ABUSE OF DOMINANCE

The magnitude, scale and speed at which such platforms operate demand ex ante regulation, if the real interests of consumers are to be protected.

Competition Commission of India (CCI) chief Ravneet Kaur highlighted the opacity of algorithms in assessing their impact on competition, emphasizing the need for competition law to evolve in digital markets. The CCI is closely monitoring digital mar...

Google given a week to respond to appeals against CCI order by KukuFM & IBDF. Startups accuse Google of discriminatory fees. The tribunal will address the matter on May 24.

Google argued before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) order, which imposed a penalty of Rs 936 crore on the company, was vague and excessive. The company contended that the regulator ...

Google defended its Google Play Store at the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, asserting it didn't engage in anti-competitive behavior or misuse its dominance. The counsel for Alphabet Inc argued the store provided users and developers with o...

The campaigning for the second phase of polling in Congress-ruled Karnataka is overshadowed by the 'Hassan sex scandal'. Both the Congress and BJP are actively targeting each other over various issues as the crucial elections on May 7 approach.

​​Prajwal is the grandson of former Prime Minister and JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda and son of former minister H D Revanna. He is seeking a re-election from Hassan on the JD(S) ticket. ​​Just before the elections, a huge cache of explicit videos a...

Union Minister Parshottam Rupala's comments trigger backlash in Gujarat. Patidar community supports Congress. Alpesh Thakor's role in Patidar agitation. Chandanji Thakor gains backing amid backlash against alleged excesses.

Vinicius Junior's gesture at Mestalla Stadium sparked calls to take action against racism in Spanish soccer. Despite initial uproar, he continues to face racial abuse in Spain, with the lack of progress highlighted at the upcoming Spain-Brazil game ...

The watchdog said that the website's handling of the hotels that are part of its Preferred Partner Programme "seems likely to hinder effective competition in the market, at least nationwide, for online hotel brokerage and reservation services".

Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra made his first public appearance after being freed from jail for graft and abuse of power. He visited a Bangkok temple and is due to fly to Chiang Mai. Thaksin's return is seen as a significant event in Thai p...

A high-level panel proposes a new digital competition law in India to address antitrust concerns involving big tech companies. The law applies to systemically significant digital enterprises with penalties up to 10% of global turnover. Enterprises m...

According to Vaibhav Choukse, Partner and Head of Competition Law at JSA Advocates and Solicitors, these provisions will enhance CCI's regulatory process, including swifter market corrections, especially in fast-changing digital markets

The task force is being headed by Murugavel Janakiraman, the founder of Bharat Matrimony. This initiative is separate from a 40-member task force they had created in September last year that was also formed to look at some of Google's policies, Jana...

Legal academic Liza Lovdahl Gormsen, who is bringing the case on behalf of around 45 million Facebook users in the UK, says users were not properly compensated for the value of personal data they had to provide.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump is making a remarkable comeback in the race for the 2024 Republican nomination. Despite facing 91 felony charges, Trump has won the first two 2024 nominating contests and leads in polls. His ability to turn legal c...

Russia's federal anti-monopoly service (FAS) fined Apple in January over what it said was the US company's abuse of its dominant market position.

This follows a similar move by French authorities, who have been interviewing market players on Nvidia's key role in AI chips, its price policy, the shortage of chips and its impact on prices, the report added.

The US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in June granted the state's request to send the lawsuit back to a federal court in Texas.