Microsoft business software faces UK competition probeThe Competition and Markets Authority said the probe would assess whether the US tech company should be handed "strategic market status" (S...
31 Mar, 2026, 11.34 PM IST
Google to allow AI opt-out to ease UK competition concernsGoogle is creating new search controls. Websites can now choose to avoid its generative AI features. This move addresses concerns from Brit...
18 Mar, 2026, 09.17 PM IST
Google and Apple face extra UK scrutiny over 'strategic' role in mobile platformsThe Competition and Markets Authority escalated scrutiny of the two US tech companies Google and Apple by labeling them with "strategic mar...
22 Oct, 2025, 10.10 PM IST
Apple says UK mobile market shake-up could harm users and developersApple warned that Britain’s plan to boost competition in mobile operating systems could harm users, developers, and innovation by forcing i...
28 Aug, 2025, 06.11 PM IST
UK steps up scrutiny of Apple and Google over mobile platformsThe Competition and Markets Authority's announcement Wednesday follows separate investigations it opened at the start of the year into Goog...
23 Jul, 2025, 08.51 PM IST
Apple and Google face more UK antitrust scrutiny over mobile ecosystemsThe plans announced on Wednesday follows findings by an inquiry group at Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) that a number of...
23 Jul, 2025, 04.20 PM IST
UK politics blunts antitrust action against GoogleBritain’s competition watchdog has proposed new powers to regulate Google’s dominance in search, but political support for tough action is ...
25 Jun, 2025, 10.37 PM IST
UK may compel Google to change search rankings, offer alternativesBritain's competition regulator, the CMA, is considering designating Google with "strategic market status," potentially forcing changes to ...
24 Jun, 2025, 05.15 PM IST
UK aims to tackle Google dominance of online searchThe UK's CMA has proposed measures to curb Google’s dominance in online search, potentially granting it “strategic market status” under new...
24 Jun, 2025, 01.02 PM IST
Google to clamp down on fake reviews in UK: RegulatorGoogle has agreed "significant changes" to tackling fake online reviews of UK services and products posted on the US giant's platforms, Bri...
24 Jan, 2025, 06.34 PM IST
UK probes Apple, Google competitiveness over mobilesThe UK’s antitrust regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority, announced it will investigate whether Apple and Google hold "strategic...
23 Jan, 2025, 04.32 PM IST
Google abusing power over website ads, UK regulator saysThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it believed Google was using anti-competitive practices in open display ad tech through th...
06 Sep, 2024, 04.16 PM IST
UK regulator says Google's ad-privacy changes fall short: reportWSJ reviews UK privacy regulator's critique of Google's Privacy Sandbox. Google plans to phase out third-party cookies by late 2024, under ...
19 Apr, 2024, 10.29 AM IST
Apple appeals investigation by UK competition watchdogUS tech giants, including Google's owner Alphabet and Apple, are drawing increasing attention from competition regulators in Brussels, Lond...
20 Jan, 2023, 08.03 PM IST
UK begins investigation into Apple, Google's mobile browser dominanceThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Tuesday responses to its consultation from June revealed "substantial support" for a fu...
22 Nov, 2022, 05.44 PM IST
Google pledges to work with UK regulator in plan to remove browser cookiesThe Competition and Markets Authority in January began reviewing Google's plan to cut support for some cookies in Chrome as early as next y...
12 Jun, 2021, 10.36 AM IST
UK competition watchdog to probe Google Chrome browser changesGoogle has proposed to remove third-party cookies and other functions from its Chrome browser, triggering concerns that the move would curb...
08 Jan, 2021, 05.19 PM IST