The Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division filed notice Thursday that it will appeal federal District Judge Richard Leon’s ruling allowing telecom giant AT&T and content creator Time Warner’s merger to go through.
The Supreme Court is set to decide whether Apple’s App Store is a monopoly.
AT&T’s stunning and total victory over the government raises the question of whether antitrust law is capable of dealing with corporate titans in our digital era.
While defending the Antitrust Division’s focus on consumer welfare, Delrahim describes the standard as broad enough to tackle the challenges presented by market-dominating digital platforms.
Judge Richard Leon’s much anticipated antitrust decision on the merger of AT&T and Time Warner is in. AT&T scored a total victory against the U.S. government.
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon’s is planning to announce Tuesday in a federal court in Washington, D.C. his decision on whether AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner can move forward. The announcement is scheduled for 4 P.M. Tuesday.
A Thursday report from Axios revealed that Google is facing billions in EU antitrust fines.
Google has claimed that a recent antitrust ruling in India would do “irreparable harm” to the company.
“AWS had the unusual advantage of a seven-year head start before facing like-minded competition,” Bezos said in a statement.
“You don’t think you have a monopoly?” Graham asked.
“It certainly doesn’t feel like that to me,” Zuckerberg said.
Cue laughter.
After antitrust law proved incapable of dealing with the post-war banking and commerce conglomerates, lawmakers passed a new law to break up one of the largest.
Shares of Amazon fell by more than 7 percent Wednesday morning after Axios reported that President Trump “hates the company.”
Several top conservative movement leaders are pressing Attorney General Jeff Sessions to intervene in a proposed Disney merger with 21st Century Fox over concerns that the resulting essentially monopolistic control of content creation in one company would produce even more “harmful and explicit content” inappropriate for children and families.
Google has received a $21.1 million antitrust fine in India relating to bias within the tech giant’s search product.
Conservative firebrand Ann Coulter noted today on Twitter that Utah Senator Mike Lee had a sudden change of opinion about Google once the company expanded into his state.
Google is facing scrutiny by Israel’s antitrust agency following a complaint from video advertising platform Artimedia, according to a report.
The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Monday to block the merger of telecommunications giant AT&T with Time Warner, the owner of HBO and CNN. Here are the key takeaways.
The lawsuit to block the AT&T merger with Time Warner signals the start of an era of antitrust enforcement instead of regulation.
DOJ’s Antitrust division, under the leadership of just-confirmed Assistant Attorney General Makan Delhrahim, announced Monday it would file suit to stop the proposed merger between AT&T and Time Warner.
Democrats sought answers from Jeff Sessions about conspiracy theory allegations regarding the AT&T-Time Warner Merger.
AT&T plans to ask a court for any communications between the White House and the Justice Department about the telecommunication giant’s acquisition of Time Warner if the government attempts to block the merger, Bloomberg reports.
Gab, the free speech social network, has filed a lawsuit against Google after they were suspended without warning from Google’s Play Store last month.
Jon Von Tetzchner, the creator of the Opera web browser, has accused Google of violating antitrust law in relation to his new browser, Vivaldi.
Google has reportedly taken steps to alter their Google Shopping search results to comply with the European Commission’s ruling relating to antitrust laws.
A member of a Google-funded think tank was removed from the group after publishing a statement praising the penalties placed on Google by the European Union.
In a stunning blow to free enterprise, an Italian court has banned Uber from using its apps or advertising its services throughout Italy, following violent protests from the powerful taxi union.
The Department of Justice Wednesday sued DirecTV and its owner, AT&T, alleging antitrust collusion with competitors during contract negotiations to broadcast the Los Angeles Dodgers.
