antitrust
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The EU Is Chucking Yet Another Hurdle at That Google-Fitbit Deal
At the end of last year, Google decided to reporting that the European Union is ready to launch a full-scale antitrust investigation into the deal next week.
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Jeff Bezos Tells Congress He ‘Can’t Guarantee’ Amazon Isn’t Violating Its Own Policies to Undercut Sellers
At the US’s major tech antitrust hearing in the House Judiciary Committee — featuring the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said he couldn’t promise that the company hasn’t violated its own policies on fair competition with third-party sellers.
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Google Reportedly Now Facing Antitrust Probes in Every U.S. State but One
Amid ongoing investigations by the U.S. federal government and almost every other state, California has reportedly launched its own antitrust probe into the world’s biggest advertising agency, Google, as it continues to face scrutiny by U.S. and foreign regulators over its dominance in the online advertising industry, and the potential abuse thereof.
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Apple’s App Store Is Due a Reckoning
The long-standing controversy over the so-called “Apple tax” the company imposes on apps in its App store has resurfaced in a new standoff with recently launched email management app Hey, a dispute that brings into sharp focus the unchecked dictatorial power Apple wields over apps and their creators ” and one that’s long overdue for…