Tag: Antitrust
Mitch McConnell Wants Privacy Expert Bedoya’s FTC Nomination Pulled
US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell urged the Biden administration on Tuesday to reconsider its nomination of privacy expert Alvaro Bedoya to the U.S....
Google Stops Paid App Sales In Russia
Google won’t be offering paid apps or app updates for Russian users — but that’s not because the company wanted to exit the market,...
EU Looks At Simple Antitrust Rules For Manufacturers & Distributors
Rules that govern agreements between manufacturers and distributors have been simplified because of the growth of online sales and the entry of new players...
Meta Responds To German Watchdog Saying Its Data Is ‘Flawed’
Meta Platforms, owner of Facebook, on Tuesday criticised a landmark German antitrust order to curb its data collection as 'clearly flawed' and which undermines...
Dating App Match Sues Google Over Play Store Fees
Dating apps maker Match sued Google on Monday, calling the action a "last resort" to prevent Tinder and its other apps from being booted...
Apple & Google Concerned With ACCC’s Proposal For Antitrust Reforms
Apple and Google, and the Australian industry group advocating for tech giants have unsurprisingly raised concerns about the proposed measures that were outlined in...
US Congress Pressed For Antitrust Laws Ahead Of Midterms
Congressional Democrats should press ahead and rein in tech giants as the companies seek to stall antitrust laws by arguing Americans care more about...
Canada’s $16B Rogers-Shaw Telecom Deal In Antitrust Crosshairs
Canada's commissioner of competition intends to oppose Rogers Communications's proposed $26-billion merger with Shaw Communications, the companies said in a statement released early Saturday.
The...
Antitrust Reformers Should Consider the Consequences of Mandatory Treble Damages
By Henry J. Hauser & Tiffany Lee (Perkins Coie LLP); Thomas G. Krattenmaker
The debate over antitrust reform is reaching a crescendo. Several proposals have...
Musk’s $44 Billion Twitter Buyout Under Antitrust Review
The U.S Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is reviewing Tesla chief executive Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover of Twitter Inc., per Bloomberg, citing a person...
