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U.S. Lawmakers Want to Know Why the Hell Apple Is Blocking Beeper Mini
Apple’s recent move to block Beeper Mini, the app that lets Android users chat with iPhone through the iMessage protocol, has caught the eye and a fair bit of ire of several U.S. congresspeople. Now lawmakers are calling for an investigation into the tech giant over “potential anticompetitive treatment” of the smaller messaging app. On…
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U.S. Judge Tosses Antitrust Lawsuit Brought By the FTC Against Facebook and Instagram
A U.S. federal judge on Monday dismissed an antitrust complaint brought by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission against Facebook, claiming that the evidence presented by the agency had not sufficiently proven that the social media giant held monopoly power over other social media platforms.
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The War Between Big Tech and News Is Coming to the U.S.
After a showdown with the Australian government over an effort to pay publishers their due, it looks like Google and Facebook might have to gear up for the same battle in the United States. Lawmakers are moving forward on a piece of dormant legislation that would enable news organisations to negotiate with Big Tech over how…