawsuit against Amazon, accusing the company of engaging in deceptive tactics to enroll consumers in its Prime service without their consent and making […]
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EU regulators are reportedly considering an order that would require Alphabet Inc’s Google to sell a portion of its advertising-technology business, as concerns over the tech giant’s dominance in digital ads persist. The European Commission, the EU’s primary antitrust authority, is expected to issue a statement of objections against Google in the coming days, according […]
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The antitrust litigation against Alphabet Inc.’s Google, filed by state attorneys general, has taken a significant turn as a judicial panel transferred the case back to a federal court in Texas. The move to Texas has the potential to expedite the litigation process, which had been progressing slowly in other jurisdictions. In 2020, a group […]
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The European Commission published on April 4 a report on Competition Policy for the digital era that may be less damaging for Facebook than for Google, Amazon and Apple. Proposals include imposing obligations on the internet platforms as essential facilities, requiring data interoperability between rivals and a presumption that some activities are anticompetitive unless the companies prove otherwise.
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