Tag: Google
EU: Google wins backing from two Android makers in antitrust appeal
Google’s fight against a record EU antitrust fine related to its Android mobile software received a boost after Europe’s second-highest court allowed Android phone...
US: Texas AG: everything is “on the table” for Google probe
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, one of 50 state AGs that have joined an investigation into accusations of antitrust violations by search and advertising...
The Evolution of Competition Law in Digital Markets in India
Digital markets in India are growing exponentially and this brings with it complexities in enforcement in all segments of competition law. New forms of...
US: Google in talks to acquire TikTok rival Firework
Google is reportedly considering an acquisition of TikTok-like "Firework," an app that allows users to make and share 30-second videos with strangers, per The...
UK: Google faces legal action over data collection of iPhone users
The UK Court of Appeal has unanimously overturned a block on a class-action style lawsuit brought on behalf of four million iPhone users against...
US: Facebook, Google, Amazon face another House inquiry: Bloomberg
Facebook, Amazon, and Alphabet’s Google will face a congressional inquiry on how the big technology companies may be damaging the competitive landscape for small...
US: Congressional antitrust panel is scrutinizing Google’s new internet protocol
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal this Sunday, September 29, Congressional antitrust investigators are scrutinizing plans by Google to use a...
US: Google hires Republican Senate aide to head lobby office
Alphabet’s Google hired the top aide to Republican Senator Rob Portman to head its Washington policy operation, filling a key post as the internet...
US: Texas signs ex-Microsoft lawyer and others to aid in Google...
According to an inside scoop from Reuters, the Texas attorney general’s office has hired three consultants for a multi-state probe it is leading into...
US: Oracle says it has received requests for information on Google
Oracle, which has clashed with Alphabet’s Google in business disputes, has received requests for information from congressional and state investigators looking into allegations that...