Legal: Antitrust
The EU’s Competition Commissioner is investigating Amazon
The preliminary investigation questions whether access to third-party seller data is potentially...
US senator calls on FTC to open new antitrust investigation against Google
Anger at Google on the right and within the administration may tip the balance of opinion toward a new inquiry....
FTC says it will take a ‘close look’ at EU antitrust fine against Google
However, it's not clear what action, if any, the FTC will...
Google hit with largest-ever $5 billion antitrust penalty in Android case
The fine could have reached $11 billion, according to EU regulation guidelines....
Report: Second big EU antitrust fine against Google coming next week
Reports speculate that Google will be forced to decouple Google Play access from app pre-install rules, clearing the way for new "default"...
60 Minutes segment: Google is a monopoly without question
The segment promotes an image of the company as thuggish and market-manipulating....
Report: France suing Google, Apple over mobile developer contract terms
Seeking to curb 'abusive trade practices,' the country will seek heavy...
CSEs will compete head-on with Google Shopping in EU search results
To provide "equal treatment" in the ad auction, Google Shopping will operate as a separate business unit bidding against Comparison Shopping...
Google settles Russian antitrust case over default Android apps
Carriers and OEMs will no longer be required to pre-install Google apps on handsets, can strike deals with other developers....
Google, Facebook to face large fines in Europe unless they change policies
On consumer privacy, the EU and US appear to be headed in opposite...
Google to EU on Android: your way means less innovation and higher prices
Google makes several strong arguments but not all are equally...
Google creates its own antitrust woes with poor communication over search listings
Have an issue with your listings in Google? Getting an official answer might be tough. And when that happens to a Google competitor, as it did...
Report: Apple to be assessed “billions” in unpaid European back taxes
The precise figures are under wraps but will be released later this week....
Google antitrust woes: new South Korean probe, Russian court rejects appeal
Google looking at billions in potential fines if found to have violated antitrust rules....
Russia fines Google nearly $7MM for ‘anticompetitive’ app pre-install rules
Google still has recourse to further appeals, but likelihood of success is small....
FTC slams 1-800-Contacts’ reciprocal PPC bidding agreements with 14 competitors
Case may signal fundamental shift by the FTC toward companies that overreach in their trademark enforcement efforts or demands....
With third EU antitrust complaint, Google confronts $20 billion in potential fines
AdSense for Search contracts with publishers are the focus of the new charges coming from from the European...
Report: Europe readying “record-breaking” $3.4 billion antitrust fine against Google
Penalties reportedly will also require changes to the way search results appear....
Report: FTC looking at reopening antitrust investigation against Google
International regulatory actions, state attorneys general and competitor lobbying causing agency to reconsider action....
Google, Microsoft agree not to fight proxy regulatory battles against one another
Agreement reflects "cordial" relationship between two companies' CEOs....
