Second Antitrust Case Against Internet Giant Kicks Off
Google is set to face a major new legal challenge as the Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit against the company's ad tech practices heads to trial. of The Wall Street Journal Reports Google is facing its second federal antitrust lawsuit in less than a year, with the latest focusing on the company's alleged monopolistic conduct […]
Google faces another DOJ antitrust lawsuit over alleged ad-tech monopoly
Dan Niles of Niles Investment Management discusses the technology outlook on “The Claman Countdown.” Google is set to face its second antitrust trial before the Justice Department since September 2023 on Monday, this time over its alleged monopoly power in the ad tech industry. The Department of Justice is suing Google, alleging that the company's […]
YouTube deserves its own antitrust scrutiny
“Google is a monopoly and has acted as a monopoly to maintain its monopoly.” Justice Amit P. Mehta wrote: Last month he ruled in the biggest monopoly case of the century, talking up Google's illegal dominance of online search. 90% You're likely to use Google every time you search, and the judge agreed that Google […]
Nvidia hit with DOJ subpoena as part of antitrust probe: report
The Department of Justice has issued a subpoena to Nvidia, the Silicon Valley semiconductor maker that dominates the artificial intelligence market, as part of an ongoing investigation into possible antitrust violations. The antitrust watchdog has previously sent out questionnaires and has now sent a binding letter of demand to Nvidia. According to Bloomberg News. The […]
Judge blasts Google over ‘destroyed’ evidence as another DOJ antitrust case looms
The judge overseeing the Department of Justice's antitrust trial over Google's alleged digital advertising monopoly said the company committed a “clear abuse of privilege” by implementing a policy to automatically delete employee chat records. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema sharply criticized Google during a hearing considering the Department of Justice's motion for an “adverse inference” […]
Yelp Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Alleging Anticompetitive Practices in Local Search
Yelp, a longtime Google rival, has filed an antitrust lawsuit against the search giant, accusing it of anti-competitive practices in the local search market. The Verge Reports Yelp, Google's most vocal rival, has filed an antitrust lawsuit against the search engine giant. The move comes less than a month after a federal court ruled that […]
Yelp files antitrust lawsuit against Google
Yelp Sued Google The company on Wednesday accused the company of violating antitrust laws by abusing its monopoly in search to gain an advantage in local search services and advertising. They claim that Google is taking traffic away from competitors such as Yelp and directing it to its own “inferior” local search product. “This is […]
10 more states join DOJ antitrust case against Live Nation, Ticketmaster
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday that 10 more states have joined the antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation. Attorneys General of Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Vermont I signed this caseIt joins 29 other states and the District of Columbia. The […]
Apple-bashing Margrethe Vestager ousted from Europe’s anti-trust job: report
The EU’s top official who imposed billions of dollars in fines on US tech giants is set to be forced out of his job. The Financial Times reported on Friday.. During her decade as Europe’s top antitrust enforcer, former Danish deputy prime minister Margrethe Vestager stirred outrage on this side of the Atlantic by extorting […]
GARM Antitrust Lawsuit Will Lead to ‘Complete Reset’ of Ad Industry
Linda Yaccarino, CEO of Elon Musk’s X, has declared her determination to lead a complete reset of the advertising industry following the company’s antitrust lawsuit against the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) and its censorship arm GARM. Axios Reports In an interview with Axios on Tuesday, Yaccarino stressed the need for ecosystem-wide reform and a […]