Google break-up on the table in US antitrust case Tech The US government is weighing up a break-up of Google in an attempt to end its monopoly over much of the internet. The US Department of Justice has said that it was considering asking a judge to impose “structural requirements” on the tech giant to prevent it from maintaining its dominance on search. “Fully remedying [...]
Google wins £1.3bn case against EU ruling over ad product Tech Google has overturned a nearly €1.5bn (£1.3bn) EU fine related to its AdSense advertising platform in a win for the tech giant following two major fines. The General Court has found “errors” in the European Commission’s 2019 assessment of Google’s advertising contracts with publishers. Europe’s second highest court, based in Luxembourg, has annulled the fine [...]
Publishers rally as Google advertising antitrust trial restarts in US Tech One month after a US court ruled that Google illegally maintained its monopoly on internet search, the tech giant is back in the dock. This time, Google’s lucrative online advertising business, which last year raked in nearly $240bn (£183bn), is under fire, with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and 17 states accusing its parent company, Alphabet, of monopolising digital [...]
Is Google a monopoly? Sort of, but that’s the free market August 20, 2024 How about a little trust in the dynamism of the free market? Writes Matthew Feeney
Taking the biscuit: Oreo maker Mondelez fined £287m by EU for cross-border trade curbs May 23, 2024 Oreo maker Mondelez has been fined £287m (337.5m euros) by EU antitrust regulators for impeding cross-border trade of chocolate, biscuits and coffee products between EU countries.