Category: anti-competitive

Italy is launching an antitrust investigation into Amazon and Apple

Post author By Randall
Post date July 22, 2020
Categories In Amazon, anti-competitive, antitrust, Apple, Beats, competition, gear, Headphones, investigation, italy, News, probe, retailers, Tech

[ad_1] Amazon and Apple are facing more antitrust accusations. This time, Italy is investigating. Authorities want to know whether the two companies agreed to prevent retailers who are not part of Apple’s official program to sell Apple products and Beats headphones, Reuters reports. Officials launched the investigation this week and searched the Italian offices of […]

Snap’s ‘Project Voldemort’ dossier detailed Facebook’s copycat moves

Post author By Randall
Post date September 23, 2019
Categories In anti-competitive, antitrust, Facebook, gear, harry potter, Instagram, Internet, Mobile, project voldemort, snap, snapchat, social network, social networking, Tech

[ad_1] Reportedly, Snap execs said that Instagram was blocking searches for Snapchat-related content, including the #snapchat hashtag and filters. You also wouldn’t find this material on Instagram’s Explore section, according to Snap. WSJ contacts also asserted that Facebook used pressure tactics. When Mark Zuckerberg met with Snap’s Evan Spiegel, he allegedly told the CEO to […]

Facebook’s Libra Association is being investigated by EU antitrust regulators

Post author By Randall
Post date August 20, 2019
Categories In anti-competitive, antitrust, business, digital currency, eu, european commission, european union, Facebook, gear, Internet, investigation, libra, libra association, Politics, probe, regulators, Tech, user data

[ad_1] The investigation, still in its early stages, is examining the governance structure and membership of the Libra Association. The purpose-built, independent nonprofit is meant to govern the digital currency. Founding members include the likes of MasterCard, PayPal, Visa, eBay, Spotify, Uber and Lyft. According to Bloomberg, regulators fear that the way information will be […]