Tag: antitrust
Microsoft faces wide-ranging US antitrust probe
The US Federal Trade Commission has opened a broad antitrust investigation into Microsoft, including of its software licensing and cloud computing businesses, a source...
Meta and Apple face major antitrust charges in Europe
The European Commission is reportedly gearing up to make Meta and Apple the first targets of its new antitrust powers, based on the Digital...
Google accused of paying $10 billion to ward off competitors
The US department of justice (DoJ) is alleging that that Google did not play by the rules in its efforts to keep its dominance in...
Google hit with $32 million antitrust fine in Korea
South Korea’s competition watchdog has slapped a KRW42.1 billion ($32.4 million) fine on Google’s local and regional units for requiring gaming companies to launch...
Google fined $113 million in India, ordered to allow third-party payments
India’s antitrust watchdog has hit Google with a $113 million fine for abusing the dominant position of its Google Play Store and ordered the...
Google loses appeal against record $4billion EU fine
Search Engine giant, Google on Wednesday lost its appeal against a record €4.34billion European Union (EU) fine for using the dominance of its Android...
Apple, Google face possible probe in the UK
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) could launch a probe into Apple and Google’s dominance in mobile browsers, claiming the duo had established...
Facebook prosecuted in South Africa for abuse of dominance
Facebook parent Meta Platforms has been referred by South Africa’s Competition Commission for prosecution for alleged “abuse of dominance” in the country — and the...
Apple ignores regulator that’s fining it €5-million a week
The Dutch antitrust watchdog fined Apple €5-million this week, the fifth such penalty in successive weeks in a row over access to non-Apple payment...
Google SUED by European publishers
The European Publishers Council (EPC) filed an antitrust complaint against Google with the European Commission (EC), asking the authority to remedy uncompetitive conditions in...