Tag: Antitrust
The tech antitrust hearings are over: What’s next for enforcement?
By Bill Baer, Brookings
As the dust settles on the much-anticipated House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee hearing with the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google, it’s time...
Antitrust & Data Protection Discussed At FTC Senate Hearing
The five leaders of the Federal Trade Commission testified together before a Senate panel for the first time in nearly two years on Wednesday,...
Amid Antitrust Scrutiny Instagram Launches TikTok Clone
According to The Hill, Facebook's Instagram launched a direct competitor to short-form video app TikTok in 50 countries Wednesday, August 5, amid antitrust scrutiny.
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New York State Presents New Antitrust Bill Targeting Big Tech
New York State is introducing a bill that would make it easier to sue big tech companies for alleged abuses of their monopoly powers,...
Orrick Grows Antitrust Team With German Hire
Orrick announced that antitrust adviser Lars Mesenbrink has joined the firm as a partner in Düsseldorf.
“A rising star in the German and EU antitrust...
Antitrust & Corruption: Overruling Noerr
By Tim Wu, (Columbia University)
We live in a time when concerns about influence over the American political process by powerful private interests have reached...
Secure Messaging App Telegram Files EU Antitrust Complaint Against Apple
Popular secure messaging app Telegram filed a formal antitrust complaint with the European Union over Apple’s App Store practices, the Financial Times reported.
In a...
EU Competition Chief Wants EU-US Agreement On Platform Antitrust Policy
The EU and the US should formulate “common visions” on how best to regulate competition in the platform economy, the European Commission’s digital chief...
Facebook Gains Court Reprieve On EU Antitrust Data Request
Facebook has won the first round of its court battle against what it claims are excessive demands from European Union antitrust regulators after Europe’s...
Brazil Antitrust Regulator Questions Facebook’s WhatsApp Payment Fees
Brazil’s antitrust watchdog is asking Facebook to explain the fee structure for its short-lived payments service launched in June in partnership with card processor...