Tag: UK
Facebook UK Removes 16,000 Groups As CMA Tackles Fake Reviews
Facebook has removed 16,000 groups that traded fake product reviews on its platforms as the UK’s competition regulator uncovered more evidence of misleading content,...
UK Software Firm Launches Antitrust Suit Against Microsoft
UK-based pre-owned software license reseller ValueLicensing has filed a lawsuit in the London High Court against Microsoft for abusing its dominant position in the...
UK’s New Big Tech Watchdog Is Open for Business
The UK launched a new regulatory body aimed at policing allegations of anticompetitive behavior among the world’s largest technology companies, adding another agency to...
Facebook’s Giphy Deal Faces In-Depth UK Competition Probe
Britain’s competition regulator said Thursday that it was referring to Facebook's acquisition of GIF database Giphy for an in-depth investigation.
The Competition and Markets Authority...
UK Watchdog Says MasterCard & Rivals Ran Pre-Paid Card Cartel
Mastercard is among five companies which broke the law for cartel behaviour when offering prepaid cards to vulnerable members of society, Britain’s Payment Systems Regulator...
Epic Games Files Apple Complaint To UK Antitrust Watchdog
Epic Games filed a complaint about Apple to a British competition watchdog for their “monopolistic practices.” The video game maker accuses Apple of anticompetitive behavior...
UK Regulator Clears Uber’s Takeover Of Autocab
Britain’s competition watchdog announced on Monday, March 29, that it had cleared Uber’s takeover of UK tech firm Autocab, a taxi booking and dispatch...
Mastercard Pushes Back On $19B UK Class Action
Mastercard on Thursday, March 25, pushed back against attempts to add compound interest to a £14 billion (US$19.2 billion) British consumer class action during...
UK Watchdog Says Facebook’s Giphy Buy Raises Competition Concerns
Britain’s competition watchdog on Thursday, March 25, gave Facebook and Giphy five working days to offer proposals to address its concerns over their merger...
UK’s CMA Takes Norton Antivirus To Court In Consumer Protection Case
Antivirus software maker Norton is being taken to court by the UK’s competition regulator over claims it refused to provide certain information requested for...
