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EU To Launch Antitrust Probe Into Meta Over Use Of AI In WhatsApp: Report
- Thursday December 4, 2025
- World News | Reuters
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
- Wednesday April 23, 2025
- Reuters
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
- Tuesday April 1, 2025
- Reuters
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
- Friday November 29, 2024
- Reuters
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
- Saturday September 14, 2024
- Reuters
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
- Tuesday March 26, 2024
- Reuters
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
- Monday March 25, 2024
- World News | Reuters
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
- Monday August 7, 2023
- Reuters
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
- Tuesday July 25, 2023
- Reuters
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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Britain’s Antitrust Watchdog Announces In-Depth Probe of Adobe’s $20 Billion Figma Deal
- Thursday July 13, 2023
- Reuters
Britain's antitrust regulator on Thursday announced an in-depth probe of Adobe's $20 billion (roughly Rs. 1,64,216 crore) bid for cloud-based designer platform Figma, after the Photoshop owner said it would not offer any remedies to ease the regulator's concerns.
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Adobe’s $20 Billion Acquisition of Figma Reportedly on EU Antitrust Body Radar
- Tuesday June 20, 2023
- Reuters
European antitrust regulators are preparing to launch a formal investigation into software giant Adobe's $20 billion (roughly Rs. 1,64,200 crore) buyout deal for cloud-based designer platform Figma later this year, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
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Amazon Avoids Massive Fine, Reaches Settlement With European Union Over Use of Seller Data
- Tuesday December 20, 2022
- Reuters
Amazon on Tuesday reached a settlement with the EU in two antitrust investigations that probed the company's use of seller data and treatment of sellers while ranking offers for the "buy" box on its website. Under EU law, the US-based e-commerce giant could have faced a fine of up to 10 percent of its global annual turnover.
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Amazon Said to End Two EU Antitrust Probes by Year-End to Avoid Fine
- Saturday November 26, 2022
- Reuters
Amazon may be able to end two EU antitrust investigations by the end of the year after tweaking concessions to address concerns over its use of sellers' data, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday. Settling the EU investigations means the company will avoid a fine of as much as 10 percent of its global turnover.
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Microsoft Faces Full EU Antitrust Investigation Into $69 Billion Bid to Acquire Activision Blizzard
- Wednesday November 9, 2022
- Reuters
Microsoft will face a full EU probe into the publisher's $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,62,500 crore) bid to acquire Activision Blizzard, after regulators warned about the deal's impact on competition on the markets for the distribution of console and PC video games. Meanwhile, Microsoft has stated that it would work with the EU antitrust watchdog to ...
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EU Opens Probe Into Microsoft's $69-Billion Deal
- Tuesday November 8, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The European Commission said Tuesday it has opened an in-depth antitrust investigation into Microsoft's bid to buy video games developer Activision Blizzard.
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EU To Launch Antitrust Probe Into Meta Over Use Of AI In WhatsApp: Report
- Thursday December 4, 2025
- World News | Reuters
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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www.ndtv.com
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Apple, Meta Fined as EU Presses Ahead with Tech Probes
- Wednesday April 23, 2025
- Reuters
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Hit With $162 Million French Antitrust Fine Over Privacy Tool
- Tuesday April 1, 2025
- Reuters
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Canada's Antitrust Watchdog Sues Google Over Alleged Anti-Competitive Conduct in Advertising
- Friday November 29, 2024
- Reuters
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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www.gadgets360.com
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EU Said to Be Unlikely to Issue Break-Up Order to Google for Now
- Saturday September 14, 2024
- Reuters
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Google, Apple and Meta to Face First Digital Markets Act Probes in the EU
- Tuesday March 26, 2024
- Reuters
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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www.gadgets360.com
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EU To Probe Apple, Google, Meta For Potential Digital Markets Breach
- Monday March 25, 2024
- World News | Reuters
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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www.ndtv.com
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Adobe, Figma Deal Faces EU Antitrust Probe Post Concerning Reviews
- Monday August 7, 2023
- Reuters
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Adobe, Figma $20 Billion Deal to Face Full-Scale EU Antitrust Probe After Preliminary Review
- Tuesday July 25, 2023
- Reuters
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Britain’s Antitrust Watchdog Announces In-Depth Probe of Adobe’s $20 Billion Figma Deal
- Thursday July 13, 2023
- Reuters
Britain's antitrust regulator on Thursday announced an in-depth probe of Adobe's $20 billion (roughly Rs. 1,64,216 crore) bid for cloud-based designer platform Figma, after the Photoshop owner said it would not offer any remedies to ease the regulator's concerns.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Adobe’s $20 Billion Acquisition of Figma Reportedly on EU Antitrust Body Radar
- Tuesday June 20, 2023
- Reuters
European antitrust regulators are preparing to launch a formal investigation into software giant Adobe's $20 billion (roughly Rs. 1,64,200 crore) buyout deal for cloud-based designer platform Figma later this year, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Amazon Avoids Massive Fine, Reaches Settlement With European Union Over Use of Seller Data
- Tuesday December 20, 2022
- Reuters
Amazon on Tuesday reached a settlement with the EU in two antitrust investigations that probed the company's use of seller data and treatment of sellers while ranking offers for the "buy" box on its website. Under EU law, the US-based e-commerce giant could have faced a fine of up to 10 percent of its global annual turnover.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Amazon Said to End Two EU Antitrust Probes by Year-End to Avoid Fine
- Saturday November 26, 2022
- Reuters
Amazon may be able to end two EU antitrust investigations by the end of the year after tweaking concessions to address concerns over its use of sellers' data, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday. Settling the EU investigations means the company will avoid a fine of as much as 10 percent of its global turnover.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft Faces Full EU Antitrust Investigation Into $69 Billion Bid to Acquire Activision Blizzard
- Wednesday November 9, 2022
- Reuters
Microsoft will face a full EU probe into the publisher's $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,62,500 crore) bid to acquire Activision Blizzard, after regulators warned about the deal's impact on competition on the markets for the distribution of console and PC video games. Meanwhile, Microsoft has stated that it would work with the EU antitrust watchdog to ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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EU Opens Probe Into Microsoft's $69-Billion Deal
- Tuesday November 8, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The European Commission said Tuesday it has opened an in-depth antitrust investigation into Microsoft's bid to buy video games developer Activision Blizzard.
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