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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...
Data

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,...
Instagram

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. Reels,...
Big Tech

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

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...
Law

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...
Apple

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

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

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...
WhatsApp

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...
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