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Lawmakers in the EU have had it with Apple and other Big Tech firms unfairly favoring their own offerings over those of rivals.
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Yesterday, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Apple’s Tim Cook, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, and Google’s Sundar Pichai all testified before Congress.
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The Amazon CEO testified before Congress that the tech giant has a policy against using third party seller data to help its private label business, but couldn’t guarantee it had never been broken. Continue reading Jeff Bezos Has No Idea How Often Amazon Rips Off Its Sellers
The Wall Street Journal reports that the EU will soon bring antitrust charges against Amazon for its illegal treatment of third-party sellers.
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The Department of Justice is reportedly preparing a new antitrust investigation against Google over its advertising and search businesses.
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The European Commission is mad at Valve, Capcom, ZeniMax, and other publishers for region-locking activation keys and allegedly preventing cross-border sales. Continue reading The EU Is Pissed at Steam for Region-Locking Games
Kaspersky Lab on Tuesday filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple in Russia, claiming the company used its control over the App Store to force Kaspersky to remove certain apps. Apple abuses its “position as platform owner and supervisor” of the App Store to prevent other companies from competing with Apple, Kaspersky claimed in a blog post Tuesday. The Moscow-based security vendor said Apple forced developers to remove two features from Kaspersky’s Safe Kids iOS app: app control and Safari browser blocking. The demand came shortly after Apple announced its own Screen Time feature would include similar parental controls, Kaspersky said. The company filed its complaint with Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment. “The problem is that Apple does not allow the use of any software marketplaces for iOS, so it effectively controls the only channel for delivering apps from developers […]
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The European Commission has fined Google $1.69 billion for its illegal behavior in the online advertising market.
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Spotify alleges that Apple uses its ownership over iOS and the App Store to impose an ‘Apple tax’ that stifles competition. Continue reading Spotify Files Antitrust Complaint Against ‘Apple Tax’ In EU
Senator Elizabeth Warren proposed breaking up tech giants Facebook, Google, and Amazon on Friday—but big telecom is in dire need of the same treatment. Continue reading If We’re Going to Break Up Big Tech, We Shouldn’t Forget Big Telecom