Big names like Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google have already been exposed by the US Antitrust Subcommittee for making undue use of their market dominance for personal gains. Now, Google is again under the scanner in India for its products, Play Store, and Google Pay. The concern is that Google is using Google Play Store … Read more
Google is facing another major challenge. No, the new Pixel phones don’t have new issues (none yet) but the US Justice Department has recently slapped the tech giant with an antitrust lawsuit. It’s been long-expected since there have been talks of antitrust behaviors. The allegations include behaviors of anticompetitive advertising and search monopoly. The department … Read more
DoJ sues Google: Showdown with ‘gatekeeper to the internet’ over claims it uses its power unfairly to preserve a monopoly and shut out any search engine competitors The DoJ filed an antitrust lawsuit on Tuesday that accuses Google of shutting out competitors unfairly Because Google is the preferred advertising platform among businesses, it makes billions … Read more
Epic Games’ famous battle royale game Fortnite met a sorry fate when the game maker allegedly sidestepped Google Play Store and Apple App Store policies to introduce a direct payment feature to the gaming app. Fortnite was immediately deleted from the two ecosystems, shortly after which Epic Games filed a lawsuit against both Google and … Read more
The chief executives of four of the world’s largest tech companies, Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Google, plan to argue in a congressional hearing on antitrust on Wednesday that they face intense competition from each other and from other rivals. The testimony from Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Google’s Sundar Pichai and Apple’s Tim Cook, … Read more
The chief executives of four of the world’s largest tech companies, Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Google, plan to argue in a congressional hearing on antitrust on Wednesday that they face intense competition from each other and from other rivals. The testimony from Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Google’s Sundar Pichai and Apple’s Tim Cook, … Read more
Facebook takes the EU to court – for invasion of privacy! Regulator ‘overstepped the scope when quizzing employees as part of anti-trust probe’ Facebook is suing the European Union for ‘invading the privacy of employees’ The social media giant alleges EU regulators asked broad questions, beyond the scope of two ongoing antitrust investigations Facebook lawyer … Read more
EU opens antitrust investigation into Apple over app store and Apple Pay over claims they limit competition and hurt consumers The EU’s Margrethe Vestager said it appears Apple ‘obtained a “gatekeeper” role’ Apple Pay is being investigated for refusing payment system access and limiting tap and go functions Concerns over the App Store forcing developers to … Read more