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Facebook

Antitrust Ruling On Facebook’s Kustomer Buy Expected By August 

Facebook's fate in terms of its acquisition of US customer service startup Kustomer will be decided by antitrust officials soon, US News reported. The deal...
Privacy

Antitrust & Privacy: It’s Complicated

By James C. Cooper & John M. Yun (George Mason University) Privacy and antitrust are on a collision course. Increasingly, privacy practices of large digital...
The White House

White House Reportedly Working On Executive Order On Antitrust

The White House is said to be developing an executive order that will ask government agencies to consider antitrust concerns in decision making, Reuters...
UK

UK’s Antitrust Watchdog Prepares For Post-Brexit Workload

UK's competition watchdog preps to shoulder post-Brexit workload from European Commission. The head of the UK's competition regulator said the body planned to "come...
Mastercard

Mastercard Resumes Antitrust Lobbying

According to Politico, Mastercard is getting into antitrust lobbying for the first time in years. The payment giant hired The Duberstein Group at the...
Comcast

SCOTUS Declines Comcast’s Advertising Antitrust Appeal

On Monday, june 28, the US Supreme Court declined to shut down claims that Comcast violated antitrust laws by refusing to do business with...
Belgium Law

Belgian Security Firm Pleads Guilty Price-Fixing

Belgian security firm, has agreed to plead guilty for its role in a conspiracy to rig bids, allocate customers and fix prices for defense-related...
Lina Khan Sworn in as Chair of the FTC

FTC Chair Lina Khan Appoints Antitrust Chief

Lina Khan, the new chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), on Thursday, June 24, named three top staff members amid one of the...
Globalization

The Globalization of Antitrust: History and Prospects

By Alden F. Abbott (George Mason University) The United States stood virtually alone when it enacted its first antitrust statute in 1890. Today, almost all...
Capitol Hill

US Lawmakers Advance “Break Up” Antitrust Bill 

The House Judiciary Committee narrowly advanced a sixth and final piece of legislation that has been dubbed the “break up” bill, on the notion...
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