Tag: Antitrust probe
Amazon Offers Concessions To Head Off EU Antitrust Probes
Amazon, in its attempt to ward off two European Union antitrust investigations as part of a sustained increase in scrutiny of the internet behemoth...
California Regulator Probes Crypto Lenders
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI), which looks into operations of state-licensed financial institutions, will be investigating whether crypto-asset companies that...
South African Watchdog Targets Google In Antitrust Probe
South Africa’s Competition Commission, which has been probing online markets for the past 14 months, has provisionally found that Google’s search-engine practices distort competition...
UK Watchdog Opens Probe Into Groups Including BT & Sky
The UK competition regulator has opened an investigation into whether BT, IMG Media, ITV and Sky are fixing the rate offered to freelance workers...
UK Raided Top Broadcasters In Sports Antitrust Probe
The Competition and Markets Authority said in a statement on Wednesday it had opened an investigation as it “has reasonable grounds to suspect one or more...
EU Probes Tech Group AOM’s Video Licensing Policy
EU antitrust regulators are investigating the video licensing policy of the Alliance for Open Media, whose members include Alphabet unit Google, Amazon, Apple and...
UK Probes Microsoft’s $68.7B Activision Blizzard Acquisition
The UK competition regulator on Wednesday announced the launch of an antitrust investigation into Microsoft's proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of video gaming giant Activision Blizzard.
The probe into what...
Italy Drops McDonald’s Antitrust Probe
Italy's competition watchdog has closed a probe into McDonald's Corp. on alleged abuse of market dominance against its franchisees in the country, saying it...
UK CMA Accepts CVS’s Offer To Sell The Vet, Ending Probe
The UK Competition & Markets Authority on Monday said it will not progress a probe into CVS's purchase of Quality Pet Care after the...
US Senators Want An Update On Security Probe Of TikTok
A group of six Republican senators on Friday asked US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about an ongoing Biden administration national security review of social...
