#Apple, Google’s ‘vice-like grip’ over mobile market criticized

#Apple, Google’s ‘vice-like grip’ over mobile market criticized

“#Apple, Google’s ‘vice-like grip’ over mobile market criticized” Apple and Google hold a “vice-like grip” over the mobile phone market that stifles innovation and drives up costs for consumers, according to a scathing new report from a British regulator.  The UK Competition and Markets Authority on Tuesday slammed the companies’ “overly restrictive” app stores, which…

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#Apple wins reprieve on App Store fee changes in court battle

#Apple wins reprieve on App Store fee changes in court battle

“#Apple wins reprieve on App Store fee changes in court battle” Apple won a reprieve from having to make major changes to its lucrative App Store while it appeals an antitrust lawsuit brought by “Fortnite” creator Epic Games. In September, a federal judge ordered Apple to change its App Store rules, which ban developers from including links in buttons to…

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#Italy slaps Amazon with massive .28 billion antitrust fine

#Italy slaps Amazon with massive $1.28 billion antitrust fine

“#Italy slaps Amazon with massive $1.28 billion antitrust fine” Italian antitrust regulators on Thursday slapped e-commerce giant Amazon with a massive $1.28 billion fine for abusing its market dominance. The Autorita Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, or AGCM, said in a statement that Amazon leveraged its dominant position to illegally harm competitors in the e-commerce logistics…

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#UK antitrust watchdog orders Facebook to sell off Giphy

#UK antitrust watchdog orders Facebook to sell off Giphy

“#UK antitrust watchdog orders Facebook to sell off Giphy” The UK antitrust watchdog has blocked Facebook’s acquisition of Giphy and ordered the social network to sell off the GIF-sharing platform, saying the deal hurts social media users and advertisers by stifling competition for animated images. The Competition and Markets Authority said Tuesday that the deal…

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#Rupert Murdoch slams Big Tech’s censorship of conservatives

#Rupert Murdoch slams Big Tech’s censorship of conservatives

“#Rupert Murdoch slams Big Tech’s censorship of conservatives” Rupert Murdoch criticized Big Tech’s censorship of diverse views on Wednesday.  In remarks to shareholders of News Corp., which owns the New York Post among other publishers, Murdoch attacked Facebook and Google for censoring conservatives.  “For many years, our company has been leading the global debate about…

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