Date set for FTC trial to split Instagram from Meta

by admin | Nov 27, 2024 | antitrust, App News, federal trade commission, FTC, Instagram, Lina Khan, Meta, News, WhatsApp

A date has been set for the American Federal Trade Commision’s (FTC) trial against Meta. The trial seeks to break the social media giant away from its second-biggest subsidiary. The FTC’s case essentially alleges that Meta purchased WhatsApp and primarily Instagram...

Google monopoly ruling: where the tech giant goes from here

by admin | Aug 18, 2024 | antitrust, digital advertising, Google, Internet News, Monopoly, News, search, search giant, US

A US judge has found that Google is a monopoly and has used this dominance to reinforce its market position. This ruling, which is subject to appeal, brings the US regulator close to the European Commission in its approach to tech giants such as Google, Meta,...

Changes ahead for Google but don’t expect anything to happen quickly

by admin | Aug 17, 2024 | antitrust, changes, Google, Industry News, Monopoly, News, Other Tech News

If you’re paying attention to more than the company’s hardware news, you’ll know that Google is in for a bumpy ride in the next few months. The search giant was recently convicted of being… well, a search giant. But illegally. A judge in the States ruled that Google...

Mac at 40: User experience was the innovation that launched a technology revolution

by admin | Jan 26, 2024 | Amazon, antitrust, Apple, Google, lawsuit, Meta, News, Technology News, The Conversation

Technology innovation requires solving hard technical problems, right? Well, yes. And no. As the Apple Macintosh turns 40, what began as Apple prioritizing the squishy concept of “user experience” in its 1984 flagship product is, today, clearly vindicated by its...

Google must pay R72 billion fine for using Android to favour search engine

by Speedinet | Sep 16, 2022 | Android, antitrust, European Union (EU), Google, google search, Internet, online ads, search engines

EU judges slightly reduced Google’s record-settling penalty to 4.1 billion euros (R72 billion) from 4.3 billion euros (R76 billion).

Judge rules Google must face online ads monopoly lawsuit

by Speedinet | Sep 14, 2022 | antitrust, Google, Internet, Meta Platforms, new york, online ads, texas

The states, led by Texas, alleged that Google entered into a secret deal, nicknamed Jedi Blue, to give Meta Platforms advantages on the exchange it runs to buy and sell online ads.