Legal: Antitrust
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EU Taking Harder Look At $19B Facebook-WhatsApp Deal
European regulators have reportedly sent an unusual “second wave” of questions to a range of companies as part of its antitrust...
EU Readying New Android Antitrust Complaint Against Google
According to a Reuters article, which is consistent with earlier news reports, European competition authorities are laying the foundation for a...
Google Tries To Kill Android Class Action Before It Gets Going
The FTC itself declined to pursue an antitrust case against Google, extending to Android. However, private litigants in May picked up the...
Letter Hints At Many New EU Investigations Against Google
The New York Times is reporting that a letter from European Competition chief Joaquín Almunia seeks to rally support for the existing Google...
Google’s Android Draws Fresh Antitrust Complaint In Europe
Google must feel like it’s Groundhog Day. Another antitrust complaint has been filed against the company in Europe. This one is focused on...
Facebook To EU: Please Review Our WhatsApp Deal
Usually, companies don’t want to be subjected to regulatory scrutiny. However this time, it appears, Facebook is actively soliciting...
Italian Regulators Take Aim At “Freemium” Apps
Claiming that so-called “freemium” mobile apps mislead consumers, Italy’s competition regulator is taking aim at Google,...
Google Fined For “Non-Cooperation” In Indian Antitrust Inquiry
The Google antitrust drama keeps migrating east. First the US FTC settled its investigation of Google without any significant penalty or...
Microsoft’s Ballmer: Google Is A “Monopoly”
Microsoft, the company stung a decade ago in the US by being branded a monopoly and then in Europe by having to pay and pay again for its past...
South Korea Drops Antitrust Investigation Against Google
In early 2011, South Korean search and portal providers NHN Corp. and Daum Communications filed antitrust complaints with the South Korean...
Europe Calls For More Concessions From Google, Survey Says “Rival Links” Not Enough
European Union Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia held a news conference this morning during which he said Google will need to offer...
Would Europe “Ban” Google Universal Search Results?
As Google’s critics and rivals in Europe become increasingly vocal and aggressive in their campaign against the company’s proposed...
Europe: Google Wins “Censorship” Battle, Slammed On Antitrust Proposals
Google’s struggles in Europe continue. However the company apparently has won something of a reprieve in its battle against the emerging...
Google’s $1 Billion Waze Acquisition To See Antitrust Review
It will probably just be a formality; however, Google confirmed this weekend that its proposed acquisition of social mapping platform Waze will...
EU-Google “Rival Links” Antitrust Settlement Provision Creates New Controversy
The US Federal Trade Commission declined to address the alleged “search bias” (vertical search) claim against Google in its...
More Antritrust Pain For Google: FTC To Probe Display Ads Biz
According to Bloomberg, Google is facing yet another antitrust headache at the hands of the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The agency is...
Europe Finds That Google’s Motorola Unit “Abused Its Dominant Position” In Patent Fight With Apple
The European Commission has made a preliminary determination that Google’s Motorola Mobility unit “abused its dominant...
New Google Antitrust Complaint In Europe Calls Android A “Trojan Horse”
Yesterday, the Fairsearch.org coalition, now featuring Oracle and Nokia, filed a fresh antitrust complaint in Europe against Google. The...
EU Imposes €561 Million ($731 Million) Fine On Microsoft — With Google In Mind
The European Commission has made good on its promise last week to fine Microsoft for failing to continue to offer Web browser choice on its PC...
China Sounds Alarm About Android Market Dominance
While Google’s PC search market share may be hovering below 5 percent, Android is the overwhelmingly dominant smartphone operating system...
