Bloomberg: #Google has been hit by a #EuropeanUnion #investigation over suspicions the US #tech giant is abusing its #marketpower in its rollout of #artificialintelligence, days after #MetaPlatformsInc. was targeted by a similar probe.
#MarketPower
The #UK’s #CMA has designated #Apple and #Google as having “strategic market status” (#SMS), requiring stricter regulatory oversight. The CMA aims to address concerns about the companies’ substantial #marketpower and potential #bottlenecks, potentially including changes to #appstore practises and #userchoice. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/22/apple-google-face-enforced-changes-uk-mobile-phone-dominance-uk-competition-watchdog-stricter-oversight?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Since it has gotten some beating recently (in particular from #Apple fanboys), I've written something about the #DigitalMarketsAct for @edri and how things are going at this front:
https://edri.org/our-work/the-dma-is-a-success-it-should-be-strengthened-and-expanded/
The US FTC is set to investigate Microsoft over allegations of using market power in productivity software to lock customers into Azure. 🕵️♂️💼 #FTC #Microsoft #Azure #Antitrust #TechRegulation #MarketPower #CloudComputing #TechNews #CompetitionLaw
GoDaddy slapped with an antitrust lawsuit by a DNS company
https://stackdiary.com/godaddy-slapped-with-an-antitrust-lawsuit-by-a-dns-company/
#Antitrust #Lawsuit #GoDaddy #Entri #DNS #DomainConnect #Competition #Monopoly #Innovation #TechNews #LegalBattle #ConsumerRights #MarketFairness #DigitalEconomy #Internet #Technology #CourtCase #BusinessEthics #Software #SaaS #Regulation #Controversy #LegalAction #OpenSource #MarketPower #CustomerChoice #WebServices #TechIndustry #LegalIssues #DomainNames
Since I'm already #UK bashing:
The British Transport #Police #BTP has a "Leave This Site" #emergency button and it leads toooooo... #Google. 🤷♂️
Hey #AI researchers:
The European AI Fund has just published a new global fellowship programme on AI & #MarketPower 💸💸💸
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#MetalSucks
Live Nation Exec Responds to Anti-Trust Lawsuit: “It Is Just Anti-Business”
Riiiiiight...
#LiveNation #Ticketmaster #AntiTrustLawsuit #Monopoly #ConcertPromotion #TicketPrices #ServiceCharges #MarketPower #VerticalIntegration
#SouthAfrica 's competition authority is taking strong measures against #Google, #Apple, #Uber Eats, #booking.com, their local version of #Amazon.com called #Takealot, and other leading platforms to stop abuse of market power, support #competition , and to strengthen historically disadvantage business people (mostly #black).
What's odd: Most of the measures taken will entrench the #MarketPower of the large digital #platforms. Read my summary at @heiseonline in German:
No doubt there is huge demand for a well run discourse based social network. But the link on a 2 billion strong #Instagram is worth a lot, as is the following your contacts feature.
The end result might well turn out to be that 3 of the 4 largest global social networks are owned by the same company.
This is the kind of thing that the #DSA self-preferencing rules tried to stop. I bet that's why Meta did not launch in the EU.
Shaping #Sustainable Global #SupplyChains: In a new podcast episode, Pamela Mondliwaa looks at the role of #MarketPower in #GlobalValueChains: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYD-xK5iYZl0Jb6AXH47CoVwFGKO9gjsJ
Produced by research network Sustainable Global Supply Chains, a joint endeavour @IDOS_research @SWPBerlin @kielinstitute & #GIGA
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