Antitrust Law

Canada sues Google over alleged anticompetitive practices in online ads

Canada's antitrust watchdog said Thursday it is suing Google over alleged anticompetitive conduct in the tech giant's online advertising business and wants the company to sell off two of its ad tech services and pay a penalty. The Competition Bureau said that such action is necessary because an investigation into Google found that the company "unlawfully" tied together its ad tech tools to maintain its dominant market position. The matter is now headed for the Competition Tribunal, a quasi-judicial body that hears cases brought forward by the competition commissioner about non-compliance with the Competition Act. The bureau is asking the tribunal to order Google to sell its publisher ad server, DoubleClick for Publishers, and its ad exchange, AdX. It estimates Google holds a market share of 90 per cent in publisher ad servers, 70 per cent in advertiser networks, 60 per cent in demand-side platforms and 50 per cent in ad exchanges. This dominance, the bureau said, has discouraged ..

Amazon likely to face investigation under EU tech rules next year

The timing and decision on whether to go ahead with an investigation will be taken by incoming EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribera in the coming months,

Apple urges federal judge for early dismissal in US antitrust lawsuit

Apple contends that its iPhone business is constrained by Samsung Electronics Co and Alphabet Inc's Google but that is an argument the company can make at trial, Justice Dept attorney Lasken said

Here's how Google spent 15 years in creating a culture of concealment

Firm told employees to destroy messages, avoid certain words and copy lawyers as often as possible to avoid antitrust suits

CCI seeks SC intervention to streamline Amazon, Flipkart antitrust cases

As multiple high court cases delay its probe, the CCI now considers a Supreme Court petition to merge antitrust cases against Amazon, Flipkart, and certain other platform sellers

X may evade EU tech rules obligations due to non-gatekeeper status: Report

The European Commission, which opened an investigation into online social media platform X in May, will announce its decision next week

After EU, Google faces painful reckoning in US as antitrust cases rev up

Google criticized the Justice Department's initial proposal as "radical," saying it would have "significant unintended consequences for consumers and businesses

Google loses final EU court appeal in $2.7 bn antitrust shopping case

The European Union's Court of Justice upheld a lower court's decision, rejecting the company's appeal against the 2.4 billion Euro ($ 2.7 billion) penalty from the European Commission

Vodafone and Hutchison offer price pledge to answer UK's merger concerns

They said they were also prepared to commit to offer access to their joint network on pre-agreed terms to third-party operators with 2.5 million or fewer customers

Antitrust trials could drag on for many years, says Google CEO Pichai

To explain how long appeals can take, Pichai pointed to Google's victory against a $1.7 billion antitrust fine in the European Union General Court last week- more than 4 years after it was levied

Xiaomi asks Centre to recall antitrust report on Walmart's Flipkart

Any recall of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) report could delay its antitrust investigation, which began in 2021

EU antitrust order to Google's adtech business unlikely for now: Report

A break-up order could come at a later stage if Google continues its anti-competitive practices, they said, pointing to a precedent setting case involving Microsoft two decades ago

Trade groups call for Amazon, Flipkart suspension over antitrust breaches

Indian antitrust investigation reports have found Amazon and Flipkart violated local competition laws by giving preference to select sellers and priority to certain listings, hurting competition

Google faces new antitrust trial after 'search engine monopoly' verdict

One month after a judge declared Google's search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant faces another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company, this time over its advertising technology. The Justice Department and a coalition of states contend that Google built and maintains a monopoly over the technology that matches online publishers to advertisers. Dominance over the software on both the buy side and the sell side of the transaction enables Google to keep as much as 36 cents on the dollar when it brokers sales between publishers and advertisers, the government contends in court papers. Google says the government's case is based on an internet of yesteryear, when desktop computers ruled and internet users carefully typed precise World Wide Web addresses into URL fields. Advertisers now are more likely to turn to social media companies like TikTok or streaming TV services like Peacock to reach audiences. In recent years, Google Networks, the division of the ...

CCI orders unusual recall of reports on Apple antitrust investigation

Among those now asked for the return of the reports are Match and Indian startup group ADIF, which represents financial giant Paytm

Pernod India counsel resigns for Google amid antitrust, criminal probes

Bijoya Roy was part of Pernod India's leadership team and also led its compliance division

Google, Amazon, Apple lobby group opposes India's antitrust proposal

Top US lobby group urges India to rethink, fears business hit

Apple fights 1.8 billion euro EU antitrust fine for restrictions on Spotify

The EU's crackdown on Apple also included an order to stop preventing music-streaming apps from informing users of cheaper deals away from its App Store

US Justice Dept to sue Apple today over violations of antitrust laws

The coming case will mark the third time that the Justice Department has sued Apple for antitrust violations in the past 14 years, but it is the first case accusing the iPhone maker

Competition Law 2.0 marks a new era for India's anti-trust regulations

The Competition Commission of India investigates Google Play Store over unfair service fees, tests new provisions of the Competition Amendment Act