Google loses online ad monopoly case. But it's just one of many antitrust battles against big techBig Tech firms including Google, Meta, Apple, and Amazon are facing major antitrust lawsuits in the US. Accused of monopolistic practices, ...
19 Apr, 2025, 11.47 AM IST
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 prepares to challenge Meta's social media dominanceMeta has countered that it faces ample competition in social media from TikTok, Snap, Reddit and LinkedIn, and that regulators approved the...
14 Apr, 2025, 08.57 AM IST
Amazon wants to be everything to everyoneAmazon is expanding its e-commerce reach and integrating more deeply into daily lives. This includes faster delivery, robotic advancements,...
14 Oct, 2024, 12.20 AM IST
Judge grills US and Google on antitrust claimsJudge Amit P. Mehta was presiding over the first day of closing arguments in the most consequential tech antitrust case since the U.S. gove...
03 May, 2024, 08.37 AM IST
Explained: Why are Apple, Amazon, Google and Meta facing antitrust lawsuits and huge fines?The United States Justice Department is set to file a lawsuit against Apple for potentially breaching antitrust laws. Antitrust laws origin...
24 Jan, 2024, 11.38 AM IST
Apple loosens grip on iPhone apps - with a catchAfter a years-long legal battle, Apple says it will begin allowing iPhone app developers to use alternative payment systems -- but they wil...
18 Jan, 2024, 09.43 AM IST
Amazon previews FTC defence at companywide meeting: transcriptDuring the two-hour meeting, covering a range of topics, attorney David Zapolsky expressed confidence in Amazon's ability to fend off the b...
08 Nov, 2023, 08.53 AM IST
Amazon antitrust lawsuit likely to be long and arduous journey for FTCThe Federal Trade Commission's long-awaited antitrust case is the agency's most aggressive move yet to tame the market power of Amazon, a c...
10 Oct, 2023, 10.08 PM IST
Amazon sued in US over allegations it inflates online prices and overcharges sellersUS regulators and 17 states have filed a lawsuit against Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of abusing its market position to inflate pr...
27 Sep, 2023, 09.09 AM IST
US sues Amazon in landmark monopoly case after four-year probeThe lawsuit had been expected after years of complaints that Amazon.com and other tech giants abused their dominance of search, social medi...
26 Sep, 2023, 11.31 PM IST
US justice department blasts Google's monopolistic tactics as antitrust trial beginsGoogle denied that it had illegally used agreements to exclude its search competitors and said it had simply provided a superior product, a...
13 Sep, 2023, 08.27 AM IST
Swedish price comparison site PriceRunner sues Google for $2.4 billionThe Swedish tech startup filed its suit with the Patent and Market Court in Stockholm after the European Union General Court ruled that Goo...
07 Feb, 2022, 11.36 PM IST
South Korea bans Google, Apple payment monopoliesThe tech giants have faced widespread criticism over their practice of requiring app developers to use in-app purchasing systems, for which...
31 Aug, 2021, 08.07 PM IST
Google parent Alphabet reaches record quarterly revenue, profit in ad boomShares of Alphabet, the world's largest provider of search and video ads, rose 3.3% in extended trading after the results, which handily be...
28 Jul, 2021, 09.44 AM IST
WhatsApp in-app banner to address privacy policy updateWhatsApp, in a blog post announcing the in-app banner, also took potshots at rivals Telegram and Signal, which made the most of the exodus ...
19 Feb, 2021, 06.32 PM IST
US states accuse Google of abusing its power, mulling antitrust suit: ReportAmazon, TripAdvisor, Yelp and other internet firms that involve recommending products or services have complained that Google favors its ow...
16 Dec, 2020, 10.50 AM IST