antitrust

DoJ Announces Anti-Trust Probe Of Tech Firms

'Market leading online platforms' face DoJ investigation over alleged anti-competitive practices

5 years ago

Qualcomm Fined £217m By EU For ‘Predatory Pricing’

Chip giant used 'predatory pricing' to drive a British competitor out of the market for 3G phone hardware

5 years ago

Vodafone Wins Approval For Liberty Global Asset Acquisition

Deutsche Telekom not happy after European Union gives Vodafone's Liberty Global deal its antitrust blessing

5 years ago

Broadcom Faces EU Antitrust Probe

European regulators to investigate whether it operated monolopy for modem and TV chipsets

5 years ago

DoJ Antitrust Boss Urged To Recuse Himself From Tech Probe

Antitrust chief must recuse himself from Google, Apple probe as he previously worked for them, says US senator

5 years ago

US Congress Targets Tech Giants With Competition Probe

The focus on 'anti-competitive conduct' at major tech companies comes as the Department of Justice and the FTC reportedly prepare…

5 years ago

Qualcomm Seeks Antitrust Enforcement Delay, Ahead Of Appeal

Chipmaker disputes US judge ruling, and asks her not to enforce the antitrust order until it can appeal

5 years ago

US Judge Rules Qualcomm Violated Antitrust Law

US judge rules Qualcomm's policies strangled competition for years, but an appeal against the ruling is planned

6 years ago

Google Faces Italian Antitrust Probe Over Smart Devices

Alleged smart device domination by Google is under investigation by Italy's competition watchdog

6 years ago

Facebook Co-founder Chris Hughes Urges Firm Breakup

But Facebook rejects the call from one of its co-founders to split Facebook up into three separate firms

6 years ago

Google To Give Android Users Choice Of Browser, Search Engine

'No more penalties please EU', as Google confirms browser and search choice for Android users

6 years ago

Google Stung By 1.49bn Euro Fine Over Advertising Practices

Third EU fine in two years for Google as European Commission rules its advertising service broke antitrust rules

6 years ago

Apple Fires Back At Spotify Antitrust Complaint

Spotify accused of trying to side-step App store rules, as Apple lambasts the service for its complaint

6 years ago

Germany May Order Facebook To Halt Some Data Collection

Germany's Federal Cartel Office is reportedly taking aim at Facebook's collection of user data from third-party sources

6 years ago

Supreme Court Mulls Apple Appeal Over iPhone App Lawsuit

Lawsuit alleges Apple violates antitrust laws by requiring apps to be purchase via App Store only

6 years ago

China Finds ‘Massive Evidence’ Of DRAM Price-Fixing

The country's anti-monopoly agency has made 'important progress' in its probe into Samsung, Hynix and Micron, which control up to…

6 years ago

European Probe Of Google AdSense Nears Conclusion

Another antitrust fine? EU regulators close to completing investigation of Google's advertising service

6 years ago

Google To Charge Android Licence Fee For European Device Makers

Antitrust response. Android apps such as Chrome, Gmail etc will require device makers in Europe to pay licence fee

6 years ago

Amazon Latest In EU Regulatory Spotlight With Commission Data Probe

The Commission's preliminary investigation is to focus on Amazon's use of data from its third-party sellers, and whether it could…

6 years ago

Germany Promises ‘Quick’ Action On Facebook Data Practices

The head of Germany's Cartel Office says Europe is set to ratchet up regulatory pressure on 'abusive' tech giants

6 years ago

EU Fines Google Record 4.3 Billion Euros Over Android

The fine is the largest ever antitrust fine worldwide, dwarfing the EU's own 2.4bn-euro penalty last year over Google's shopping…

6 years ago

Google Faces Record EU Antitrust Fine Over Android Next Week

The European Commission is expected to hand down a multibillion-euro fine on Wednesday, a week later than planned

6 years ago

US Supreme Court To Hear Apple Appeal In App Store Monopoly Case

The lawsuit over excessive App Store developer fees could have a broad impact on e-commerce platforms such as those of…

6 years ago

EU Android Antitrust Probe ‘Advancing’

How long? Three years after probe was officially launch, antitrust boss says Android investigation is “advancing”

7 years ago

German Competition Watchdog Calls Facebook Data Collection ‘Abusive’

The preliminary ruling, ahead of a final decision next year, could mean limits on how Facebook collects and processes European…

7 years ago

Google Appeal Claims EU Misstated Facts When It Imposed Massive Fine

In its appeals of a $2.9 billion fine, Google has claimed that the European Commission misstated the facts about the…

7 years ago

Google Appeals £2.2bn EU Antitrust Fine For Search Abuse

Google will appeal the fine issued by the EC but it will still have to change practices by 28 September

7 years ago

EU Court To Reconsider Intel Antitrust Fine

Nearly a decade later...Europe's highest court to take a second look at the billion euro fine against Intel in 2009

7 years ago

Google Submits Compliance Plans For EU Antitrust Order

Google sends antitrust regulators its proposed fixes to compile with shopping results antitrust order

7 years ago

EU Mulls Another Record Fine Against Google For Android

Double whammy. EU ponders a second record fine against Google, but this time over Android OS

7 years ago