Sign in Subscribe

Antitrust

36 states google lawsuit

The legal battle between 36 states and Google’s app store monopoly, explained

“This lawsuit isn’t about helping the little guy or protecting consumers,” wrote White in his blog post. “It’s about boosting a handful of major app developers who want the benefits of Google Play without paying for it.” Why is Google being sued? * On July 7, 36 states filed

How does Amazon’s purchase of MGM Studios change the streaming race?

How does Amazon’s purchase of MGM Studios change the streaming race?

The timing of this purchase may not have been the best. Only a day earlier, Washington, DC’s attorney general filed an antitrust lawsuit against the company, charging it with “anticompetitive business practices" in the online retail market. * On May 26, Amazon announced the purchase of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) for US$

Facebook’s antitrust lawsuits, explained

Facebook’s antitrust lawsuits, explained

There is growing support for antitrust action against big tech, with scrutiny set to continue even after the end of President Donald Trump’s administration. In two recent lawsuits filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and more than 40 state attorneys general, social media giant Facebook, Inc. is facing

Google’s lawsuit with the US government, explained

Google’s lawsuit with the US government, explained

Big tech is under fire around the world and these attacks do not appear to be slowing down. Alphabet Inc’s Google LLC has been hit by an antitrust lawsuit from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), which is already being described as “the most aggressive action the U.

Long-awaited ‌congressional‌ ‌investigation‌ ‌highlights‌ ‌big‌ ‌tech‌ ‌“monopoly”‌

Long-awaited ‌congressional‌ ‌investigation‌ ‌highlights‌ ‌big‌ ‌tech‌ ‌“monopoly”‌

The report’s recommendations would amount to a seismic change in how the tech industry operates and could even lead to a “breaking up” of big tech companies. The House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel has released its long-awaited investigation into America’s big tech corporations, declaring that “companies that

App store monopoly wars extend to India with Paytm’s Play Store removal

App store monopoly wars extend to India with Paytm’s Play Store removal

Paytm’s removal comes as the issue of app store “monopolies” and antitrust disputes heat up around the world. Paytm Payments Bank Pvt. Ltd. the Indian digital payment service, was briefly pulled from Google’s Play Store in September, as a result of what Google Inc. claimed was a “violation

Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple in Congress anti-trust hearing spotlight

Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple receive grilling in Congress anti-trust hearing

In an antitrust hearing on Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee grilled the Chief Executive Officers of Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple over their substantial market power and anti-competitive actions. Lawmakers from the antitrust subcommittee came prepared with millions of documents, transcripts of interviews and even once-private messages sent by CEOs,