No plans to get Big Tech to pay digital law compliance costs, EU tech chief saysGermany and European Parliament lawmakers have lobbied for a supervisory fee to be levied on Big Tech to help EU antitrust regulators bette...
23 Jul, 2025, 05.03 PM IST
Reliance touts 'brain mapping' to lure IPL advertisers after Disney mergerMukesh Ambani is focusing on small businesses and innovative neuroscience studies to increase ad revenues from the Indian Premier League (I...
25 Feb, 2025, 01.11 PM IST
German regulator charges Apple with abuse of power over app tracking toolThe move follows a three-year investigation by the Federal Cartel Office into Apple's App Tracking Transparency feature, which allows users...
13 Feb, 2025, 05.31 PM IST
Social media companies face global tug-of-war over free speechPresident-elect Donald Trump and allies plan to challenge social media "censorship" by limiting content removal, with regulators targeting ...
02 Jan, 2025, 08.59 AM IST
Germany closes Meta case after data measures agreedGermany's antitrust watchdog said on Thursday that Meta had taken measures that give users greater control over how their data get used on ...
10 Oct, 2024, 05.26 PM IST
German competition watchdog vows closer eye on Microsoft"Microsoft's many products are ubiquitous and indispensable in companies, public authorities and private households," said Andreas Mundt, h...
01 Oct, 2024, 02.02 PM IST
European regulators crack down on Big TechEU regulators probe Big Tech. Apple addresses DMA breaches, Spotify's complaint. Microsoft leaves OpenAI’s board. Meta's consent model, Cro...
11 Jul, 2024, 04.45 PM IST
European regulators crack down on Big TechApple, Meta Platforms and Alphabet's Google could receive hefty fines by the end of the year for alleged breaches including disparaging riv...
25 Mar, 2024, 07.51 PM IST
European regulators crack down on Big TechApple, Meta Platforms and Google are set to be investigated for potential violations of the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA) that...
22 Mar, 2024, 11.44 PM IST
A look at how European regulators are cracking down on Big TechHere is look at some of the actions taken by European watchdogs to keep a tab on big technology companies.
06 Mar, 2024, 03.43 PM IST
Germany wants Big Tech to pay towards compliance costs of new digital lawThe landmark rules set out a list of requirements for the six companies, such as allowing rival services to inter-operate with their servic...
29 Feb, 2024, 10.18 PM IST
Meta plans new overview for Facebook, Instagram users: German regulatorMeta's accounts centre will allow users to make "a largely free and informed decision" about whether they want to use accounts such as Inst...
08 Jun, 2023, 10.00 AM IST
ETtech Explainer: EU’s $1.3 billion fine on Meta is one of many penalties on Big Tech globallyBig Tech companies worldwide have come under the lens of antitrust regulators, policymakers and enforcement agencies amid concerns about pr...
23 May, 2023, 12.51 PM IST
Germany mulls placing Microsoft under close watchThe Federal Cartel Office said it was taking a first step to see if Microsoft is of "paramount significance across markets".
28 Mar, 2023, 06.26 PM IST
German antitrust watchdog may assess Meta's privacy obligations, court adviser saysA competition authority may, in exercising its powers, take account of the compatibility of a commercial practice with the General Data Pro...
20 Sep, 2022, 02.22 PM IST
India seeks wider authority over global M&A with antitrust lawIndia’s current antitrust rules allow the regulator to examine deals based on asset size and turnover of the cos involved, but the amended ...
04 Aug, 2022, 10.52 PM IST
Facebook owner Meta makes antitrust commitments over online advertisingMeta has committed to giving access over a five-year period to advertising inventories and campaign data to so-called advertising technolog...
16 Jun, 2022, 04.56 PM IST