Google antitrust woes: new South Korean probe, Russian court rejects appeal
Google continues to face mounting antitrust challenges around the globe. Beyond the three active complaints in Europe, directed at...
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Russia fines Google nearly $7MM for ‘anticompetitive’ app pre-install rules
Last year, the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation (FAS) found that Google violated its competition law by requiring...
FTC slams 1-800-Contacts’ reciprocal PPC bidding agreements with 14 competitors
Mark Van Scyoc / Shutterstock.com The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it was suing 1-800 Contacts for allegedly pursuing...
With third EU antitrust complaint, Google confronts $20 billion in potential fines
As expected, the European Commission (EC) filed a third “Statement of Objections” against Google parent Alphabet Inc. on Thursday. The...
Report: Europe readying “record-breaking” $3.4 billion antitrust fine against Google
According to the London-based The Daily Telegraph, Google is about to get hit with a “record-breaking” antitrust fine by the European...
Report: FTC looking at reopening antitrust investigation against Google
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) officials may be preparing to reopen the “search bias” antitrust investigation against Google. That’s...
Google, Microsoft agree not to fight proxy regulatory battles against one another
Last week, Microsoft and Google decided to play nice. The two companies agreed to stop filing complaints about one another with...
Europe says Google broke antitrust law with app rules, Android contracts
As expected, Google has been hit with a formal “Statement of Objections” (antitrust charges) by the European Commission regarding its...
Report: EU antitrust charges against Google’s Android could come this week
For several months, the European Commission has been hinting through its actions and various leaks that it will file a second antitrust...
Google fails in bid to overturn Russian “no default Android apps” ruling
In February 2015, Russian search engine Yandex asked the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation (FAS) to initiate an...
Report: European Commission set to file charges against Google over Android
According to a report from Bloomberg, the European Commission (EC) is about to file an antitrust complaint over the Android operating...
Google Faces More EU Woes, Attorneys General Ask FTC To Revive Case In US
The European Commission, according to Bloomberg, is taking a renewed look at Google’s advertising practices. This isn’t new, however;...
Yandex Takes Fight Against Google & Android To European Commission
Prompted by a complaint from Yandex, Russia’s antitrust regulator found that Google-required pre-installed Android apps violated Russian...
UK-Based Streetmap Sues Google In Potential First Wave Of New EU Lawsuits
Nearly a decade after the launch of Google Maps, Google is being sued by a mapping competitor in the UK. The company is called Streetmap,...
Turning The Tables, Google Argues EU Must Justify More Aggressive Antitrust Stance
As part of its defiant stance against EU antitrust charges, Alphabet (Google) is arguing that there’s no basis for assessing fines...
EU Competition Chief Suggests Google May Face Years Of Antitrust Investigations
Europe’s chief competition regulator Margrethe Vestager has indicated that Alphabet/Google will likely face multiple antitrust...
Groundhog Day: New FTC Probe To Revisit Google’s Control Over Android
Bloomberg reported earlier this morning that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is in the early stages of a new investigation into...
Google’s Android Rules Found To Violate Russian Competition Law
Prompted by a complaint from Russian search engine Yandex, in February, Russia’s competition regulator opened an antitrust investigation...
Anticipating Antitrust Decision, European Firms Get Ready To Sue Google
Sensing an opportunity if the European Commission (EC) decides Google abused its market position in shopping search, a European law firm...
Europe Widens Antitrust Probe Of Google Around Ad Contracts, Content Scraping
The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that The European Commission (EC) is expanding its antitrust probe of Google. Currently, the EC...
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