Tag: Google
US: Sen.Blumenthal: Facebook, Google can’t police themselves
According to a report from Bloomberg, Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal said at a hearing on oversight of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on November...
Russia: Google in trouble for failing to remove banned websites
Russia's internet watchdog, Roskomnadzor, is looking to fine Google for failing to remove banned websites from its search results, reported Reuters. The regulator is...
EU: Google Shopping still not playing fair, claim competitors
A group of European comparison shopping services have penned an open letter to European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, complaining that Google isn't playing along with...
EU: “Link Tax” may shutter Google News abroad
A “link tax” might mean the end of Google News in the EU.
Richard Gingras, the search engine’s vice-president of news, said while “it’s not...
Android Remedies: Tearing Down the Wall?
November 2018
CPI Europe Column edited by Anna Tzanaki (Competition Policy International) & Juan Delgado (Global Economics Group) presents:
Android Remedies: Tearing Down the Wall? By Simonetta Vezzoso (Trento University)1
Introduction
The control...
Recent Developments at DG Competition: 2017/2018
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Recent Developments at DG Competition: 2017/2018
By Andrea Amelio, Gabor Koltay, Penelope Papandropoulos & Hans Zenger (European Union), Thomas Buettner, Cyril Hariton (Toulouse Business...
Google Search (Shopping) as a Precedent for Other Sectors – the...
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Google Search (Shopping) as a Precedent for Other Sectors - the Example of Google for Jobs
By Thomas Hoppner, Felicitas...
EU: Aptoide wins court battle against Google
According to Reuters, Portuguese app store Aptoide announced on Monday, October 22, that a local court had ruled against Alphabet’s Google in a landmark...
EU: Google to charge smartphone makers for Google Play
US tech giant Google will charge smartphone makers a licensing fee for using its popular Google Play app store and also allow them to...
EU: Google challenges record US$5b antitrust fine
Alphabet unit Google has challenged a record US$5 billion fine imposed by European Union antitrust regulators three months ago for using its popular Android mobile operating...