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Apple Gets Sued by the US DOJ; Accused of Illegal Monopoly in Smartphone Market
The US Department of Justice and 15 states on Thursday sued Apple as the government cracks down on Big Tech, alleging the iPhone maker monopolized the smartphone market, hurt smaller rivals and drove up prices. Apple joins competitors sued by regulators, including Alphabet's Google, Meta Platforms and Amazon.com.
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Amazon Steers Consumers To Higher-Priced Items, Says US In Lawsuit
Amazon.com was sued in a proposed U.S. class action accusing the online retailer of violating a consumer protection law by steering hundreds of millions of shoppers to higher-priced items in order to earn extra fees.
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Nokia Sues Amazon In India, US Over Video Patents
Finnish telecom giant Nokia said Tuesday it is suing Amazon in five global jurisdictions, including the United States and India, over patent infringements on video-related technologies.
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Amazon Duped Millions of Customers Into Signing Up for Prime, Says US Regulator in a Lawsuit
The US Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Amazon.com of enrolling millions of consumers into its paid subscription Amazon Prime service without their consent and making it hard for them to cancel. In a statement, Amazon called the FTC's claims "false on the facts and the law."
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Amazon Sues Administrators of More Than 10,000 Facebook Groups Over Fake Reviews
Amazon announced on Monday that it has sued over 10,000 Facebook group administrators for attempting to orchestrate fake reviews on the e-commerce platform. The groups were incentivising the creation of fake and misleading reviews on the company’s website, in the US, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Japan. In a press release the company...
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Facebook Asks US Court for Old FTC Documents in Antitrust Fight Against Company's Merger
Facebook has asked a US court for eight documents created by the US Federal Trade Commission as part of their review of the company's purchases of Instagram and WhatsApp. The FTC sued Meta's Facebook in 2020, during the Trump administration, alleging that the company acted illegally to maintain its social network monopoly.
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Amazon, Google, Other Big Tech to Face Another Bipartisan Antitrust Bill in US
A bipartisan group of lawmakers, headed by Senators Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat, and Republican Chuck Grassley, plan to introduce a bill that would bar Big Tech platforms, like Amazon and Google, from favouring their products and services.
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Big Tech's Little Mergers Draw More US Antitrust Scrutiny
US Federal Trade Commission staff presented data on small acquisitions by five big technology companies, and the agency scrapped guidelines on vertical mergers which combine a company with a supplier — both steps indicating plans to be tougher on deals.
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Doesn’t Believe Regulations Apply to Him, Amazon Tells US FCC
Amazon told US regulators that Elon Musk does not believe government regulations apply to the billionaire who heads Tesla and SpaceX as the companies spar over rival satellite-based Internet plans.
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NASA Halts SpaceX Work on Lunar Lander After Blue Origin Lawsuit
NASA agreed to temporarily halt work on lunar lander contract awarded to Elon Musk's SpaceX after rival billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin sued the US government, an agency spokeswoman said.
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Amazon Sued by US Regulator as It Demands Recall of Hazardous Products
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said it has sued Amazon to force the retailer to recall hundreds of thousands of hazardous products that it had distributed on its platform.
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Facebook Seeks US FTC Chair Lina Khan's Recusal in Antitrust Case
Facebook asked for the recusal of Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan from the FTC's antitrust case against the company, a step that could imperil the agency's lawsuit against it.
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Big Tech Antitrust: How Google, Facebook and Others Are Faring Against US Lawsuits and Probes
Big Tech platforms Google and Facebook were hit with a series of antitrust lawsuits by the US federal government and states on charges they are operating monopolies and abusing their power.
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Big Tech Critic Lina Khan Sworn in as US Federal Trade Commission Chair
Lina Khan, an antitrust researcher focused on Big Tech's immense market power, was sworn in as chair of the US Federal Trade Commission, a victory for progressives seeking a clampdown on tech firms who hold a hefty share of a growing sector of the economy.
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Parler Sues Amazon Over Web Shutdown, Accuses Move to Be Politically Motivated
Parler, a social media platform favoured by many supporters of US President Donald Trump, sued Amazon, accusing it of making an illegal, politically-motivated decision to shut it down to benefit Twitter.
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Apple Gets Sued by the US DOJ; Accused of Illegal Monopoly in Smartphone Market
The US Department of Justice and 15 states on Thursday sued Apple as the government cracks down on Big Tech, alleging the iPhone maker monopolized the smartphone market, hurt smaller rivals and drove up prices. Apple joins competitors sued by regulators, including Alphabet's Google, Meta Platforms and Amazon.com.
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Amazon Steers Consumers To Higher-Priced Items, Says US In Lawsuit
Amazon.com was sued in a proposed U.S. class action accusing the online retailer of violating a consumer protection law by steering hundreds of millions of shoppers to higher-priced items in order to earn extra fees.
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Nokia Sues Amazon In India, US Over Video Patents
Finnish telecom giant Nokia said Tuesday it is suing Amazon in five global jurisdictions, including the United States and India, over patent infringements on video-related technologies.
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Amazon Duped Millions of Customers Into Signing Up for Prime, Says US Regulator in a Lawsuit
The US Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Amazon.com of enrolling millions of consumers into its paid subscription Amazon Prime service without their consent and making it hard for them to cancel. In a statement, Amazon called the FTC's claims "false on the facts and the law."
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Amazon Sues Administrators of More Than 10,000 Facebook Groups Over Fake Reviews
Amazon announced on Monday that it has sued over 10,000 Facebook group administrators for attempting to orchestrate fake reviews on the e-commerce platform. The groups were incentivising the creation of fake and misleading reviews on the company’s website, in the US, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Japan. In a press release the company...
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Facebook Asks US Court for Old FTC Documents in Antitrust Fight Against Company's Merger
Facebook has asked a US court for eight documents created by the US Federal Trade Commission as part of their review of the company's purchases of Instagram and WhatsApp. The FTC sued Meta's Facebook in 2020, during the Trump administration, alleging that the company acted illegally to maintain its social network monopoly.
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Amazon, Google, Other Big Tech to Face Another Bipartisan Antitrust Bill in US
A bipartisan group of lawmakers, headed by Senators Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat, and Republican Chuck Grassley, plan to introduce a bill that would bar Big Tech platforms, like Amazon and Google, from favouring their products and services.
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Big Tech's Little Mergers Draw More US Antitrust Scrutiny
US Federal Trade Commission staff presented data on small acquisitions by five big technology companies, and the agency scrapped guidelines on vertical mergers which combine a company with a supplier — both steps indicating plans to be tougher on deals.
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Doesn’t Believe Regulations Apply to Him, Amazon Tells US FCC
Amazon told US regulators that Elon Musk does not believe government regulations apply to the billionaire who heads Tesla and SpaceX as the companies spar over rival satellite-based Internet plans.
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NASA Halts SpaceX Work on Lunar Lander After Blue Origin Lawsuit
NASA agreed to temporarily halt work on lunar lander contract awarded to Elon Musk's SpaceX after rival billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin sued the US government, an agency spokeswoman said.
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Amazon Sued by US Regulator as It Demands Recall of Hazardous Products
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said it has sued Amazon to force the retailer to recall hundreds of thousands of hazardous products that it had distributed on its platform.
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Facebook Seeks US FTC Chair Lina Khan's Recusal in Antitrust Case
Facebook asked for the recusal of Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan from the FTC's antitrust case against the company, a step that could imperil the agency's lawsuit against it.
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Big Tech Antitrust: How Google, Facebook and Others Are Faring Against US Lawsuits and Probes
Big Tech platforms Google and Facebook were hit with a series of antitrust lawsuits by the US federal government and states on charges they are operating monopolies and abusing their power.
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Big Tech Critic Lina Khan Sworn in as US Federal Trade Commission Chair
Lina Khan, an antitrust researcher focused on Big Tech's immense market power, was sworn in as chair of the US Federal Trade Commission, a victory for progressives seeking a clampdown on tech firms who hold a hefty share of a growing sector of the economy.
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Parler Sues Amazon Over Web Shutdown, Accuses Move to Be Politically Motivated
Parler, a social media platform favoured by many supporters of US President Donald Trump, sued Amazon, accusing it of making an illegal, politically-motivated decision to shut it down to benefit Twitter.
