US Supreme Court snubs Apple-Epic Games legal battleThe justices also turned away Epic's appeal of the lower court's ruling that Apple's App Store policies limiting how software is distribute...
17 Jan, 2024, 12.51 AM IST
Indian gaming CEOs slam Google's 30% tax on appsMandatory in-app purchases force consumers to pay only through their payment systems, which involves a commission fee of up to 30%.
24 Apr, 2023, 06.25 PM IST
Tech steps against muscle-flexingRegulators should work together to develop appropriate thumb rules to guard against monopolistic tendencies. It will also be apt for CCI to...
21 Nov, 2022, 12.12 AM IST
Why regulation is the only way to rein in monopolistic power of Big TechToday, Google and Facebook command about 60% of all US digital advertising revenue and appropriate billions of dollars from traditional med...
15 Nov, 2022, 11.35 PM IST
FAANGs won't bite forever: Why Big Tech monopolies are only temporaryHowever, in a June 2019 analysis, Ryan Bourne of the Cato Institute says history shows that supposed monopolies are temporary, and old gian...
01 Nov, 2022, 11.47 PM IST
Google's India policy head Archana Gulati resignsGulati, who previously worked at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's federal think-tank, declined to comment. A spokesperson for Alphabet Inc's ...
27 Sep, 2022, 08.43 AM IST
Alibaba, Tencent fined for disclosure violations in ChinaThe State Admnistration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released a list of 28 deals that violated the rules. Five involved units of Alibaba, i...
10 Jul, 2022, 10.25 AM IST
Ecommerce customs duty key to end big tech’s monopoly, rent-seeking behaviour: IndiaNew Delhi also sought a review and relook at the moratorium on e-commerce transmissions that has continued for 24 years as developed countr...
15 Jun, 2022, 10.12 PM IST
Mobile retailers' body to seek govt intervention against e-commerce onslaught"The situation is extremely fragile due to the unethical, discriminatory, and monopolistic business practices by online sales platforms. Se...
15 Apr, 2022, 06.00 PM IST
China's tech crackdown wreaks havoc in jobs marketOver the past year, China has launched a relentless crackdown on big tech firms, with a raft of new regulations aimed at curbing consumer r...
21 Mar, 2022, 10.54 AM IST
China allows Tencent to publish app updates again after suspensionTencent confirmed that the nine apps had been reviewed and given the green light by regulators to resume regular updates in the app stores.
17 Dec, 2021, 10.34 AM IST
US states file updated antitrust complaint against Alphabet's GoogleThe amended U.S. lawsuit, filed in a federal court in New York late Friday, accuses Google of using monopolistic and coercive tactics with ...
15 Nov, 2021, 08.53 AM IST
Chinese central bank boss vows to further fintech crackdownAuthorities have for about a year targeted a range of homegrown tech behemoths, including ecommerce titan Alibaba and food delivery giant M...
08 Oct, 2021, 10.57 AM IST
China tech crackdown: Tencent to allows WeChat users access to rivals' linksWeChat will implement the changes in phases—starting with allowing users to access links in private, one-to-one chats once they upgraded to...
17 Sep, 2021, 05.23 PM IST
In fresh regulatory move, China tells tech giants to stop blocking rivals' linksThe comments, made by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, mark the latest step in Beijing's regulatory crackdown that has ...
13 Sep, 2021, 04.31 PM IST
Indian-American Pramila Jayapal named vice chair of a key congressional subcommitteeChennai-born Jayapal, 55, from the Democratic Party, will oversee the subcommittee's urgent work on antitrust, big tech, reining in anti-co...
04 Mar, 2021, 10.54 AM IST
Epic Games continues fight against Apple, urges iPhone-maker to restore Fortnite on App StoreApple pulled Fortnite from its mobile apps marketplace on August 13.
28 Sep, 2020, 02.52 PM IST