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Amazon quietly funds group fighting antitrust laws in U.S. while offering concessions to EU antitrust regulators

July 25, 2022 - antitrust agencies with greater authority when it comes to enforcing penalties against Amazon and other firms, such as Google owner Alphabet and Facebook owner Meta.

The bill would stop Amazon from promoting its own services in a manner that hurts the ability of rivals, other parties and the platform’s own sellers to compete against them. This has been a longstanding complaint among Amazon sellers. In the past, investigations have shown that the company places products ...

40+ states joining antitrust lawsuit against Facebook

December 05, 2020 -

Reuters was the first to report on the impending suit, citing unnamed sources and the states involved were not named.

The specific antitrust violations that will be included are also unknown, but one of the most common allegations is the way Facebook has bought out small potential rivals at high prices in order to assert its control over the social media market. This was the case with its purchase of Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp two years later.

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DOJ finally files antitrust lawsuit against Google

October 21, 2020 - antitrust case in a generation, comparable to the lawsuit against Microsoft Corp filed in 1998 and the 1974 case against AT&T which led to the breakup of the Bell System," Reuters reports, as relayed by Breitbart News.

The Wall Street Journal was actually the first to break the news, explaining that Google has engaged in anticompetitive practices over the years that have contributed to its monopolistic control over online searching and advertising.

"The department ...

DOJ, state attorneys ready to bring antitrust lawsuits against Google

May 20, 2020 - antitrust authority with the DOJ, opened and later closed an investigation into Google back in 2013. The evidence was apparently not strong enough back then, but is now.

To keep up with the latest news about the DOJ's lawsuit against Google and how the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting this process, be sure to check out Pandemic.news.

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DOJ seeks to unravel Google’s ad empire in landmark antitrust bid

May 09, 2025 - antitrust campaign targeting Big Tech, centers on whether breaking up Google’s ad tech infrastructure is necessary to restore fair competition.The DOJ’s case: A 15-year monopoly in digital advertising

The lawsuit, initially filed in 2020 and reignited after a court ruling in April, alleges that Google used anticompetitive tactics to control both the buy and sell sides of the digital ad market. AdX, a essential marketplace for advertisers and publishers, and DFP, a platform ...

More states joining antitrust lawsuit against Google over rigged ad business

March 19, 2021 -

Texas is now being joined by Florida, Montana, Nevada, Alaska and Puerto Rico, bringing the total number of plaintiffs in this lawsuit to 15 states and territories.

The lawsuit claims the company acted illegally in dominating the steps involved in placing ads online. It alleges that Google works quietly with its closest competitor in the online advertising sphere, Facebook, and acts unfairly under the guise of protecting users’ privacy. Publishers have complained that ...

Biden considers former Big Tech attorneys to lead DOJ’s antitrust division

January 19, 2021 -

Biden is considering Susan Davies or Renata Hesse, among other names, for the antitrust division's chief role. The two are decorated Silicon Valley lawyers specializing in antitrust laws who held White House and Justice Department posts before helping tech giants escape litigations.

Biden is considering the two even though anti-monopolist groups are imploring the incoming administration to appoint aggressive leaders who will reinvigorate the country's ...

Sen. Tom Cotton urges DOJ to investigate Google over antitrust violations

August 04, 2020 -

In the leadup to the DOJ making a decision soon about whether or not to proceed with a case, Cotton reiterated to the agency that Google is not only in violation of antitrust law, but also guilty of tampering with search results while maintaining a monopolistic presence online.

"In recent weeks, news outlets have reported that the Department of Justice is nearing a decision about whether to take enforcement action against Google for anticompetitive behavior that ...

Suboxone drugmaker sued over antitrust violations, blocking out generic drug makers

October 07, 2016 -

Suboxone is a prescription drug that is used to treat addiction to painkillers, heroin and other opioids.  California's Attorney General commented that the actions of Indivior purposely drove up their prices and caused people in need to lose access to valuable medication. Attorney General Harris said, "When prescription drug companies unlawfully manipulate the marketplace to maximize profits, they put lives at risk and drive up the cost of healthcare for everyone.  Indivior ...

Suboxone drugmaker sued over antitrust violations, blocking out generic drug makers

October 07, 2016 -

Suboxone is a prescription drug that is used to treat addiction to painkillers, heroin and other opioids.  California's Attorney General commented that the actions of Indivior purposely drove up their prices and caused people in need to lose access to valuable medication. Attorney General Harris said, "When prescription drug companies unlawfully manipulate the marketplace to maximize profits, they put lives at risk and drive up the cost of healthcare for everyone.  Indivior ...

Google faces EU antitrust probe over its use of content for AI

December 11, 2025 -

In a significant escalation of Europe's regulatory clash with Big Tech, the European Commission has launched a formal antitrust investigation into Google, alleging the search giant is using the content of publishers and YouTube creators to power its artificial intelligence (AI) services without fair compensation or consent.

The probe centers on whether Google's practices with its "AI Overviews" and "AI Mode" features breach EU competition ...

Proton joins antitrust lawsuit against Apple, citing threats to competition and privacy

July 09, 2025 -

Apple is facing mounting legal pressure in the United States as Proton, a Swiss provider of encrypted email and VPN services, has joined an ongoing antitrust lawsuit, accusing the tech giant of monopolistic behavior that stifles competition and compromises consumer privacy.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, argues that Apple exploits its control over the iOS ecosystem and App Store to suppress ...

Court finds Google guilty of breaking antitrust laws by monopolizing online searches

August 12, 2024 - antitrust laws."

The decision also served as a major victory for U.S. antitrust authorities, who have filed several lawsuits against Big Tech firms to strengthen competition in the industry.

Kent Walker, Google's president of global affairs, said the company intends to appeal Mehta's findings. "This decision recognizes that Google offers the best search engine, but concludes that we shouldn't be allowed to make it easily available," Walker said on ...

Court rejects Google’s attempt to dismiss Rumble’s antitrust lawsuit, ensuring vast discovery

August 04, 2022 -

(Article by Glenn Greenwald republished from Greenwald.Substack.com)

It is rare for antitrust suits against the four Big Tech corporate giants (Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon) to avoid early motions to dismiss. Friday's decision against Google ensures that the suit now proceeds to the discovery stage, where Rumble will have the right to obtain from Google a broad and sweeping range of information about its practices, including internal documents on Google's ...

U.S. FTC v. Meta: Landmark antitrust trial threatens to break up tech giant

April 17, 2025 - antitrust advocates both under Biden and Trump.Broader implications

A breakup would echo the FTC’s 1984 AT&T ruling, sending shockwaves through Big Tech. The trial underscores a broader bipartisan crackdown starting under Trump’s first term, with parallel cases targeting Amazon, Apple and Google. The FTC’s victory here could force rivals to unwind similar mergers while empowering regulators to reframe antitrust law for the digital age.

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EU slaps Meta with antitrust charges for allegedly squeezing out classified ad rivals

December 21, 2022 - antitrust laws in June 2021 following complaints from Meta's rivals that the firm unfairly linked Marketplace's online classified ads service to Facebook and was using non-public advertising data obtained from competitors to optimize Marketplace.

This is the first time that the EU has accused Meta of abusing its dominant position in the market. But this is not the first time that the bloc has fined the company. Around five years ago, the EU fined Facebook 110 million ...

FTC files a new antitrust complaint accusing Facebook of illegally crushing its competition

August 30, 2021 - antitrust laws were enacted to prevent precisely this type of illegal activity by monopolists,” she added, before accusing Facebook of suppressing innovation, subjecting users to reduced levels of privacy and data protection, and hitting them with more intrusive ads.

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Antitrust laws and big tech – this is how we save the 1st amendment

June 03, 2019 -

(Article by Greg Reese republished from Infowars.com)

Infowars reporter Greg Reese explains how Trump can stop the tech giants from destroying free speech.https://youtu.be/l7VUSl4cc4A

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Google’s AI overviews spark EU antitrust clash: Publishers accuse search giant of undermining journalism

July 10, 2025 -

Google finds itself at the center of a escalating antitrust dispute as independent publishers across Europe accuse the tech giant of leveraging its AI Overviews to monopolize search results, stifling original journalism and undermining market competition. On June 30, 2025, the Independent Publishers Alliance (IPA) filed a formal complaint with the European Commission, demanding urgent regulatory intervention. The group alleges that Google’s AI-generated ...