#Elizabeth Warren calls for antitrust review of Amazon-MGM merger

#Elizabeth Warren calls for antitrust review of Amazon-MGM merger

“#Elizabeth Warren calls for antitrust review of Amazon-MGM merger” Sen. Elizabeth Warren called for “meticulous antitrust scrutiny” of Amazon’s $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM Studios, warning that it could crush competition. “Amazon’s proposed acquisition of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) could harm consumers and workers and reduce innovation by inhibiting competition in numerous markets,” the Massachusetts Democrat…

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#EU opens antitrust probe into Google’s advertising business

#EU opens antitrust probe into Google’s advertising business

“#EU opens antitrust probe into Google’s advertising business” The European Union opened a formal antitrust probe into Google’s lucrative advertising business, signaling it will scrutinize whether the search giant is abusing its increasingly outsize market power. The European Commission, the legislative branch of the EU that is overseeing the investigation, said Tuesday is considering whether…

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#Apple hit with German antitrust probe over app store

#Apple hit with German antitrust probe over app store

“#Apple hit with German antitrust probe over app store” Germany’s antitrust regulator said Monday that it has opened a far-reaching investigation into whether Apple uses its wide variety of products to squash competition, adding to the company’s regulatory woes.  Germany’s Federal Cartel Office — which has also opened investigations into Facebook, Amazon and Google so…

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#Google fined 8M for market abuse in French antitrust case

#Google fined $268M for market abuse in French antitrust case

“#Google fined $268M for market abuse in French antitrust case” Google has been fined nearly $270 million by French authorities for abusing its market power in the digital advertising sector. As part of the first-of-its-kind settlement agreement announced by the French Competition Authority Monday, Google also agreed to change some of its advertising practices to…

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