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European Union Hits Meta With Antitrust Probe Over Use Of AI In WhatsApp
The EU said Thursday it had opened an antitrust probe to determine if the way Meta is rolling out AI features in WhatsApp breaches the bloc's competition rules.
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EU To Launch Antitrust Probe Into Meta Over Use Of AI In WhatsApp: Report
Brussels is planning a new antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms over the rollout of artificial intelligence features within WhatsApp, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
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Apple, Meta Fined as EU Presses Ahead with Tech Probes
Apple and Meta have been filed in the EU as the antitrust regulators there handed out the first sanctions under the DMA. The fines signal that the EU is sticking to its guns in enforcing the new rules, which were introduced in 2023. That is despite Trump citing the DMA while vowing in February to "defend American companies and innovators from overs...
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Apple Hit With $162 Million French Antitrust Fine Over Privacy Tool
French antitrust regulators levied a fine of EUR 150 million ($162.4 million or roughly Rs. 1,389 crore) on Apple this week. The head of the French Competition Authority dismissed worries that the decision would prompt retaliation from U.S. President Donald Trump who has threatened to slap fines on EU countries fining US companies.
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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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EU Said to Be Unlikely to Issue Break-Up Order to Google for Now
EU antitrust authorities are said to be contemplating an order for Alphabet's Google to halt anti-competitive practices in its adtech operations, but they will not order a breakup as previously suggested. Regulators are expected to announce a decision related to the investigation into Google's adtech practices in the upcoming months, accompanied by...
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Google, Apple and Meta to Face First Digital Markets Act Probes in the EU
Google, Apple and Meta will be the first Big Tech firms to face antitrust probes from EU regulators, under the Digital Markets Act that recently went into effect. The new European law went into effect on March 7 and is designed to check the power of Big Tech firms, with big fines for firms that violate the act.
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EU To Probe Apple, Google, Meta For Potential Digital Markets Breach
EU antitrust regulators on Monday opened their first investigations under the Digital Markets Act into Apple, Alphabet's Google and Meta Platforms for potential breaches of the landmark EU tech rules.
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Adobe, Figma Deal Faces EU Antitrust Probe Post Concerning Reviews
Adobe's $20 billion (nearly Rs. 1,65,550 crore) bid for cloud-based designer platform Figma could reduce competition in global markets for interactive product design tools and also shut out rivals, EU antitrust regulators said on Monday. The European Commission said it opened a full-scale investigation into the deal after a preliminary review trigg...
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Adobe, Figma $20 Billion Deal to Face Full-Scale EU Antitrust Probe After Preliminary Review
Adobe's $20 billion (roughly Rs. 1,63,400 crore) bid for cloud-based designer platform Figma will reportedly face a full-scale EU antitrust investigation following EU regulators' preliminary review. The move underscores antitrust watchdogs' wariness of tech deals where bigger companies may acquire rival start-ups to shut them down.
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European Union Hits Meta With Antitrust Probe Over Use Of AI In WhatsApp
The EU said Thursday it had opened an antitrust probe to determine if the way Meta is rolling out AI features in WhatsApp breaches the bloc's competition rules.
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EU To Launch Antitrust Probe Into Meta Over Use Of AI In WhatsApp: Report
Brussels is planning a new antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms over the rollout of artificial intelligence features within WhatsApp, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
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Apple, Meta Fined as EU Presses Ahead with Tech Probes
Apple and Meta have been filed in the EU as the antitrust regulators there handed out the first sanctions under the DMA. The fines signal that the EU is sticking to its guns in enforcing the new rules, which were introduced in 2023. That is despite Trump citing the DMA while vowing in February to "defend American companies and innovators from overs...
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Apple Hit With $162 Million French Antitrust Fine Over Privacy Tool
French antitrust regulators levied a fine of EUR 150 million ($162.4 million or roughly Rs. 1,389 crore) on Apple this week. The head of the French Competition Authority dismissed worries that the decision would prompt retaliation from U.S. President Donald Trump who has threatened to slap fines on EU countries fining US companies.
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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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EU Said to Be Unlikely to Issue Break-Up Order to Google for Now
EU antitrust authorities are said to be contemplating an order for Alphabet's Google to halt anti-competitive practices in its adtech operations, but they will not order a breakup as previously suggested. Regulators are expected to announce a decision related to the investigation into Google's adtech practices in the upcoming months, accompanied by...
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Google, Apple and Meta to Face First Digital Markets Act Probes in the EU
Google, Apple and Meta will be the first Big Tech firms to face antitrust probes from EU regulators, under the Digital Markets Act that recently went into effect. The new European law went into effect on March 7 and is designed to check the power of Big Tech firms, with big fines for firms that violate the act.
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EU To Probe Apple, Google, Meta For Potential Digital Markets Breach
EU antitrust regulators on Monday opened their first investigations under the Digital Markets Act into Apple, Alphabet's Google and Meta Platforms for potential breaches of the landmark EU tech rules.
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Adobe, Figma Deal Faces EU Antitrust Probe Post Concerning Reviews
Adobe's $20 billion (nearly Rs. 1,65,550 crore) bid for cloud-based designer platform Figma could reduce competition in global markets for interactive product design tools and also shut out rivals, EU antitrust regulators said on Monday. The European Commission said it opened a full-scale investigation into the deal after a preliminary review trigg...
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Adobe, Figma $20 Billion Deal to Face Full-Scale EU Antitrust Probe After Preliminary Review
Adobe's $20 billion (roughly Rs. 1,63,400 crore) bid for cloud-based designer platform Figma will reportedly face a full-scale EU antitrust investigation following EU regulators' preliminary review. The move underscores antitrust watchdogs' wariness of tech deals where bigger companies may acquire rival start-ups to shut them down.
