The Netherlands’ competition authority has once again increased a fine levied against Apple for failing to comply with an antitrust order related to payment tech and dating apps. The fifth penalty payment of €5 million issued today means the tech
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Google’s adtech targeted by publisher antitrust complaint in EU
Google’s dominance of the online ad market has been targeted by another antitrust complaint filed in the European Union by a coalition of publishers. This time it’s the European Publishers Council (EPC) — whose members include the CEOs of News
Google sued in Europe for $2.4BN in damages over Shopping antitrust case
Google is being sued in Europe on competition grounds by price comparison service PriceRunner which is seeking at least €2.1 billion (~2.4BN) in damages. The lawsuit accuses Google of continuing to breach a 2017 European Commission antitrust enforcement order against
Regulators Need to Rethink How They Approach Tech Antitrust
(Illustration/Dado Ruvic/Reuters) Prioritizing competitors over competition represents a serious misunderstanding of what our antitrust laws are meant to do. Antitrust law is supposed to protect competition, not individual competitors. It’s no secret that Big Tech is attracting antitrust scrutiny around
Google is getting caught in the antitrust net
NurPhoto | Getty Being a global company has its perks. There’s a lot of money to be made overseas. But the biggest US tech companies are finding out that there’s also a downside: Every country where you make money is