EU joins UK by probing Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into the proposed acquisition of computer games giant Activision Blizzard by Microsoft.
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UK sets significant precedents in ordering Meta to sell Giphy
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has reaffirmed its demand that US internet giant Meta undo its 2020 acquisition of GIF search engine Giphy.
Orange contests the legitimacy of French antitrust investigation
French telecoms group Orange had several of its offices visited by French antirust officials recently but it’s not clear why.
Apple placates Japan Fair Trade Commission with token app store concession
A five-year Japanese investigation into Apple’s app store practices has been resolved with a superficial tweak.
Eurobites: MegaFon extends VoLTE services across Russia
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: Inmarsat accelerates the L-band; Finnfund boosts connectivity in Africa; it’s time we took a ‘woliday’.
TIM and Vodafone allegedly settled decade-long disputes
An Italian newspaper reported the two telco giants reached an out-of-court agreement to settle all disputes running back to 2012.
UK leaning towards blocking Nvidia’s Arm deal — reports
The planned $40bn merger could be in jeopardy over national security concerns.
US escalates its anti-Big Tech crusade
The US House of Representatives has given the thumbs-up to a report that recommends a raft of legal measures designed to curb the power of Big Tech.
US Senator proposes clumsy law that would punish all large companies
Republican Senator Josh Hawley has got carried away by his desire to curtail the influence of the US tech giants.
Biden set to appoint a big tech trustbuster to the FTC
Many reports reckon the fifth FTC Commissioner will be Lina Khan, who specializes in antitrust law and has a special focus on big tech.
EU reportedly finally gets around to investigating Apple
A brisk two years after Swedish music streaming giant Spotify filed a complaint, the European Commission seems to have sprung into action.
We need to talk about US internet monopolists
Barely a day goes by without some evidence being presented that one of Facebook, Apple, Amazon or Google has used their power to distort the market.
Unions could succeed where politicians have failed in holding internet giants to account
Google and Amazon can add growing unionization to the list of challenges to their dominance of the digital economy.
Chinese authorities launch antitrust investigation against Alibaba
China’s competition watchdog is investigating the world’s largest e-commerce company Alibaba on accusations of monopoly behaviours towards merchants.
US FTC wastes everyone’s time by suing Facebook for acquisitions it approved
The Federal Trade Commission and a bunch of Attorneys General reckon Facebook’s heart wasn’t in the right place when it bought WhatsApp and Instagram.
The antitrust dragnet closes on Google
As the EU faces fresh calls to investigate Google for abusing its market dominance, the internet giant flexes its muscles once more by starting to charge for Google Photos.
European Commission suspects Amazon of distorting competition
E-commerce giant Amazon also acts as a conduit for other sellers and the EC reckons it may be abusing that position to favour itself.
Qualcomm wins appeal against FTC case over its modem licensing business
In February of this year the US Federal Trade Commission won a ruling that Qualcomm’s chip licensing practices were anticompetitive. That has just been overturned.
‘Copy-acquire-kill’ to come under spotlight in US antitrust probe
This week will see the next step in the currently floundering mission to bring Silicon Valley to heel as US lawmakers examine the strategies which made the technology industry the force it is today.
Apple under increasing monopoly pressure over App Store
Gadget giant Apple has caused a controversy by rejecting a premium email app unless it charges for subscriptions through the App Store, thus giving Apple a 30% piece of the action.
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