Tag: Antitrust law
US & EU Lawmakers Call For Better Facebook Data Oversight
Motherboard revealed that Facebook’s systems are designed in such a way that the company can struggle to track users’ data within its own systems, according to VICE.
After...
Apple Beats Currency App Developer’s Antitrust Claims
Apple defeated claims for a second time in San Francisco federal court brought by the founder of Konverti, a peer-to-peer currency exchange app, who alleged...
EU Lawmakers Backed Tougher M&A Regulations
The Committee on International Trade at the European Parliament backed yesterday, April 25, a proposal that could make the acquisition of EU companies by...
Federation Of American Hospitals Urges Merger Guideline Consistency From FTC, DOJ
The Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) has asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to maintain certain...
US Court of Appeals Will Hear Californa’s Net Neutrality Law
A US Court of Appeals on Wednesday said it will not reconsider its decision in January to uphold California's net neutrality law.
A three-judge panel of...
Canadian Watchdog Mulls Changes to Its Competition Laws
A small mention in the federal budget has Canada’s competition lawyers all abuzz about what changes the government will actually make to the Competition...
German Watchdog Welcomes Google’s “Reject All’ Cookie Plan
Google’s plan to include a “reject all” button on cookie banners after its existing policy violated EU law was welcomed by Hamburg’s top data...
Mexico’s Top Court Fails To Overturn Electricity Law
Mexico's Supreme Court fell short of overturning President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's electricity law on Thursday, April 7, in a partial victory for the...
UK’s Next Antitrust Head May Be A Woman
The UK's government may appoint the first female head of the UK competition regulator, in replacement of outgoing director Andrea Coscelli when he steps...
EU Lawmakers Near Deal On New Digital-Competition Law
European lawmakers neared agreement on the main points of a new digital-competition law focused on the world’s biggest tech companies, setting the stage for...