Fahad HAug 17, 20161 min readGoogle antitrust woes: new South Korean probe, Russian court rejects appealGoogle continues to face mounting antitrust challenges around the globe. Beyond the three active complaints in Europe, directed at...
Fahad HAug 11, 20161 min readRussia fines Google nearly $7MM for ‘anticompetitive’ app pre-install rulesLast year, the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation (FAS) found that Google violated its competition law by requiring...
Fahad HAug 10, 20162 min readFTC slams 1-800-Contacts’ reciprocal PPC bidding agreements with 14 competitorsMark Van Scyoc / Shutterstock.com The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it was suing 1-800 Contacts for allegedly pursuing...
Fahad HJul 14, 20162 min readWith third EU antitrust complaint, Google confronts $20 billion in potential finesAs expected, the European Commission (EC) filed a third “Statement of Objections” against Google parent Alphabet Inc. on Thursday. The...
Fahad HMay 16, 20162 min readReport: Europe readying “record-breaking” $3.4 billion antitrust fine against GoogleAccording to the London-based The Daily Telegraph, Google is about to get hit with a “record-breaking” antitrust fine by the European...
Fahad HMay 11, 20162 min readReport: FTC looking at reopening antitrust investigation against GoogleFederal Trade Commission (FTC) officials may be preparing to reopen the “search bias” antitrust investigation against Google. That’s...
Fahad HApr 25, 20162 min readGoogle, Microsoft agree not to fight proxy regulatory battles against one anotherLast week, Microsoft and Google decided to play nice. The two companies agreed to stop filing complaints about one another with...
Fahad HApr 20, 20162 min readEurope says Google broke antitrust law with app rules, Android contractsAs expected, Google has been hit with a formal “Statement of Objections” (antitrust charges) by the European Commission regarding its...
Fahad HApr 18, 20162 min readReport: EU antitrust charges against Google’s Android could come this weekFor several months, the European Commission has been hinting through its actions and various leaks that it will file a second antitrust...
Fahad HMar 14, 20161 min readGoogle fails in bid to overturn Russian “no default Android apps” rulingIn February 2015, Russian search engine Yandex asked the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation (FAS) to initiate an...
Fahad HMar 10, 20162 min readReport: European Commission set to file charges against Google over AndroidAccording to a report from Bloomberg, the European Commission (EC) is about to file an antitrust complaint over the Android operating...
Fahad HFeb 22, 20162 min readGoogle Faces More EU Woes, Attorneys General Ask FTC To Revive Case In USThe European Commission, according to Bloomberg, is taking a renewed look at Google’s advertising practices. This isn’t new, however;...
Fahad HNov 13, 20151 min readYandex Takes Fight Against Google & Android To European CommissionPrompted by a complaint from Yandex, Russia’s antitrust regulator found that Google-required pre-installed Android apps violated Russian...
Fahad HNov 5, 20152 min readUK-Based Streetmap Sues Google In Potential First Wave Of New EU LawsuitsNearly a decade after the launch of Google Maps, Google is being sued by a mapping competitor in the UK. The company is called Streetmap,...
Fahad HNov 2, 20152 min readTurning The Tables, Google Argues EU Must Justify More Aggressive Antitrust StanceAs part of its defiant stance against EU antitrust charges, Alphabet (Google) is arguing that there’s no basis for assessing fines...
Fahad HOct 26, 20152 min readEU Competition Chief Suggests Google May Face Years Of Antitrust InvestigationsEurope’s chief competition regulator Margrethe Vestager has indicated that Alphabet/Google will likely face multiple antitrust...
Fahad HSep 25, 20152 min readGroundhog Day: New FTC Probe To Revisit Google’s Control Over AndroidBloomberg reported earlier this morning that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is in the early stages of a new investigation into...
Fahad HSep 16, 20152 min readGoogle’s Android Rules Found To Violate Russian Competition LawPrompted by a complaint from Russian search engine Yandex, in February, Russia’s competition regulator opened an antitrust investigation...
Fahad HSep 1, 20152 min readAnticipating Antitrust Decision, European Firms Get Ready To Sue GoogleSensing an opportunity if the European Commission (EC) decides Google abused its market position in shopping search, a European law firm...
Fahad HAug 24, 20152 min readEurope Widens Antitrust Probe Of Google Around Ad Contracts, Content ScrapingThe Wall Street Journal reported Friday that The European Commission (EC) is expanding its antitrust probe of Google. Currently, the EC...
