Tag: Big Tech
US: House antitrust panel will hear complaints next week
The House antitrust panel investigating the technology industry will hear complaints next week about the market effect that big technology giants have on smaller...
Russia: Regulators to crack down on US Big Tech in 2020
New Russian protectionist legislation takes aim at US Big Tech companies as additional laws are being prepped to restrict content.
According to The Hollywood Reporter...
UK: CMA lifts the lid on digital giants
The CMA has published an update in its examination of online platforms and digital advertising, uncovering new detail about how the sector’s biggest names...
US: AG Barr wants Big Tech probe finished next year
US Attorney General William Barr has signaled he wants to finish the antitrust investigation into US technology giants next year.
“I think it’s important to...
US: Delrahim says Big Tech probe focused on abuse of data
The Department of Justice's investigation into online platforms is focused on the possibility that tech firms could use data they've gathered from customers to...
US: Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple push back in big tech probe
Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple defended their business practices in responses to detailed questions by lawmakers conducting an inquiry into antitrust issues in the...
US: Snap CEO addresses pressure on big tech
As politicians and regulators up their pressure on so-called Big Tech in the US, it can be difficult to see where all that effort...
US: Big Tech antitrust examination by AGs gathers steam
Antitrust headlines dominated the regulatory sphere this past week – focused, of course, on marquee names such as Facebook and Google.
In one salvo, lawmakers...
EU: Germany calls on EU to tighten grip on Big Tech
Germany has urged the EU to toughen its approach to Big Tech, as part of a wider push by Berlin to boost Europe's “digital sovereignty”.
Peter Altmaier, Germany’s economic...
US: Ohio Senate hearing looks into antitrust violations from Big Tech
Ohio lawmakers held their second hearing into whether tech giants such as Google and Facebook are engaged in anticompetitive behaviors that harm consumers or...