In the FTC's revised antitrust case against Facebook, it added new arguments that hint at its goal to align competition and privacy oversight.
This latest evidence of Facebook's moral failures is credible and damning, but concerns are not new, argue Reps. David Cicilline, D-R.I., and Ken Buck, R.Colo.
With a beefed-up complaint, the Federal Trade Commission explains precisely why it thinks the social media giant is an illegal monopoly.
Bill introduced by Sens. Blackburn, Blumenthal and Klobuchar takes aim at Big Tech companies requiring payment through their systems and competing against independent app developers while charging fees of up to 30% of sales
A bipartisan bill in the Senate that targets "Big Tech" was introduced Wednesday and there's movement in the House as well. But a Washington, D.C. think tank is warning that the House package approved by the Judiciary Committee poses a threat to small businesses.
The decision in a landmark antitrust case could come by the end of the month, but that is far from the only antitrust concern bearing down on Apple Inc.
Within weeks of Khan’s appointment as FTC chair, Facebook and Amazon asked that she be recused from antitrust investigations
The lawmakers said the petitions "add to the perception that you are attempting to bully your regulators."
On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued an “Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy,” which aims to drive down prices for consumers, increase wages for workers, and promote innovation and economic growth.
The president has stacked his administration with crusaders who have spent their careers challenging corporate consolidation.
The Biden administration tripled down on its commitment to reining in powerful tech companies Tuesday, proposing committed Big Tech critic Jonathan Kanter to lead the Justice Department’s antitrust division.
Congress is considering a slate of new antitrust laws to rein in Big Tech power, including merger restrictions on the largest firms.
Apple expenditure rises slightly, Facebook lobbying levels off
Spending continues as lawmakers debate tougher regulations
The Empire State is poised to become the center of the Antitrust Universe
Courts must recognize that consumers are in fact paying for these "free" services.
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A court ruling in the US might appear to be a blow to the drive to break up Big Tech. Instead, it might lead to a far graver threat to the likes of Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple.
Petition says antitrust chief has 'already made up her mind' on the e-commerce group
The new Federal Trade Commission chair's first big challenge will be rewriting a lawsuit against Facebook that a federal court tossed out earlier this week.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of state attorneys general, dealing a significant blow to attempts by regulators to rein in tech gia...
Small tech companies are going public left and right while a judge laughed the FTC's antitrust complaint against Facebook out of court.
Don’t be distracted by the fearmongering.
For antitrust reformers, Facebook's court win might not be the setback it would seem.
The rise of global technology superstars Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google created new challenges for the competition watchdogs who enforce antitrust laws.
Amazon’s cloud-services dominance is waning as corporate America flocks to rivals Microsoft and Google. It’s a big challenge for incoming CEO Andy Jassy.
Big Tech scored two big wins this week when the courts thwarted a major antitrust lawsuit against Facebook and blocked a Florida law seeking to combat alleged censorship and viewpoint bias. The issues at stake were different but the outcomes demonstra...
The draft bills come after a more than year-long probe into Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google by a House panel.
After a federal judge threw out state and federal competition cases against Facebook, calls grew for lawmakers to quickly change century-old monopoly laws.
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives are working on drafts of five antitrust bills, four of them aimed directly at reining in Big Tech, and may introduce them within days, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
A bipartisan group of House members introduced five bills targeting Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google.