Tag: Antitrust
Kanter Appoints New Special Assistant at DOJ Antitrust Division
Jonathan Kanter has filled some desks at the Department of Justice. Sarah Allen and Eric Posner will be Counsel to the AAG. Allen was...
FTC’s Review Of Zynga’s Take-Two Sale Extended
Zynga could see an extended FTC antitrust review of its planned $12.7B sale to Take-Two Interactive.
The US Federal Trade Commission may look at pursuing...
DOJ Antitrust & FBI Announce Effort To Deter Collusion
The US Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the FBI announced an initiative on Thursday to detect and prosecute companies that take advantage of supply...
Antitrust Remedies in Digital Search Hinge on User Behavior
By PYMNTS
In “Competition, Defaults, and Antitrust Remedies in Digital Search,” Francesco Decarolis and Muxin Li of Bocconi University explain how to enhance competition in...
DOJ Seeks Clarity In Gig Worker Employment Classification
In a statement on Friday, the Justice Department’s antitrust division has urged the National Labor Relations Board to clarify how it defines an employee.
The...
Facebook Hit Hard By New Rules, Google Spared
Facebook's owner is alleging Google, which also sells personalized ads on iPhones, has an unfair advantage under Apple’s new policies, reported Bloomberg.
Apps including Facebook have...
Collapse of Nvidia-Arm $66B Chip Deal Shows More Than Antitrust Woes
By PYMNTS
Nvidia Corp. and Arm Limited announced on Feb. 7 that they will not continue with the transaction due to “significant regulatory challenges.” This...
JBS Hires Compliance Chief Amid Antitrust Woes
JBS, the world’s largest meat supplier, has tapped one of its outside law firms for a new head of ethics and compliance as it...
Antitrust Court In Austria OKs Facebook-Giphy Deal
An antitrust court in Austria approved with conditions Facebook's purchase of animated images platform Giphy, reported Reuters.
Facebook bought Giphy, a website for making and sharing...
Dutch Antitrust Watchdog Fines Apple Over Payment Options, Again
On Monday, the Dutch antitrust watchdog fined apple Apple 5 million euros for a third time for failing to allow software application makers in...
