A coalition of tech companies launched a new “Antitrust Day” campaign to pass antitrust reform, according to a release sent out Wednesday. The coalition is composed of companies like Yelp, DuckDuckGo, Sonos, and Spotify, with trade associations like Coalition for App Fairness and activist groups like Demand Progress on board as well. According to the …
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Big tech is big mad over a pair of antitrust bills in Congress
Two big tech giants, Apple and Google, are trying to convince Congress not to pass several antitrust bills that were introduced last year. The two companies have pushed back against the Open App Markets Act and the American Innovation and Choice Online Act. Both of the bills were introduced last summer and would have major …
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Facebook fails in attempt to get FTC’s antitrust suit thrown out
A federal judge ruled that an antitrust lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Facebook can proceed, rejecting a request from the social media giant to have it dismissed. The decision by Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia is the latest in a number of twists and …
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