Tag: FTC
US: FTC to announce $5B settlement with Facebook as early as...
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is expected to announce a roughly US$5 billion settlement with Facebook as early as this week of its...
US: FTC files opposition to Qualcomm stay request
On Thursday, July 18, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) pushed back against the Department of Justice (DOJ) by filing a formal opposition to the...
Fresh thinking needed to keep Big Tech in check
By the Financial Times Editorial Board
The Federal Trade Commission’s $5bn fine for Facebook — assuming it is approved by the Department of Justice —...
US: Surescripts moves to dismiss FTC antitrust case
Surescripts has moved to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) charge from earlier this year that it holds an illegal monopoly on the e-prescribing...
US: FTC reportedly approves $5B settlement with Facebook
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reportedly approved an approximately US$5 billion settlement with Facebook (FB), suggesting a lengthy investigation into the social media...
US: FTC and DOJ approve changes to HSR
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with the concurrence of the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice, has approved amendments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino...
US: Bristol-Myers plans to divest psoriasis drug for merger
Bristol-Myers Squibb on Monday, June 24, offered to divest Celgene’s psoriasis treatment Otezla to allay concerns raised by the US competition regulator, and pushed...
US: Dems ask for details on antitrust probes into Big Tech
Seven US Senate Democrats asked the Trump administration on Friday, June 21, to disclose details of possible Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department antitrust...
The Alignment of Evidence and Economics: A Rebuttal to Ginsburg and...
June 2019
The Alignment of Evidence and Economics: A Rebuttal to Ginsburg and Wright By Joseph Kattan & Timothy J. Muris1
Introduction
In a March article in...
US: FTC reportedly investigating YouTube over children’s privacy
YouTube may have a particularly strong incentive to change how it handles kids' videos, it appears to be under government scrutiny for its behavior....
