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Topic: antitrust

Google wants safeguards for information in antitrust fight

Google wants safeguards for information in antitrust fight

Daisuke Wakabayashi, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 01 08:18 AM

In a petition filed Thursday in Texas state court of Travis County, Google, along with its parent company Alphabet, sought a protective order against Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas, who is spearheading the multistate antitrust investigation into the company. Read more »

Advertising execs point to five ways Google stifles business

Advertising execs point to five ways Google stifles business

Paresh Dave and Sheila Dang, Reuters
Posted at Sep 12 08:25 AM

US authorities investigating Alphabet Inc's Google for anti-competitive behavior have recently begun probing the company's $116 billion-a-year advertising business.   Read more »

How Apple stacked App Store with own products

How Apple stacked App Store with own products

Jack Nicas and Keith Collins, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 10 04:12 PM

As Apple has become one of the largest competitors on a platform that it controls, suspicions that the company has been tipping the scales in its own favor are at the heart of antitrust complaints in the United States, Europe and Russia. Read more »

Big Tech backlash kicks into gear with antitrust moves

Big Tech backlash kicks into gear with antitrust moves

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 10 07:10 AM

The backlash against Big Tech moved into a new phase Monday as officials from nearly all US states announced an antitrust investigation into the dominance of internet giant Google. Read more »

US states launch antitrust probe of Facebook

US states launch antitrust probe of Facebook

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 07 01:53 AM

A coalition of US states announced Friday an antitrust investigation of Facebook, in the first of what is expected to be a wave of action against dominant technology firms.   Read more »

Explainer: What Google, Facebook could face in US antitrust probe

Explainer: What Google, Facebook could face in US antitrust probe

Bryan Pietsch, Reuters
Posted at Jul 25 08:24 AM

The US Justice Department has said it will investigate "whether and how" online platforms in "search, social media, and some retail services online" are engaging in behavior that stifles competition and harms consumers. Read more »

US announces antitrust review of Big Tech firms

US announces antitrust review of Big Tech firms

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 24 06:48 AM

The United States on Tuesday announced it would begin an antitrust review of major online platforms to determine if they have "stifled" innovation or reduced competition.   Read more »

Hello Kitty parent Sanrio faces $6.9 million fine from EU

Hello Kitty parent Sanrio faces $6.9 million fine from EU

Geneva Abdul, The New York Times
Posted at Jul 11 08:37 AM

The European Commission fined Sanrio, the Japanese company that licenses Hello Kitty and a range of other characters, 6.2 million euros, or around $6.9 million, for illegally restricting where manufacturers can sell the licensed toys, bags and other products. Read more »

Big Tech execs due on Capitol Hill for antitrust hearing

Big Tech execs due on Capitol Hill for antitrust hearing

Reuters
Posted at Jul 10 09:48 AM

The hearings come as the House Judiciary Committee is probing competition in digital markets as part of an investigation announced last month, with both Republicans and Democrats expressing concern about the power exercised by several of the world's most valuable companies. Read more »

US moving toward major antitrust probe of tech giants

US moving toward major antitrust probe of tech giants

Diane Bartz and Jan Wolfe, Reuters
Posted at Jun 04 08:11 AM

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, which enforce antitrust laws in the United States, have divided oversight over the 4 companies, two sources said, with Amazon and Facebook under the watch of the FTC, and Apple and Google under the Justice Department. Read more »

PCC reminds San Miguel of notification requirement for Holcim deal

PCC reminds San Miguel of notification requirement for Holcim deal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 02:27 PM

As of Friday, May 24, SMC have not issued a notification for a mandatory merger review, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) said in a statement. Read more »

Top US court allows consumer lawsuit on Apple app store monopoly

Top US court allows consumer lawsuit on Apple app store monopoly

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 14 06:40 AM

In a 5-4 ruling, the US Supreme Court rejected Apple's argument that consumers lacked standing to proceed with their lawsuit because it was merely an intermediary with app developers. Read more »

France sees blockchain as anti-monopoly weapon in digital world

France sees blockchain as anti-monopoly weapon in digital world

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 16 08:18 AM

France had already put in place legal, fiscal and accounting structures to manage fundraising in digital currencies as a pillar of the blockchain economy. Read more »

Condo builder faces antitrust rap over lone internet provider

Condo builder faces antitrust rap over lone internet provider

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 08 09:25 AM

A "statement of objections" was filed on March 27 against Urban Deca Homes Manila Condominium Corp and 8990 Holdings Inc for "abuse of dominance," the Philippine Competition Commission said in a statement. Read more »

EU antitrust watchdog derails merger of French, German train firms

EU antitrust watchdog derails merger of French, German train firms

Foo Yun Chee and John Revill, Reuters
Posted at Feb 06 09:28 PM

Siemens and Alstom's plan to create a European rail champion collapsed on Wednesday after EU regulators rejected the deal, prompting Germany and France to call for an overhaul of EU competition policy to better meet global challenges. Read more »

Antitrust body boosts efforts this year, adds more industries to 'priority list'

Antitrust body boosts efforts this year, adds more industries to 'priority list'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 09:47 PM

MANILA – The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) on Thursday said it would add more priority sectors in its review portfolio starting with those that have a “potentially large impact” on consumers.  Read more »

How much for that app? US top court hears Apple antitrust dispute

How much for that app? US top court hears Apple antitrust dispute

Andrew Chung, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 26 09:03 AM

Apple's 30-percent commission of sales in its App Store is a key issue in a closely watched antitrust case that will reach the US Supreme Court on Monday. Read more »

Trump war vs Silicon Valley worries many conservatives

Trump war vs Silicon Valley worries many conservatives

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 11 03:38 PM

The attacks from the White House coincide with a Justice Department announcement that it would convene talks on whether social media firms are "stifling" speech or harming competition, and precedes a series of hearings by regulators to review how antitrust laws apply to digital giants. Read more »

AXA, XL Group merger gets approval from antitrust body

AXA, XL Group merger gets approval from antitrust body

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 05:00 PM

AXA's subsidiary Camelot Holdings is acquiring the XL Group, with the latter becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of AXA.   Read more »

Anti-trust body says reviewing URC acquisition of Batangas sugar mill

Anti-trust body says reviewing URC acquisition of Batangas sugar mill

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 07:10 PM

The Philippines' antitrust watchdog said on Monday that it is still studying Universal Robina Corp's planned acquisition of a sugar milling company located in Batangas.  Read more »

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