Brazil Suggests Reform to Tighten Antitrust Regulation for Big Techs

Brazil Suggests Reform to Tighten Antitrust Regulation for Big Techs

Brazil’s government on Thursday recommended a reform to its competition law that would allow antitrust authority CADE to designate certain digital platforms as systemically relevant, subjecting them to new obligations if necessary. Why Its Important Brazil’s Finance Ministry says that local legislation needs to be equipped with more tools to address a new reality where … Read more

EU Said to Reassess Tech Probes into Apple, Google, Meta

EU Said to Reassess Tech Probes into Apple, Google, Meta

The European Commission is reevaluating its probes into tech giants including Apple, Meta and Alphabet’s Google, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. The tech giants have urged US President-elect Trump to challenge European Union’s regulatory scrutiny against them. The implications of Trump’s presidency were a factor in the review, one source told the newspaper, clarifying … Read more

EU Said to Reassess Tech Probes into Apple, Google, Meta

EU Said to Reassess Tech Probes into Apple, Google, Meta

The European Commission is reevaluating its probes into tech giants including Apple, Meta and Alphabet’s Google, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. The tech giants have urged US President-elect Trump to challenge European Union’s regulatory scrutiny against them. The implications of Trump’s presidency were a factor in the review, one source told the newspaper, clarifying … Read more

Google Said to be Facing EU Charges of Breaching Big Tech Rules

Google Said to be Facing EU Charges of Breaching Big Tech Rules

Alphabet unit Google is set to be charged with breaching EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech after proposed changes to its search results failed to address the EU antitrust regulator’s concerns and those of its rivals, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The move by the European Commission … Read more

Us Examining Whether UK’s Encryption Demand on Apple Broke Data Treaty

Us Examining Whether UK’s Encryption Demand on Apple Broke Data Treaty

Us Officials are Examining Whether the uk broke a bilateral agrement by reported Cloud storage systems. Apple Last week withdrew an encrypted storage feature for UK users, after reports that it had refused to create a backdoor allowing access to messages and photos Eveen for users outside the curse. The washington post reported that apple … Read more

Apple Loses Top Court Fight Against German Antitrust Crackdown

Apple Loses Top Court Fight Against German Antitrust Crackdown

Apple lost its fight at Germany’s top civil court to overturn a regulator’s decision to put it under tighter antitrust scrutiny alongside other US tech giants. The judges on Tuesday said the Federal Cartel Office was right to find that the iPhone maker’s footprint across markets meets the threshold for more oversight. Apple is one of … Read more