US judge says Apple defied order in App Store case
A US judge on Wednesday accused Apple of defying an order to loosen its grip on the App Store payment system to the point that criminal charges could be warranted.
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Page 12: Research news on Digital platform antitrust
Digital platform antitrust concerns the application of competition law and related regulatory frameworks to large online platforms with significant market power, such as search engines, app stores, social networks, and ad technology intermediaries. The field examines abuses of dominance, exclusionary agreements, self‑preferencing, data-driven market power, and structural remedies, and increasingly integrates privacy, data access, and interoperability obligations under instruments like the EU Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act, as well as analogous enforcement actions in the United States and other jurisdictions.
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Yahoo is ready to buy Chrome browser if Google is forced to sell
Internet company Yahoo Inc.—backed by owner Apollo Global Management Inc.—would bid for the Chrome web browser if a federal court orders Google to divest it as a remedy for maintaining an illegal monopoly, a senior executive ...
Apr 25, 2025
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Google paid Samsung 'enormous sums' for Gemini AI app installs, says lawyer
Alphabet Inc. pays Samsung Electronics Co. an "enormous sum of money" every month to preinstall Google generative AI app, Gemini, on its phones and devices, according to court testimony, even though the company's practice ...
Apr 24, 2025
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200 French media groups sue Meta over 'unlawful' advertising: lawyers
Around 200 French media groups, including leading television channels and newspapers, are taking legal action against Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, over its online advertising practices, their lawyers announced ...
Apr 23, 2025
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The European Union hits Apple and Meta with 700 million euros in fines, first under digital rules
European Union watchdogs fined Apple and Meta hundreds of millions of euros Wednesday as they stepped up enforcement of the 27-nation bloc's digital competition rules.
Apr 23, 2025
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Trial testimony reveals OpenAI interest in Chrome: reports
OpenAI is ready to buy Chrome if Google is forced to sell its popular browser as part of an antitrust trial, a top executive testified Tuesday, according to media reports.
Apr 23, 2025
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US urges curb of Google's search dominance as AI looms
US government attorneys urged a federal judge Monday to make Google spin off its Chrome browser, arguing artificial intelligence is poised to ramp up the tech giant's online search dominance.
Apr 22, 2025
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End Google's illegal monopoly: Judge's antitrust ruling is a positive step
Of course, Google has an unlawful monopoly on online ads, as a federal judge found Thursday, just like a different federal judge found last year that Google has an unlawful monopoly on online searching; everyone knows that ...
Apr 21, 2025
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What a judge's ruling over Google's 'monopoly' on ad-tech means
In another major legal blow to Google, a federal judge has ruled that the search giant held an illegal monopoly over some advertising technology, a ruling that could reshape the online advertising business.
Apr 19, 2025
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Google has illegal monopoly in ad tech, US judge rules
A US judge on Thursday ruled that Google illegally wielded monopoly power in the online ad technology market, in a legal blow that could rattle the tech giant's revenue engine.
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