antitrust

While pandemic relief is likely to take center stage for much of the session, the shift could give Democrats the chance to advance their tech policy agenda.

Facebook launched a campaign last week blasting Apple’s decision to prompt iPhone users to disable apps from tracking their personal data.

Facebook’s lawyers told investigators it could help a new social network get off the ground by licensing its code to another firm, The Washington Post reported.

The FTC was roundly criticized by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle following privacy settlements tech hawks deemed to be weak.

Google now faces several antitrust challenges around the world, including three government lawsuits filed in the U.S. in the last two months alone.

The judge set September 12, 2023 as a tentative date to start the trial.

Dozens of more states are joining an escalating effort to prove Google has been methodically abusing its power as the internet’s main gateway in a way that hurts consumers habitually feeding personal information into its search engine and advertisers pouring billions of dollars into its vast marketing network

The Justice Department filed suit against Google in October alongside 11 Republican state AGs.

The announcement follows a separate complaint from the Department of Justice claiming Google has illegally maintained a monopoly in online general search.

The EU unveiled its Digital Services and Markets Acts, major reforms that are seen as part of a wider fight against U.S. tech giants.

California is the first state with a Democratic administration to seek to join the DOJ and 11 GOP attorneys general in the antitrust lawsuit against Google.

Adam Mosseri spoke to CNBC as the company was expecting lawsuits from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and 48 state attorneys general.

Facebook first disclosed the Federal Trade Commission was investigating its business in July 2019.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Europe needs “European solutions” to reduce its dependence on U.S. tech giants.

Based on their 2019 full-year results, that could mean a fine of $16.2 billion for Google and $7.1 billion for Facebook.

Google found that IAC-made extensions for its Chrome web browser offered some functions they didn’t follow through on, the Journal reported.

Multiple outlets have reported the Federal Trade Commission is likely to file its own antitrust lawsuit against the social media giant.

Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., wants the committee to examine the FTC’s common approach to approving pharmaceutical mergers.

“We believe that our SEO results have been adversely affected by the launch of Google Travel and Google Vacation Rental Ads,” Airbnb wrote in its S1 IPO filing.

A group of 135 tech companies wrote to EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager claiming Google favors its own services in web searches.