Tech giants used ‘loopholes’ to duck merger reviews, FTC says
Hundreds of deals by U.S. technology giants flew under the radar of merger watchdogs, fueling the companies' unchecked growth in the digital economy, according to...
U.S. DOJ has ‘grave concerns’ about T-Mobile network shutdown
Antitrust officials at the U.S. Justice Department said they have “grave concerns” about plans by T-Mobile US to shut down the wireless network used by...
Google to be sued by states over alleged Play store abuse
State attorneys general are preparing to file an antitrust lawsuit that targets the fees Google takes from developers for purchases and subscriptions inside apps, according...
Biden is said to be planning broad competition order to tackle market power
The White House plans to issue an executive order as soon as next week that would require federal agencies to take steps to promote competition...
Amazon wants FTC chair Khan recused over past criticism
The move comes as the FTC is reviewing Amazon's proposed $8.45 billion acquisition of movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The deal has been criticized by those worried...
Facebook wins dismissal of U.S., states’ monopoly lawsuits
The FTC failed to meet the burden for establishing that Facebook has a monopoly in social networking, ruled the judge. But he said the agency...
In Biden’s first antitrust lawsuit, U.S. seeks to block $30 billion insurance deal
The proposed deal, the largest for the industry, would combine the second- and third-largest brokers and would allow the new firm to overtake market leader...
Google slams Microsoft over support for media antitrust bill
Google said in a blog post that Microsoft is engaging in "naked corporate opportunism" by appearing before Congress to back a proposal that would allow...
Amazon, Facebook among targets in FTC data practices review
The top U.S. privacy regulator ordered some of the biggest technology companies, including Amazon.com, Facebook and Google's YouTube, to hand over information about how they...