Tag: Google
Beyond Killer Acquisitions: Are There More Common Potential Competition Issues in...
How common are killer acquisitions in tech and are there alternative theories of harm that are likely to arise more frequently? We apply a...
France Is Against Google, Apple Setting TermsIn Tracking COVID App
France, which has long been sceptical of the growing power of US Big Tech companies, is seeking to bypass Apple and Google for a...
Australian Regulator Says Media Could ‘Boycott’ Google And Facebook
According to The Guardian, Australia's competition watchdog has promised to even up the market imbalance between news organizations and tech giants. The Australian Competition...
Obama Era Antitrust Official Lays Out Case Against Google
A former top antitrust economist in the Obama administration argued Monday that Alphabet’s Google has used its powerful position in the digital advertising space...
DOJ and State AGs Likely To Bring Antitrust Suits Against Google:...
Both the Justice Department and a group of state attorneys general are likely to file antitrust lawsuits against Alphabet Inc.’s Google, and are well...
EU Pressures Google Over Privacy In Coronavirus Tracing Apps
Brussels has stepped up pressure on Google to respect EU privacy laws as the US search group joins forces with Apple to help in...
Canada Watching Google ‘closely’ After French Ruling
Canada’s Competition Bureau is closely following a French regulator’s ruling that Google must work out new arrangements to pay publishers and news agencies whose...
France’s Regulator Orders Google To Pay For News Reuse
France’s competition authority has ordered Google to negotiate with publishers to pay for reuse of snippets of their content, such as can be displayed...
Feds Step Up $2.1B Google-Fitbit Probe
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has stepped up its investigation of Google’s proposed US$2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit, a deal that critics say could...
Google Firebase Part Of US Antitrust Probe
Some app developers claim Google is pressuring them to embed a code in their products that will expand Google’s access to consumer data and...
