EU hits Meta with antitrust probe over WhatsApp AI features
The EU said Thursday it had opened an antitrust probe to determine if the way Meta is rolling out AI features in WhatsApp breaches the bloc's competition rules.
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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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The EU said Thursday it had opened an antitrust probe to determine if the way Meta is rolling out AI features in WhatsApp breaches the bloc's competition rules.
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The European Union could fine Elon Musk's X platform for breaking its digital rules by the end of 2025—two years into a probe that has tested the bloc's resolve to police the online space.
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Business
The US government asked a federal judge on Friday to order the breakup of Google's digital advertising business, arguing that the tech giant's pledges to change its practices cannot be trusted.
Nov 22, 2025
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Business
Amazon and Microsoft cloud services could face stricter EU competition rules after Brussels on Tuesday launched probes to assess their market power.
Nov 18, 2025
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Internet
Google on Friday announced changes to its advertising services to avert the risk of a breakup, two months after Brussels hit the US giant with a massive fine.
Nov 14, 2025
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Business
The EU launched a fresh investigation into Google Thursday over suspicions the US giant is pushing down news outlets in search results, despite retaliation threats from US President Donald Trump.
Nov 13, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
Google and Epic Games Inc., maker of the popular Fortnite game, reached a settlement in their five-year antitrust fight over how developers distribute and monetize apps on Android phones, according to a court filing.
Nov 6, 2025
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Business
Amazon is demanding that artificial intelligence startup Perplexity put a stop to its bot shopping for people at the e-commerce giant's retail platform, the companies said on Tuesday.
Nov 5, 2025
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Business
A French court has ordered Apple to pay around 39 million euros ($45 million) to mobile network operators over accusations it imposed unfair contract conditions to allow them to sell iPhones.
Oct 28, 2025
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Business
Australia's competition watchdog accused Microsoft on Monday of misleading people into paying for its AI assistant Copilot.
Oct 27, 2025
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