GOOGLE ANTITRUST CASE
US senators call out big tech's new approach to poaching talent, products from smaller AI startups President Joe Biden's administration and lawmakers from both parties have promoted stricter oversight of the tech industry recently. US antitrust authorities plan to investigate the roles of Microsoft, Nvidia, and OpenAI in the AI boom, with the Dep...
13 Jul, 2024, 04.48 PM ISTCCI probe finds Apple abused position in apps market India's antitrust body finds Apple engaged in abusive conduct in app store market, forcing developers to use its payment system. Apple denies wrongdoing, citing small market share in India. Investigation ongoing with potential fines and business pra...
13 Jul, 2024, 09.51 AM ISTEU vs Big Tech: the cases keep mounting European regulators have launched a series of probes into Big Tech. In the latest move, the European Commission asked Amazon for more information on its compliance with the Digital Services Act (DSA), which requires Big Tech players to do more to ta...
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AI deals between Microsoft and OpenAI, Google and Samsung, in EU crosshairs European Commission assesses tech partnerships for merger control compliance, focusing on potential market concentration effects. Regulators worldwide scrutinize Big Tech's dominance in AI, raising concerns about access for smaller developers. Vesta...
29 Jun, 2024, 08.28 AM ISTGoogle loses bid to end US antitrust case over digital advertising Google had argued for a win without a trial, saying that antitrust laws do not block companies from refusing to deal with rivals and that regulators had not accurately defined the ad tech market.
15 Jun, 2024, 10.15 AM ISTYouTube critics ask US to probe video site's 'living room dominance' Tech and competition watchdog groups urge U.S. Department of Justice to investigate YouTube for potential dominance by Google and Alphabet in home entertainment.
12 Jun, 2024, 08.47 PM ISTJudge rules Google will not face jury trial in US digital ads case Google avoids jury trial by paying $2.3 million to U.S. government for alleged digital advertising dominance, preventing the first-ever civil antitrust case jury trial by the Justice Department and states suing the tech giant.
08 Jun, 2024, 12.02 PM ISTTribunal rules $17 billion UK adtech lawsuit against Google can go ahead The lawsuit, which seeks damages on behalf of publishers of websites and apps based in the United Kingdom, is the latest case to focus on the search giant's business practices.
05 Jun, 2024, 08.48 PM ISTGoogle cuts mystery check to US in bid to sidestep jury trial Google disclosed the payment, but not the amount, in a court filing last week that said the case should be heard and decided by a judge directly. Without a monetary damages claim, Google argued, the government has no right to a jury trial.
21 May, 2024, 07.11 AM ISTGoogle seeks non-jury trial in US ad tech lawsuit Alphabet's Google is seeking a non-jury trial in the U.S. Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit over online advertising practices. It argued against the department's request for a jury trial due to the technical nature of the case. The lawsuit, fil...
17 May, 2024, 01.09 PM ISTKukuFM, Shaadi and IBDF appeal NCLAT against CCI’s interim order in Google Play Store case 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.
10 May, 2024, 04.59 PM ISTGoogle fights $17 billion UK lawsuit over adtech practices The lawsuit seeks damages of up to 13.6 billion pounds ($16.9 billion) on behalf of publishers of websites and apps based in the United Kingdom, who say they have suffered losses due to Google's allegedly anticompetitive behaviour.
09 May, 2024, 08.32 AM ISTUS antitrust case against Google is just the start Under the Trump administration, the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission started investigating Amazon, Apple, Google and Meta, the parent company of Instagram and WhatsApp, for monopolistic behavior. The government has since sued all ...
04 May, 2024, 08.29 AM ISTGoogle trial wraps up as judge weighs landmark US antitrust claims US District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington for hours grilled both sides with questions, probing whether competitive platforms such as ByteDance's TikTok and Meta's Facebook and Instagram are competitive substitutes for search advertising dollars.
04 May, 2024, 08.01 AM ISTGoogle faces second day of closing arguments in US antitrust trial The U.S. government accuses Google of antitrust violations for dominating the search advertising market. Court proceedings involve allegations of monopolistic practices, ad auction manipulation, and document deletion. Google defends its actions and ...
03 May, 2024, 04.24 PM ISTGoogle defends app store, fighting Epic Games' bid for major reforms Google made its filing late on Thursday in San Francisco federal court, where Epic last year persuaded a jury that the tech giant unlawfully stifled competition with its controls over apps downloads on Android devices and payments to developers for...
03 May, 2024, 12.37 PM ISTJudge grills US and Google on antitrust claims Judge Amit P. Mehta was presiding over the first day of closing arguments in the most consequential tech antitrust case since the U.S. government sued Microsoft in the late 1990s. The Justice Department has sued Google, accusing it of illegally shor...
03 May, 2024, 08.37 AM ISTEpic Games proposes Google app store reforms after antitrust win Epic Games has challenged Google's Play Store dominance, pushing for competition post-jury ruling. Legal battles continue with Apple and Google over app store practices and antitrust issues, highlighting the fight for more consumer and developer con...
13 Apr, 2024, 12.48 PM ISTEpic Games proposes Google app store reforms after antitrust win Epic Games seeks Play Store changes after antitrust trial accusing Alphabet of Android gatekeeper abuse, post Judge Donato's verdict against Google. Singleton edits Epic's filing.
12 Apr, 2024, 02.00 PM ISTThe second coming of the Microsoft antitrust battle? Impeding innovation. Reducing consumer choice. Extending dominance to other markets. These are accusations that the Justice Department leveled against a technology giant it accused of running an illegal monopoly. But they aren't from last week's ant...
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