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Italy Fines Armani For 'Misleading Ethical' Statements
Italy's competition watchdog said it fined luxury goods giant Giorgio Armani 3.5 million euros for misleading consumers over dangerous conditions for workers making its bags and accessories.
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Google India Proposes Allowing All Real-Money Games on Play Store That Claim ‘Game of Skill’ Status
Google India has submitted a commitment proposal to the Competition Commission of India (CCI), suggesting a way to let more real-money games (RMGs) on the Play Store. The information comes from a notification issued by the country’s competition watchdog seeking comments or objections from the public and stakeholders over the suggested proposal.
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How The World's Top Ad Agencies Aligned To Fix Prices In India
The exchanges form part of a confidential dossier compiled by India's antitrust watchdog that chronicles how global advertising companies, including leading U.S. and European firms, coordinated to rig prices in the world's most populous nation.
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Meta to Allow Rival Ads Providers to List on Facebook Marketplace After EU Antitrust Fine
Meta Platforms will allow rival classified ads service providers to post listings of their ads on Facebook Marketplace. Calling it the Facebook Marketplace Partner Progam, Meta said the scheme is a response to the EU competition watchdog even as it challenged the fine in court.
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Law Tribunal Stays Ban On WhatsApp Sharing Data With Parent Company Meta
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Thursday stayed a five-year ban imposed by competition watchdog CCI on data-sharing practices between WhatsApp and its parent Meta for advertising purposes, offering a breather to the tech giant.
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Canada's Antitrust Watchdog Sues Google Over Alleged Anti-Competitive Conduct in Advertising
Canada's Competition Bureau is suing Alphabet's Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising. The Competition Bureau, in a statement, said it had filed an application with the Competition Tribunal seeking an order that, among other things, requires Google to sell two of its ad tech tools.
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Meta Plans To Appeal Indian Regulator's Rs 213 Crore Penalty Order
After the Competition Commission imposed a Rs 213-crore penalty on Meta in relation to WhatsApp privacy policy, the company said it disagrees with the watchdog's decision and plans to appeal.
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Meta Fined $25.4 Million By India, WhatsApp Data Sharing Blocked For 5 Years
India's competition watchdog directed WhatsApp to refrain from sharing user data for advertising purposes with other applications owned by Meta for a period of five years and fined the U.S. tech giant $25.4 million on Monday.
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Competition Commission of India Recalls Flipkart Antitrust Probe Report After Xiaomi Complaint
In a lengthy investigation that started in 2020, the CCI found Flipkart gave preference to select sellers and prioritised certain listings and also colluded with companies like Xiaomi, Samsung and Vivo to launch phones exclusively on their websites. The watchdog has now told recipients of the Flipkart report to destroy it and give an undertaking to...
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India Antitrust Body Warns Staff Over Unauthorised Media Contacts, Memo Shows
India's antitrust watchdog has warned staff in an internal memo not to share any information with the media when they are not authorized to do so, citing a 60-year-old rule that prohibits such interactions, a document shows.
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Decoding Qantas' "Ghost Flights" Scandal, Which Led To $66 Million Penalty
Australia's competition watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, revealed that Qantas "admitted that it misled consumers" by advertising seats on tens of thousands of flights, despite the fact that these flights had alread
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Air India-Vistara Merger Gets Singapore's Conditional Approval
Singapore's competition watchdog said on Tuesday it has approved the merger between Tata Group-owned Air India and sister airline Vistara, a joint venture between Tata and Singapore Airlines, subject to certain conditions.
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'Call Of Duty' Maker Activision To Be Bought By Microsoft For $69 Billion
The UK competition watchdog has cleared Microsoft's $69 billion deal to buy 'Call of Duty' developer Activision Blizzard.
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Dutch Regulator Rejects Apple's Objections To $53 Million Fine
Dutch competition watchdog ACM on Monday said it had rejected objections by Apple against fines of 50 million euros ($53 million) it gave the company over failure to comply with orders to limit the dominant position of Apple's App Store.
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Pernod Ricard Faces Antitrust Probe In India For Boosting Market Share
India's competition watchdog is investigating Pernod Ricard for allegedly colluding with some retailers in a southern state to hurt competitors, regulatory documents showed, the latest challenge for the French drinks giant in a key market.
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Italy Fines Armani For 'Misleading Ethical' Statements
Italy's competition watchdog said it fined luxury goods giant Giorgio Armani 3.5 million euros for misleading consumers over dangerous conditions for workers making its bags and accessories.
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Google India Proposes Allowing All Real-Money Games on Play Store That Claim ‘Game of Skill’ Status
Google India has submitted a commitment proposal to the Competition Commission of India (CCI), suggesting a way to let more real-money games (RMGs) on the Play Store. The information comes from a notification issued by the country’s competition watchdog seeking comments or objections from the public and stakeholders over the suggested proposal.
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How The World's Top Ad Agencies Aligned To Fix Prices In India
The exchanges form part of a confidential dossier compiled by India's antitrust watchdog that chronicles how global advertising companies, including leading U.S. and European firms, coordinated to rig prices in the world's most populous nation.
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Meta to Allow Rival Ads Providers to List on Facebook Marketplace After EU Antitrust Fine
Meta Platforms will allow rival classified ads service providers to post listings of their ads on Facebook Marketplace. Calling it the Facebook Marketplace Partner Progam, Meta said the scheme is a response to the EU competition watchdog even as it challenged the fine in court.
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Law Tribunal Stays Ban On WhatsApp Sharing Data With Parent Company Meta
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Thursday stayed a five-year ban imposed by competition watchdog CCI on data-sharing practices between WhatsApp and its parent Meta for advertising purposes, offering a breather to the tech giant.
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Canada's Antitrust Watchdog Sues Google Over Alleged Anti-Competitive Conduct in Advertising
Canada's Competition Bureau is suing Alphabet's Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising. The Competition Bureau, in a statement, said it had filed an application with the Competition Tribunal seeking an order that, among other things, requires Google to sell two of its ad tech tools.
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Meta Plans To Appeal Indian Regulator's Rs 213 Crore Penalty Order
After the Competition Commission imposed a Rs 213-crore penalty on Meta in relation to WhatsApp privacy policy, the company said it disagrees with the watchdog's decision and plans to appeal.
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Meta Fined $25.4 Million By India, WhatsApp Data Sharing Blocked For 5 Years
India's competition watchdog directed WhatsApp to refrain from sharing user data for advertising purposes with other applications owned by Meta for a period of five years and fined the U.S. tech giant $25.4 million on Monday.
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Competition Commission of India Recalls Flipkart Antitrust Probe Report After Xiaomi Complaint
In a lengthy investigation that started in 2020, the CCI found Flipkart gave preference to select sellers and prioritised certain listings and also colluded with companies like Xiaomi, Samsung and Vivo to launch phones exclusively on their websites. The watchdog has now told recipients of the Flipkart report to destroy it and give an undertaking to...
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India Antitrust Body Warns Staff Over Unauthorised Media Contacts, Memo Shows
India's antitrust watchdog has warned staff in an internal memo not to share any information with the media when they are not authorized to do so, citing a 60-year-old rule that prohibits such interactions, a document shows.
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Decoding Qantas' "Ghost Flights" Scandal, Which Led To $66 Million Penalty
Australia's competition watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, revealed that Qantas "admitted that it misled consumers" by advertising seats on tens of thousands of flights, despite the fact that these flights had alread
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Air India-Vistara Merger Gets Singapore's Conditional Approval
Singapore's competition watchdog said on Tuesday it has approved the merger between Tata Group-owned Air India and sister airline Vistara, a joint venture between Tata and Singapore Airlines, subject to certain conditions.
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'Call Of Duty' Maker Activision To Be Bought By Microsoft For $69 Billion
The UK competition watchdog has cleared Microsoft's $69 billion deal to buy 'Call of Duty' developer Activision Blizzard.
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Dutch Regulator Rejects Apple's Objections To $53 Million Fine
Dutch competition watchdog ACM on Monday said it had rejected objections by Apple against fines of 50 million euros ($53 million) it gave the company over failure to comply with orders to limit the dominant position of Apple's App Store.
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Pernod Ricard Faces Antitrust Probe In India For Boosting Market Share
India's competition watchdog is investigating Pernod Ricard for allegedly colluding with some retailers in a southern state to hurt competitors, regulatory documents showed, the latest challenge for the French drinks giant in a key market.
