Tag: Facebook
Facebook & Google Accused Of ‘Secret Deal’ Causing Unfair Competition Edge
Chief executives of Google and Facebook personally oversaw a 2018 deal that advantaged Facebook on Google's ad auctions, a group of state attorneys general...
White House Encouraged By Judge’s Decision Not To Dismiss Facebook Case
On Wednesday, January 13, the White House stated it was encouraged by a US judge's decision not to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC)...
FTC Gets Second Chance To Take On Facebook In Antitrust Suit
A judge granted the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) a second chance to pursue its charges of illegal monopolization against Facebook, rejecting the company’s motion...
France Hits Google & Facebook With Fine Over Cookies
According to Reuters, France's data privacy watchdog CNIL has fined Alphabet's Google a record 150 million euros ($169 million) for making it difficult for internet...
Facebook Maps Out UK Giphy Appeal
Facebook has applied to appeal a British competition watchdog ruling that it must sell Giphy on grounds that include challenging the finding that the...
Democrats Want Probes On Whether Facebook Misled Advertisers
Two powerful Senate Democrats are calling federal enforcers to probe whether Facebook misled customers and investors about key advertising metrics, an allegation at the...
US Senator Cantwell Asks FTC To Probe Meta’s Facebook
The chair of the US Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday asked a regulator to investigate whether Meta Platforms' Facebook misled its advertising customers and...
200 US News Publishers Sue Google & Facebook Over Market Dominance
A group of 30 newspaper publishers, including Seattle-based Robinson Newspapers, have sued Google and Facebook over the way the social and search giants profit...
Towards A Dynamic Competition Approach To Big Tech Merger Enforcement: The...
This paper explores how to elevate the importance of innovation and dynamic competition in antitrust enforcement. It explains that neglect of innovation stems from...
FTC’s Monopoly Claims Are “Speculation” Says Facebook
Facebook is holding on to its position that its social media company is no monopolist, according to a new court filing. The social media...