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  • Google Fined $32 Million by South Korea Antitrust Regulator for Blocking Mobile Games on Competing Platform

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    South Korea’s antitrust regulator has fined Alphabet’s Google KRW 42.1 billion ($31.88 million, roughly Rs. 262 crore) for blocking the release of mobile video games on a competitor’s platform. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said on Tuesday that Google bolstered its market dominance, and hurt the local app market One Store’s revenue and value […] More

  • German Antitrust Watchdog Steps Up Scrutiny on Apple, Opens Door for Action Against Anti-Competitive Practices

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    Germany’s anti-cartel watchdog said Wednesday it had placed US computing giant Apple under closer surveillance for any possible abuse of its market position. The Federal Cartel Office said it had determined Apple to be a company of “paramount significance for competition across markets”, a move that would allow it to “take action against and effectively […] More

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    US Justice Department’s Antitrust Case Against Google’s Advertising Practices Gets Fast-Paced Schedule

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    A federal judge on Friday set a fast-paced schedule in the U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit challenging Google LLC’s digital advertising technology practices, moving the case along more quickly than either side had proposed. U.S. Magistrate Judge John Anderson in Alexandria, Virginia, after a brief hearing, issued an order setting Jan. 18, 2024, as the […] More

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    Microsoft Must Do More to Resolve Antitrust Complaints, Say Rivals, as EU Regulators Mull Investigation

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    Microsoft’s initial offer to address EU antitrust complaints filed by rivals is insufficient and the US software giant needs to do more, German software provider Nextcloud said, as regulators consider whether to open a formal investigation. French cloud computing services provider and complainant OVHcloud is also waiting for a more concrete proposal from Microsoft, a person […] More