Facebook Asks Court to Open FTC’s Merger Review Blackbox
Posted 07/14/22
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The Antitrust Week In Review
Posted 07/12/22
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.
UK watchdog investigates Microsoft's $68.7 billion Activision deal. Britain's antitrust watchdog said it had started an investigation into Microsoft Corp's $68.7 billion deal to buy "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard Inc. The Competition and Markets Authority said it had until Sept. 1 to make...
Antitrust in the Digital Economy—A Dive Into EU and UK Cases Alleging Self-Preferencing and Data Monopolisation
Posted 07/7/22
The Antitrust Week In Review
Posted 07/6/22
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.
Judge narrows San Diego, Baltimore bond collusion cases against big banks. A federal judge narrowed claims by San Diego and Baltimore in antitrust litigation seeking to hold eight banks liable for driving up interest rates that state and local governments must pay on a popular tax-exempt municipal...
Antitrust Matters Episode 7: Discussion with the AAI’s Diana Moss
Posted 07/5/22
Antitrust Matters provides engaging and timely conversations about competition policy in the digital age. Antitrust has always mattered to consumers and businesses, and to antitrust lawyers and economists, but today it also is in the political and public discourse more than ever. From the prices we pay for food, travel, financial services, payments to the way we interact daily using digital apps and platforms,...
FTC Reaffirms Focus on Labor Markets in Reviewing Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Merger
Posted 06/30/22
The Antitrust Week In Review
Posted 06/28/22
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.
Drivers’ Lawsuit Claims Uber and Lyft Violate Antitrust Laws. A group of drivers claimed that Uber and Lyft are engaging in anticompetitive practices by setting the prices customers pay and limiting drivers’ ability to choose which rides they accept without penalty. The drivers, supported by...
The Antitrust Week In Review
Posted 06/22/22
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.
Facebook owner Meta makes antitrust commitments over online advertising. France's anti-trust watchdog body said that it had approved commitments made by Facebook owner Meta Platforms regarding the French online advertising sector. Meta has committed to giving access over a five-year period to...
Cydia is Getting a Chance to Prove its App Store Antitrust Claims Against Apple
Posted 06/21/22
The Antitrust Week In Review
Posted 06/14/22
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.
U.S. sets high bar to settle Facebook antitrust suit -FTC chair. U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan, who promised tougher antitrust enforcement, said she would not rule out a settlement with Meta's Facebook, which the agency sued in 2020, but indicated there was a high bar for any...