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Facebook thinks such requests should be reviewed by EU courts, according to Lamb, and is asking the court to weigh in on broad search terms such as “applause” or “for free” that could easily be found in personal email messages or other exchanges way beyond the scope of antitrust matters. (Photo | AFP)

Facebook expresses concern about privacy—of its employees, says EU probe goes too far

The company says the wording of commission requests casts a net so wide it will haul in Facebook employees’ private messages and more.

28 Jul 2020 4:38 PM

Pressure has been growing both from the right and the left—and sometimes internally—to do something about the overwhelming dominance of the internet platforms. In this photo, Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai and Mark Zuckerberg. (Photo | AP)

Big Tech CEOs' postponed anti-trust hearing will now be held on Wednesday

The heads of Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple will be testifying at a time of growing complaints about their dominance.

26 Jul 2020 4:17 PM

No other app store has entry barriers like Apple does. Developers can even choose to sidestep Google's Play Store to get to Android users but can't do the same with Apple.

Tech This Week | Apple’s anti-trust hearing may be an exercise in cross talking

Apple's app store holds a monopoly on iOS and as such app developers have no option but to pay the platform's commission to reach iOS users.

25 Jul 2020 6:49 PM

Most of the revenue comes from a digital ad market that Google dominates along with social networking rival Facebook _ another potential target of antitrust regulators. There has been no word, though, whether Facebook might be sued.

Accused of stifling competition, Google slapped with antitrust cases in US

In 2013, the Federal Trade Commission closed an extensive investigation into Google’s alleged abuses without taking any action.

16 May 2020 4:50 PM

Trump calls the Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post 'fake news', and a lot of scrutiny that Amazon comes into is attributed to this. However, the US House Judiciary Committee has been investigating Big Tech Companies such as Google, Facebook and Apple on anti-trust and data privacy issues. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has testified in such hearings earlier. Now it is Jeff Bezos' turn. (Photo | AFP)

Jeff Bezos may be forced to testify in US House about Amazon's alleged anti-trust practices

US lawmakers on Friday wrote to Bezos saying they would use legal means to force him to appear if he didn’t do so voluntarily

02 May 2020 3:30 PM

The ruling came on a day when Apple shares already were trading lower because of concerns over a full-blown US-China trade war. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

In setback for Apple, US Supreme Court lets App Store antitrust suit proceed

In a 5-4 ruling, the justices upheld a lower court’s decision to allow the proposed class action lawsuit to proceed.

14 May 2019 10:54 AM

Nokia said Daimler was seeking to side-step taking out licenses.

Daimler asks EU antitrust regulators to probe Nokia patents

Tech companies and mobile telecoms providers are playing an increasingly important role in the auto industry.

31 Mar 2019 1:21 PM

Google has always agreed that healthy, thriving markets are in everyone’s interest.

Google says it is complying with EU antitrust orders

Over the next few months, Google will be making further updates to give more visibility to rivals in Europe.

21 Mar 2019 12:14 PM

The justices will ultimately decide a broader question: Can consumers even sue for damages in an antitrust case like this one? (Photo: Pixabay)

US top court hears Apple antitrust dispute

The iPhone users accused Apple of violating federal antitrust law by monopolising the sale of paid apps.

26 Nov 2018 9:33 AM

The EU antitrust enforcer has charged Google with using its dominant Android to marginalize rivals. (Photo Pixabay)

EU regulators delay Google decision to next week

The meeting has been rescheduled to July 17.

10 Jul 2018 7:35 AM

EU Commissioner of Competition Margrethe Vestager hit Google with the mega fine in June 2017 for illegally favouring its shopping service in search results. (Photo:AFP)

Google proposals 'in right direction,' EU anti-trust chief says

The fine over Google Shopping broke the previous European Union record for a monopoly case against US chipmaker Intel.

05 Sep 2017 7:54 AM

The European Commission launched an initial investigation into Google in 2010. (Photo: AFP)

Google 'faces record EU anti-trust fine'

The EU's powerful anti-trust regulator will decide a historic case against Google in the coming weeks.

17 Jun 2017 7:49 AM

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