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Big tech firms concerned over antitrust scrutiny in China
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 4 (ANI): Of late China's big tech firms like Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu are dealing with hurdles similar to those that faced by Amazon, Facebook and Google, which has now become a big theme and could hamper the growth of its homegrown tech giants.
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Parler sues Amazon for suspending its services following US Capitol violen
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 12 (ANI): Parler, the alternative social media platform favoured by conservatives in the US, sued Amazon on Monday (local time) after the tech giant de-platformed it, alleging an antitrust violation, breach of contract and interference with the company's business rel
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US govt, states file twin lawsuits against Facebook for anti-competitive p
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 10 (ANI): Dozens of states, along with the US federal government, sued social media platform Facebook on Wednesday in twin antitrust lawsuits, alleging that it has abused its dominance in the digital marketplace and engaged in anti-competitive behaviour.
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US Justice Dept files antitrust lawsuit against Google, alleging abuse of
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Justice Department on Tuesday filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google for alleged abuse of search dominance by the Internet giant, Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen said on Tuesday.
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CEOs of four tech giants testify before House subcommittee on issue of com
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 30 (ANI): The CEOs of four tech giants -- Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google -- appeared before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law on Wednesday to address concerns that their businesses may be harming competition.
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If Congress doesn't bring fairness to big tech, will do it with executive
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 29 (ANI): Ahead of the antitrust hearing, US President Donald Trump said that he has taken up the task of bringing fairness to the big technology companies which the Congress till now has failed.
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Jeff Bezos testifies before House antitrust panel, discloses details about
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 29 (ANI): Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO during his testimony before the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law disclosed about his personal life and narrated the difficulties the company faced in initial years of its existence.
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Facebook to face antitrust investigation by eight US attorneys general
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Sep 6 (ANI): A bipartisan coalition of eight US attorneys general will launch an investigation against social media giant Facebook for potential violations of US antitrust laws, New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced on Friday.
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Google Play Store will no longer be free for OEMs in Europe
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
California [United States], October 17 (ANI): Google is introducing some strict changes to its Play Store policy after facing a major USD 5 billion fine from the EU in an antitrust violation case.
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EU slaps Google with record $2.7 billion fine
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], June 28 (ANI): European Union (EU) regulators penalised U.S. tech giant Google a record USD 2.7 billion antitrust fine on Tuesday, for denying 'consumers a genuine choice' by using its search engine to unfairly steer them to its own shopping platform.
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Gemalto finalizes acquisition of 3M's Identity Management Business
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Gemalto on Wednesday announced the closing of the acquisition of 3M's Identity Management Business after approval by the relevant regulatory and antitrust authorities.
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