Topic: Digital markets

A UK court has rejected an interim measures request from a debt management company in a standalone abuse of dominance claim to prevent Google from implementing a policy change on Google Ads for insolvency practitioners.

05 December 2022

A federal California judge has rejected a motion to dismiss claims that several Meta Platforms executives conspired with OnlyFans to blacklist a putative class of adult entertainment performers who shared their content on rival websites.

02 December 2022

A Dutch court overseeing Booking.com’s dispute with dozens of hotels said it plans to ask the European Court of Justice if wide and narrow parity clauses can be exempt from EU competition rules, as well as how to define the relevant market for online travel agencies.

30 November 2022

A federal judge in California has certified a class of more than 21 million consumers alleging that Google unlawfully monopolised its Android Play Store, while also denying a motion to exclude the plaintiffs’ top economic expert.

30 November 2022

Patent litigation Apple has initiated against AliveCor is not protected under the First Amendment because its sole purpose is retaliation, the heart-rate monitoring company has said as it looks to shield its antitrust lawsuit against the tech company.

28 November 2022

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Since the European Commission's milestone Google Shopping decision, self-preferencing theories of harm have taken a key role in European competition enforcement in digital markets.

25 November 2022

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In 2022, the US Department of Justice and the US Federal Trade Commission, buoyed by the White House, embraced the ‘big is bad’ philosophy when assessing antitrust issues in the technology sector.

25 November 2022

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Through political initiatives like the Digital Single Market, the European Commission seeks to improve access to cross-border e-commerce for consumers and businesses throughout the European Union.

25 November 2022

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As global antitrust regulators up the ante on closely surveying digital market players, the Indian antitrust authority, the Competition Commission of India, has delved deeper into its analysis of digital and high-technology markets.

25 November 2022

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Over the past five years, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has conducted key inquiries to examine, proactively monitor and develop institutional capabilities in digital markets.

25 November 2022