U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, the top Senate Democrat on antitrust issues, said Apple’s AirTag tracker device unveiling was “timely” as it was…
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U.S. House committee approves blueprint for antitrust crackdown on ‘Big Tech’
The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee has formally approved an antitrust report accusing Big Tech companies of buying or…
U.S. FTC calls Facebook an illegal ‘personal social networking’ monopoly
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday fired back at Facebook’s attempt to dismiss the regulator’s lawsuit seeking to break…
Four more U.S. states join Texas-led antitrust lawsuit against Google
Four more states have joined a lawsuit filed by Texas and others against Alphabet Inc’s Google that accuses it of breaking antitrust laws…
Australia to investigate Apple’s default search deal with Google
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is focused on internet browser defaults, including Apple’s default search deal with Google …
EU antitrust regulators said ready with Apple charges on Spotify complaint
EU antitrust regulators are finalizing a charge sheet against Apple triggered by a complaint by Swedish music streaming service Spotify …
UK starts probe on Apple over alleged App Store monopoly
The UK competition regulator said on Thursday it has opened an investigation into Apple after complaints that the company’s App Store terms…
U.S. government asks Google for detailed search data in antitrust case
U.S. government antitrust authorities asked Alphabet unit Google to fork over granular information on how its search engine works…
U.S. House members assail Big Tech, consider changes to antitrust law
The four Big Tech members – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook – received another tongue-lashing centered on antitrust concerns…
Twitter warns user growth to slow; expects ‘modest impact’ from Apple’s privacy push
Twitter on Tuesday beat quarterly sales and profit estimates but missed expectations on user growth and warned this rate would…
Klobuchar’s antitrust reform bill could cause Apple to be fined 15% of its annual revenue
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., unveiled a sweeping antitrust reform bill on Thursday that could, theoretically, cause Apple to be fined…
Apple settles South Korea antitrust case with $90 million investment
Apple’s lengthy antitrust dispute in South Korea seemed to settle as the nation’s watchdog accepted the Cupertino Colossus’ plan to spend…
Newspaper group files antitrust suit against Google and Facebook over digital advertising monopoly
HD Media, a West Virginia newspaper group, has filed an antitrust complaint against Google and Facebook, claiming that the companies…
Epic Games extends ‘Fortnite’ dispute with Apple, Google to the U.K.
Epic Games on Thursday widened its dispute with Apple over access to its “Fortnite” video game as it complained to the U.K.’s antitrust…
Cydia, the app store for jailbreakers, hits Apple with antitrust lawsuit over App Store
Cydia, a once-popular app store for iPhone jailbreakers that launched in 2007 prior to Apple’s App Store, has filed a lawsuit vs. Apple …
Facebook sued by FTC, 48 U.S. attorneys general alleging it operates an illegal monopoly
48 U.S. attorneys general allege Facebook is violating antitrust law by buying up competitors in order to operate an illegal monopoly …
Apple Pay targeted in Dutch antitrust probe
Apple faces scrutiny from Dutch antitrust regulators who are probing whether Apple Pay users get a free choice of financial apps with…
U.S. states plan to sue Facebook over antitrust violations next week
A group of U.S. states is investigating Facebook for possible antitrust violations and plans to file a lawsuit against the social media giant…
Details about Apple default search deal shows how Google discourages competition
The DOJ’s case against Google’s centers on its practice of spending billions of dollars a year to become the default search engine on…
Apple, other techs wary of full disclosure of secrets in Google antitrust case
Apple said confidential material they provided for the U.S. antitrust probe of Google should not be shared because secrets they include…
Apple seeks to keep competitive secrets from Google in-house lawyers
In a filing Friday in federal court in Washington, Apple said confidential competitive secrets it provided to the U.S. DOJ for the Google …
Big Tech may still be in trouble regardless of Trump or Biden win
Election Day 2020 is over, but the ultimate outcome for the U.S. presidency is far from certain. While supporters of President Donald Trump…
Fortnite to return to iOS via Nvidia’s ‘GeForce Now’ cloud gaming service
Owners of Apple iPhones and iPads will soon be able to play Epic Game’s Fortnite again, via Nvidia’s GeForce cloud gaming service…
Four French online ad lobbies file antitrust complaint against Apple
Four French online advertising lobbies have filed an antitrust complaint against Apple over changes the iPhone maker will make to privacy…
Apple steps up efforts to develop alternative to Google search monopoly
Apple has increased its efforts to develop its own search technology as competition authorities in the U.S. and Europe question its deal…
Google pays Apple $8 billion to $12 billion per year to be default search on iPhones, iPads, and Macs
Last Tuesday, the DOJ filed a landmark lawsuit against Google and homed in on the Google’s annual multi-billion dollar payment to Apple to…
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz: Big tech companies like Google are ‘drunk on power’
“Big tech is, I believe, drunk on power. They are getting more brazen.” — U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX). Cruz voiced displeasure over…
DOJ antitrust lawsuit targets Google’s multibillion-dollar default search pact with Apple
The U.S. DOJ antitrust lawsuit is targeting Google’s multibillion-dollar default search pact with Apple. The Justice Department’s lawsuit…
Google is finally getting the antitrust treatment it deserves
The U.S. Justice Department today filed an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google on Tuesday for allegedly breaking the law…
U.S. DOJ cites Apple deal in antitrust charges against Alphabet’s Google
The United State’s Department of Justice on Tuesday filed antitrust charges against Alphabet’s Google that focus on the company’s…
Apple likely to win legal battle with Fortnite-maker Epic Games
The legal battle between Apple and Epic Games isn’t looking too good for the Fortnite-maker, which might be regretting its contrived…
U.S. DOJ says Google breakup may be needed to end violations of antitrust law
The U.S. Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet’s Google on Tuesday, claiming the $1 trillion company uses its…
U.S. government to file antitrust lawsuit against Google on Tuesday
The U.S. Justice Department is expected to file an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google on Tuesday for allegedly breaking the law…
Japan to join forces with U.S., Europe in regulating Big Tech
The new head of Japan’s antitrust watchdog said on Monday that the country will take on any market abuses by the four Big Tech …
Judge rejects Epic Games’ bid to force Apple’s App Store to carry Fortnite
Epic Games has failed once again to force Apple to offer Fortnite in the company’s App Store while the developer pursues its specious claims…
Big Tech’s market dominance spurs numerous U.S. antitrust probes
The four U.S. “Big Tech” companies — Alphabet’s Google, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook — face an array of antitrust investigations at the…
China’s high app store fees make Apple’s look cheap
The words “app store” appeared 340 times in a report accusing Big Tech of abusing its market power. They should see China’s app stores …
Without a ‘blue wave,’ Big Tech faces limited risk from antitrust push out of Washington D.C.
The “Big Tech” companies — Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, and Facebook — face limited risk from a renewed antitrust push out of Washington D.C…
Apple ‘vehemently disagrees’ with House Democrats’ antitrust conclusions as 95% of employee contributions go to Biden
After a 16-month antitrust investigation into competitive practices at Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook, the U.S. House Democrat …
House Democrats say Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook enjoy ‘monopoly power’
After a 16-month antitrust investigation into competitive practices at Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook, the U.S. House of Representatives…
U.S. House’s antitrust report hints at break-up of Big Tech firms
The U.S. House of Representatives antitrust report on Big Tech firms contains a “thinly veiled call to break up” the companies…
Senate panel compels CEOs of Facebook, Google, and Twitter to testify over political bias
A U.S. Senate panel voted Thursday to compel testimony from the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter as lawmakers opened a new front…
