Nov 21 DOJ seeks to break up Google, forcing web browser Chrome sale as monopoly punishment By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press The proposed breakup floated in a 23-page document filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Justice Department calls for Google to sell its industry-leading Chrome web browser and impose restrictions designed to prevent Android from favoring its search engine. Continue reading
Sep 24 WATCH: Garland announces antitrust lawsuit against Visa over debit card competition By Mae Anderson, Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services behemoth uses its size and dominance to stifle competition in the debit card market. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch 6:08 Why federal regulators want to stop grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons from merging By Lisa Desjardins, Lorna Baldwin, Andrew Corkery, Gerard Edic What could be the largest grocery store merger in U.S. history is at a do-or-die point, with closing arguments this week in a lawsuit filed by the FTC to stop Kroger’s nearly $25 billion purchase of Albertsons. The companies say… Continue watching
Sep 10 Google and Apple lose legal battles in Europe and now owe billions in fines and back taxes By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Google lost its final legal challenge against a European Union penalty for giving its own shopping recommendations an illegal advantage over rivals in search results. Continue reading
Sep 09 Google faces another antitrust trial a month after its search engine was declared a monopoly By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant is defending against another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company. Continue reading
Aug 05 Court rules Google's search engine dominance is antitrust violation and illegal By Matthew Barakat, Michael Liedtke, Associated Press The highly anticipated decision issued by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta comes nearly a year after the start of a trial pitting the U.S. Justice Department against Google in the country's biggest antitrust showdown in a quarter century. Continue reading
May 03 Watch 5:30 Why the Google antitrust trial could change how we use the internet By Stephanie Sy, Karina Cuevas A landmark antitrust trial between the Department of Justice and Google is coming to an end. The tech giant is accused of monopolizing the internet search market, sidelining competitors and harming consumers. The DOJ claims Google struck illegal deals, but… Continue watching
Mar 21 WATCH: Garland holds news conference as Justice Department files antitrust suit against Apple By Michael Liedtke, Lindsay Whitehurst, Frank Bajak, Mike Balsamo, Associated Press The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New Jersey, alleges that Apple has monopoly power in the smartphone market and leverages control over the iPhone to “engage in a broad, sustained, and illegal course of conduct.”… Continue reading
Mar 04 In first, European Union issues nearly $2 billion antitrust fine against Apple By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press The EU's executive commission says Apple muzzled streaming services from telling people about payment options available through their websites. That would avoid the 30% fee charged when people pay through apps downloaded with the iOS App Store. Continue reading
Nov 06 Fortnite maker asks court to limit Google's ability to take a cut of in-app purchases By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press A 10-person jury will decide whether Google’s digital payment processing system in the Play Store that distributes apps for phones running on its Android software has been illegally driving up prices for consumers and developers. Continue reading