EU Commission announcing a series of investigations against big tech
“Governments” are announcing actions against big tech companies in a struggle about power and control. The EU Commission says it
Regulation of big tech’s online dominance coming into force
The EU’s Digital Markets Act is in force from November and in six months, by May 2, it should be
Google agrees to new commitments for third part cookies
Google has improved its commitments on earlier proposals on how to remove third party cookies and other functionalities from its
A competition focus on the market for streaming music
How is the radical change of the music market, with streaming services accounting for 80%, affecting consumers and competition? These
‘Buy-or-bury’ the competition: study shows how big tech does it
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has added arguments to its scrutinizing of big tech’s strategy to buy competitors and
Google sued in U.K. for overcharging users
Google systematically breaks the law and overcharges millions of UK users for apps and other purchases made on Google Play
EU investigating the dominance of digital assistants
Big tech companies’ digital assistants strong position in the EU is a competition concern for the European Commission. The comments
Google opening up Android for search competitors
Google has adjusted to “feedback” from the EU Commission and is opening up its Android so that other search providers
German competition authority investigating Google News Showcase
Germany’s competition authority Bundeskartellamt has launched an investigation of Google news showcase, a platform with news from publishers. The authority