US argues Meta built a social media monopolyThe FTC has launched a landmark antitrust trial accusing Meta of illegally monopolizing social media by acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp to...
15 Apr, 2025, 08.57 AM IST
US judge sets October 2026 trial for FTC antitrust suit against AmazonThe consumer protection agency filed the long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Amazon on September 26, accusing the online retailer of ope...
14 Feb, 2024, 08.47 AM IST
FTC's Amazon antitrust lawsuit faces high bar in US court: expertsLegal experts believe that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit against Amazon, accusing it of abusing its market power, will face c...
27 Sep, 2023, 04.48 PM IST
Microsoft-Activision timeline: Ubisoft deal opens doors to Britain's nodLast month, "Call of Duty" maker Activision agreed to sell its non-European streaming rights to Ubisoft Entertainment to get the biggest de...
22 Sep, 2023, 12.52 PM IST
Amazon set to meet with US FTC ahead of potential antitrust lawsuitThe FTC began probing Amazon during former President Donald Trump's administration when the government decided to investigate Amazon, Googl...
08 Aug, 2023, 08.14 AM IST
US House panel critical of Twitter probe to question FTC chair Lina Khan at July 13 hearingIn March, the FTC confirmed it was conducting an investigation into Twitter's privacy practices. The agency has been concerned whether Twit...
25 Jun, 2023, 09.00 AM IST
Microsoft-Activision: Mega deal caught in crosshairs of antitrust regulatorsThe acquisition has attracted scrutiny from several antitrust enforcers, including Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), over ...
14 Jun, 2023, 04.40 PM IST
FTC chair met UK antitrust officials last week but did not talk Microsoft-Activision deal: OfficialThe FTC official, speaking on Thursday, was responding to comments made by the game-maker's CEO, Bobby Kotick, who told CNBC he believed th...
28 Apr, 2023, 05.07 PM IST
First pre-trial hearing in Microsoft-Activision case set for January 3The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which enforces antitrust law, asked a judge to block the transaction earlier this month, arguing that t...
31 Dec, 2022, 12.32 PM IST
Lina Khan's US FTC said to review Amazon-MGM dealAmazon said in May that it would buy the US movie studio, home to the James Bond franchise, in an $8.45 billion deal
22 Jun, 2021, 11.29 PM IST
Joe Biden names Big Tech critic Lina Khan as US FTC chairAt 32, Lina Khan is believed to be the youngest chair in the history of the US Federal Trade Commission (US FTC), which polices competition...
16 Jun, 2021, 08.47 AM IST
US FTC drops anti-trust case against QualcommThe FTC first filed a complaint against Qualcomm in 2017, charging that the company has a monopoly in baseband processors.
30 Mar, 2021, 10.12 AM IST
Biden nominates tech critic Lina Khan for FTC commissionerIf confirmed, Khan, 32, from Columbia Law School would be one of three FTC Democratic commissioners (and the youngest ever) overseeing priv...
23 Mar, 2021, 12.01 PM IST
Facebook asks court to dismiss US government, states antitrust casesThe FTC and states accused Facebook of breaking antitrust law to keep smaller competitors at bay and snapping up social media rivals, like ...
11 Mar, 2021, 11.49 AM IST
Biden should expand antitrust cases, break up tech companies, says high-profile groupThe American Economic Liberties Project, an influential Washington-based anti-monopoly group, issued a report with guidance for antitrust e...
12 Jan, 2021, 10.37 AM IST
US Federal Trade Commission pushes antitrust suit against GoogleThe more than 100-page memo has been distributed to the agency's five commissioners, who will decide whether to sue, two of the people said.
15 Oct, 2012, 05.07 AM IST
- Consumer groups try to block Google purchase of AdMob
Two consumer groups urged the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday to block Internet search and advertising giant Google's proposed ...
28 Dec, 2009, 11.16 PM IST