Competition

A new pro-competition regime? Consultation launched on powers of new Digital Markets Unit

Darwin Laganzon from Pixabay The UK government has launched a consultation on a new competition regime, to be led by…

How will the UK tame Big Tech’s market power post-Brexit?

The UK is gearing up for an attack on Big Tech's market power. Like the EU and US, it is…

New UK regulator DMU to control Google, Facebook and Amazon

DMU’s first job will be to create new codes of conduct for these multinational digital platforms, which includes their relationship…

Slack Files Competition Complaint Against Teams

Slack has filed a competition complaint against Microsoft with the European Commission, saying it is "force-installing" Teams and blocking its…

CMA: Someone Should Break Up Google and Facebook, But Not Us…

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) today warned that Google and Facebook's digital advertising dominance was damaging consumer choice, and…

AppNexus Fined for Missing Filing Deadline – Because Its Lawyers Were on Holiday

The UK's competition watchdog has slapped ad tech firm AppNexus with a £20,000 fine for missing a regulatory filing deadline…

UK’s Competition Watchdog to Probe Google’s Looker Acquisition

The UK's competition watchdog has launched a merger enquiry into Google's June 2019 acquisition of data analytics firm Looker for…

Broadcom Practices Causing “Serious and Irreparable” Harm: European Commission

Semiconductor heavyweight Broadcom says it will challenge the European Commission (EC) in the courts following the placement of "interim measures"…

Competition Watchdog Launches Probe into £13 Billion UK Digital Ads Market

The UK's competition watchdog has launched an investigation of Facebook and Google's digital market dominance. The probe, launched Wednesday and…

Apple vs Spotify: Competition Complaint Draws Ferocious Response

Apple has hit back at music streaming service Spotify's decision this week to file a competition complaint with European regulators…