Tag: Facebook
Facebook Blocks Australian Access To News On Its Platform
Facebook announced Thursday, February 18, it has blocked Australians from viewing and sharing news on the platform because of proposed laws in the country to make...
Italy’s Antitrust Watchdog Fines Facebook Over Users’ Data
The Italian Antitrust authority announced on Wednesday, February 17, that it has fined Facebook €7 million for failing to follow its instructions to terminate...
Counsel Returns to Gibson Dunn After 7 Years With Facebook
Former Facebook, deputy general counsel S. Ashlie Beringer has rejoined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Palo Alto, California, as partner and co-chair of its...
Google & Facebook Face New Antitrust Suit From Virginia News Publisher
A Virginia news publisher has filed an antitrust suit against Google and Facebook, who together receive roughly half of all digital ad dollars in...
UK’s Watchdog Starts Facebook’s Giphy Deal Probe
UK’s competition watchdog on Thursday, January 28, launched its initial investigation into Facebook’s completed acquisition of GIF website Giphy, reported Reuters.
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Facebook May Be Preparing Antitrust Suit Against Apple
Facebook is preparing to launch a lawsuit against Apple for alleged anti-competitive behavior, particularly regarding App Tracking Transparency and iMessage, according to The Information.
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Germany Deepens Facebook & Oculus Probe
Germany’s antitrust regulator announced on Thursday, January 28, that it was extending the scope of its abuse proceedings against Facebook related to the links...
The Easterbrook Theorem: An Application to Digital Markets
By Joshua D. Wright & Murat C. Mungan (George Mason University)
The rise of large firms in the digital economy, including Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and...
FTC’s Facebook Antitrust Case Gets New Judge
The US Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against Facebook was transferred to another judge on Tuesday so that it and a similar case filed...
Facebook Laws Are Just The Start Warns Australian Watchdog
Australia’s competition regulator has warned that planned laws to make the country the first in the world to force Google and Facebook to pay...