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Google hit with EU antitrust investigation over use of online content for AI

cnbc - It's the latest in a string of actions the European Commission has taken against U.S. big tech companies.


EU antitrust probe details

EU will investigate Google over how it uses online content for AI training

2 months / siliconangle / James Farrell

EU Launches Antitrust Probe into Google’s AI Practices

2 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

EU Commission is Investigating How Google Uses Online Content for AI Training

2 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

EU Opens Antitrust Investigation Into Google’s AI Practices

2 months / techstrong / Jon Swartz

EU launches antitrust probe into Google’s AI search tools

2 months / techcrunch / Ram Iyer

Google's AI training tactics land it in another EU antitrust fight

2 months / theregister / Brandon Vigliarolo

AI Search Results: EU Opens Antitrust Probe into Google’s Use of Publisher Content

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

EU investigates Google over AI-generated summaries in search results

2 months / ycombinator

EU probes Google’s ‘privileged’ access to data for AI

2 months / globalcompetitionreview / Rashid Baxter

Google Faces Fresh EU Scrutiny Over AI Tools and Publisher Compensation

2 months / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Google’s AI Tools Face EU Antitrust Investigation

2 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

EU opens antitrust investigation into Google's AI practices

2 months / engadget / Sarah Fielding

EU launches probe into Google’s use of online content for AI

2 months / siliconrepublic / Colin Ryan

Google faces an antitrust probe for using web and YouTube content in AI without opt-out or fair pay

2 months / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

EU investigates Google over AI-generated summaries in search results

2 months / bbc

European Commission opens another antitrust investigation into Google. This time it’s AI. trib.al/TRgndFb

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Google facing a new antitrust probe in Europe over content it uses for AI

2 months / go

Google AI Overviews sparks antitrust probe for using publisher content

2 months / mashable

Google Zero: EU probes impact of AI Overviews on web traffic

2 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

EU launches antitrust probe into Google's data use for AI

2 months / techxplore

Google hit with EU antitrust investigation over use of online content for AI

2 months / cnbc

EU Opens Antitrust Probe into Alphabet’s Google Over AI Use

2 months / wsj / Edith Hancock

EU opens probe into Google’s use of online content for AI models

2 months / ft

EU Opens Google Antitrust Probe Over AI Use of Online Content

2 months / bloomberg / Jeremy Hodges

EU Commission opens antitrust probe into Google AI

2 months / politico / Douglas Busvine


Market impact and investor reactions

Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock: Strong Gemini 3 Adoption Offsets Fresh European Antitrust Pressure

2 months / parameter / Newton Kitonga


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The European Commission is investigating Google over its AI summaries.

2 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Back to Top / Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 3:21 am / permalink 16726 / 27 stories in 2 months


Meta Agrees to Give EU Users More Personalized Ad Choice

PYMNTS / pymnts - Meta has agreed to offer users in Europe more choice about seeing personalized ads. The European Commission (EC) announced that agreement Monday (Dec. 8), six months after fining the tech giant over its “consent or pay” model that allows ad-free services …

#meta #antitrust #europe #privacy #digitalmarketsact #eu #digitalprivacy #ads #advertising #regulation

Meta’s tweaked ad experience gets EU nod after DMA penalty

2 months / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

Meta Pledge To Use Less Personal Data For Ads Gets EU Nod, Avoids Daily Fines

2 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Meta proposal for less data sharing is approved by European Commission

2 months / therecord

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2 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Meta Offers ‘Less Personalized’ Ad Tier in EU to End Antitrust Probe

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Facebook and Instagram will let European users see fewer personal ads

2 months / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

Meta Agrees to Give EU Users More Personalized Ad Choice

2 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Meta offers EU users ad-light option in push to end investigation

2 months / arstechnica / Barbara Moens

Meta to Offer New Ad Preferences in the EU to Comply With the DMA

2 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Meta commits to ‘hybrid’ ad model to settle EU digital rules probe

2 months / politico / Jacob Parry

Back to Top / Monday, December 8, 2025, 10:20 am / permalink 16695 / 10 stories in 2 months


Paramount launches a hostile $108 billion bid to snatch Warner from Netflix

Emma Roth / theverge - Paramount has launched a $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, calling Netflix’s $83 billion arrangement to purchase the entertainment giant’s studios and streaming service “inferior.” The Paramount proposal, unlike Netflix’s, wo…


Hostile bidding battle details

Paramount mounts $108b hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros

2 months / mumbrella / Nathan Jolly

Paramount Puts Warner Bros. Back in Play with $108 Billion Hostile Bid

2 months / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

Paramount makes $108B hostile takeover offer for Warner Bros Discovery

2 months / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

Paramount Skydance throws down $18B gauntlet in Netflix-WBD battle

2 months / techspot

How the Battle Over Warner Bros. Turned Into a Blockbuster

2 months / bloomberg / Christopher Palmeri

All you need to know about the increasingly complex sale of Warner Bros. Discovery

2 months / fastcompany / Chris Morris

Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros., challenging a $72 billion offer by Netflix

2 months / techxplore

Paramount challenges Netflix with hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros.

2 months / mobilesyrup / Bradly Shankar

Paramount tries to swipe Warner Bros. from Netflix with a hostile takeover

2 months / arstechnica / Scharon Harding

Paramount Just Pulled a Power Move to Steal Warner Bros. From Netflix

2 months / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Paramount Announces $108.4 Billion Hostile Takeover Bid to Acquire All of Warner Bros

2 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Warner Bros (WBD) Stock: Paramount Launches $108B Hostile Takeover Bid After Netflix Deal

2 months / parameter / Trader Edge

Paramount triggers bidding war for Warner Bros., as it offers $18 billion more than Netflix trib.al/DW0cH5Y

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Paramount bids to stop Netflix buying Warner Bros

2 months / appleinsider

Paramount gatecrashes Warner Bros-Netflix deal with $108bn hostile bid

2 months / ft

Paramount makes a $108 billion hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

2 months / engadget / Kris Holt

Paramount goes to war with Netflix for Warner Bros. Discovery with hostile $108.4B bid

2 months / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Paramount Isn’t Letting Netflix Get Warner Bros. Without a Fight

2 months / gizmodo / James Whitbrook

Paramount reignites Warner Bros. bidding war with bigger offer than Netflix’s trib.al/UtKD1zG

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Netflix gets outbid by Paramount as the battle for Warner Bros. Discovery goes hostile

2 months / qz / Chris Morris

Paramount launches a hostile $108 billion bid to snatch Warner from Netflix

2 months / theverge / Emma Roth

Paramount Skydance Launches Hostile Bid For WBD After Netflix Wins Bidding War

2 months / slashdot / msmash

Paramount gatecrashes Netflix, WBD deal

2 months / advanced-television / Editor

Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros

2 months / ycombinator

Paramount Makes Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. at $30 a Share

2 months / bloomberg / Christopher Palmeri

Paramount Goes Hostile, Launches $30 Per Share Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery in Attempt to Thwart Netflix

2 months / reddit / /u/MarvelsGrantMan136


Investor market reactions

CNBC Daily Open: The Warner Bros. Discovery deal — a cliffhanger in the making?

2 months / cnbc

CNBC Daily Open: Investors are loving the Paramount-Warner Bros-Netflix drama

2 months / cnbc

Paramount Skydance launches a hostile takeover bid in last-ditch effort to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery

2 months / fastcompany / Grace Snelling


Political, regulatory and financing angles

Tencent quits Paramount’s Warner Bros bid amid US regulatory concerns

2 months / scmp

Paramount’s Mideast financing doomed Warner Bros. Discovery auction bid - https-//www.semafor.com

2 months / google

Cravath, Latham plot antitrust path for Paramount with hostile Warner bid

2 months / globalcompetitionreview / Ben Remaly

Paramount (With Jared Kushner And Saudi Help) Launches $108 Billion Hostile Takeover Bid For Warner Brothers

2 months / techdirt / Karl Bode

Kushner, Gulf money and desperate texts: inside Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros

2 months / ft

Finger-pointing in Washington as Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros. - https-//www.semafor.com

2 months / google

Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery

2 months / reddit / /u/abrownn


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Paramount (With Jared Kushner And Saudi Help) Launches $108 Billion Hostile Takeover Bid For Warner Brothers Last week Netflix announced a $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Brothers, elbowing out rival acquisition bids (for now) by Comcast/NBC and Para

2 months / bsky / @techdirt.com / techdirt.com

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2 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Paramount doet nieuwe poging Warner Bros. alsnog binnen te halen: biedt $108 mrd voor het hele bedrijf. Netflix bood $82 mrd voor alleen studio en streamingdienst. www.ft.com/content/7981...

2 months / bsky / @nandokasteleijn.bsky.social / nandokasteleijn.bsky.social

Reckoning with backing from Trump, Paramount has launched a $108bn hostile bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery, in an attempt to outmanoeuvre Netflix after the streaming giant won an auction for the prized media company last week. The all-cash offer for the

2 months / bsky / @robertscotthorton.bsky.social / robertscotthorton.bsky.social

If Paramount succeeds in buying Warner Bros....then Netflix will end up buying Paramount-WB in 2035.

2 months / bsky / @stephenkb.bsky.social / stephenkb.bsky.social

Paramount Skydance on Monday launched a hostile, $108.4 billion bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, days after Warner Bros. agreed to be acquired by Netflix for $82.7 billion.

2 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

getting the feeling I might end up using a lot of locutus top art over the next 18 months

2 months / bsky / @jwhitbrook.bsky.social / jwhitbrook.bsky.social

Back to Top / Monday, December 8, 2025, 9:20 am / permalink 16690 / 43 stories in 2 months


X axes European Commission’s ad account after €120M EU fine

Bjarke Smith-Meyer / politico - Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, accused the EU executive of trying to amplify its own social media post about the fine on X by trying “to take advantage of an exploit in our Ad Composer."


Ad account shutdown reactions

X shuts down European Commission ad account after €120M fine announcement

2 months / theregister / Richard Speed

Elon Musk's X bans European Commission from making ads after €120m fine

2 months / bbc

X deactivates EU’s ad account after €120m DSA fine

2 months / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

X cuts off the European Commission’s ad account after being fined €120 million

2 months / theverge / Terrence O’Brien

X deactivates European Commission’s ad account after the company was fined €120M

2 months / techcrunch / Anthony Ha

X Claims It Banned the European Commission’s Ad Account. It Says It Wasn’t Using Ads

2 months / gizmodo / Mike Pearl

X shuts down the European Commission’s ad account the day after major fine

2 months / engadget / Jackson Chen

X Terminates European Commission Ad Account Amid Regulatory Feud

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

X axes European Commission’s ad account after €120M EU fine

2 months / reddit / /u/BreakfastTop6899

X axes European Commission’s ad account after €120M EU fine

2 months / politico / Bjarke Smith-Meyer


Political & regulatory tensions

Musk highlights growing tensions over EU regulations targeting major tech platforms

2 months / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Opinion | Europe’s Foolish War on X.com

2 months / wsj / The Editorial Board

Unpacking the Politics of the EU's €120M Fine of Musk’s X

2 months / techpolicy


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イーロン・マスク、ほんとケツの穴が小さいッスねぇ。 X cuts off the European Commission’s ad account after being fined €120 million | The Verge www.theverge.com/news/839742/...

2 months / bsky / @rhb4.bsky.social / rhb4.bsky.social

"X deactivates European Commission’s ad account after the company was fined €120M" techcrunch.com/2025/12/07/x...

2 months / bsky / @socialmedialab.ca / socialmedialab.ca

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Google Must Limit Its 'Default Search' Contracts to One Year, Judge Rules

EditorDavid / slashdot - Bloomberg reports that Google "must renegotiate any contract to make its search engine or artificial intelligence app the default for smartphones and other devices every year, a federal judge ruled."Judge Amit Mehta in Washington sided with the US Justice…

#techpolicy #google #antitrust #government #alphabet #judiciary #law #technology #litigation #regulation

Mozilla is doing a delicate dance with AI

2 months / fastcompany / Rob Pegoraro

Judge Orders Annual Renegotiation for Exclusive Google Search Deal with Apple, Ending ‘Forever’ Contracts

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Google Must Limit Its 'Default Search' Contracts to One Year, Judge Rules

3 months / slashdot / EditorDavid

Judge puts a one-year limit on Google's contracts for default search placement

3 months / engadget / Cheyenne MacDonald

Back to Top / Saturday, December 6, 2025, 6:20 pm / permalink 16665 / 4 stories in 3 months


EU launches antitrust probe into Meta's WhatsApp AI restrictions

Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation into Meta.The article EU launches antitrust probe into Meta's WhatsApp AI restrictions appeared first on THE DECODER.

#ai #techpolicy #meta #antitrust #aiethics #technology #instantmessaging #digitalmarketsact #eu #regulation

EU Hits Meta With Antitrust Probe Over Plans To Block AI Rivals From WhatsApp

3 months / slashdot / BeauHD

EU hits Meta with antitrust probe over WhatsApp AI features

3 months / techxplore

EU “considering” interim measures in WhatsApp AI probe, Ribera says

3 months / globalcompetitionreview / Bethan John,Rashid Baxter

EU probes Meta after WhatsApp kicked rival AIs off platform

3 months / theregister / Richard Speed

EU launches antitrust probe into Meta's WhatsApp AI restrictions

3 months / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

Meta Stock: European Commission Plans WhatsApp AI Antitrust Probe

3 months / parameter / Trader Edge

EU launches antitrust probe into Meta over use of AI in WhatsApp

3 months / reddit / /u/sr_local

Back to Top / Thursday, December 4, 2025, 10:20 am / permalink 16563 / 7 stories in 3 months


EU Prepares Investigation Into Meta AI Features Embedded in WhatsApp

Newton Kitonga / parameter - TLDRs; EU prepares antitrust probe into Meta’s WhatsApp AI integration over competition concerns. Regulators fear Meta’s embedded AI tools may disadvantage rivals and limit user choice. Investigation follows Meta’s disputes with EU over massive data deman…


Full-Scale Probe on Integrated WhatsApp AI

EU Launches Antitrust Probe into Meta AI Integration in WhatsApp

3 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

WhatsApp faces European antitrust investigation over artificial intelligence

3 months / go

Meta’s WhatsApp AI Features Targeted in EU Antitrust Probe

3 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Meta’s accused of violating European antitrust rules. What the dispute is all about.

3 months / x / @MarketWatch

EU Opens Antitrust Probe Into Meta Platforms Over WhatsApp AI Policy

3 months / wsj / Edith Hancock

Meta faces Europe antitrust investigation over WhatsApp AI policy

3 months / cnbc

FT: EU to probe Meta over AI roll-out in WhatsApp

3 months / siliconrepublic / Colin Ryan

EU to probe Meta’s AI integration in WhatsApp, competition chief says

3 months / politico / Francesca Micheletti

EU Prepares Investigation Into Meta AI Features Embedded in WhatsApp

3 months / parameter / Newton Kitonga

EU to Begin Probe Into WhatsApp AI Features Rollout, FT Says

3 months / bloomberg / Edwin Chan

EU to launch antitrust probe into Meta over use of AI in WhatsApp

3 months / ft


Investigation Into WhatsApp AI Chatbot Restrictions

EU investigating Meta over policy change that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp

3 months / techcrunch / Ram Iyer

The EU is probing Meta over WhatsApp’s AI chatbot restrictions

3 months / theverge / Jess Weatherbed


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The EU has today opened an antitrust investigation into Meta over its policy regarding AI providers’ access to WhatsApp in the region’s latest attempt to rein in Big Tech.

3 months / bsky / @siliconrepublic.bsky.social / siliconrepublic.bsky.social

The European Commission will investigate Meta’s integration of artificial intelligence into its WhatsApp chat app, competition chief Teresa Ribera said.

3 months / bsky / @politico.eu / politico.eu

Back to Top / Thursday, December 4, 2025, 2:20 am / permalink 16548 / 15 stories in 3 months


The Battle Over Africa's Great Untapped Resource: IP Addresses

EditorDavid / slashdot - In his mid-20s, Lu Heng "got an idea that has made him a lot richer," writes the Wall Street Journal. He scooped up 10 million unused IP addresses, mostly form Africa, and then leases them to companies, mostly outside Africa, "that need them badly."[A]rou…

#china #antitrust #governance #internet #telecommunications #intellectualproperty #digitalprivacy #regulation

The Battle Over Africa's Great Untapped Resource: IP Addresses

3 months / slashdot / EditorDavid

The Battle Over Africa’s Great Untapped Resource: IP Addresses

3 months / wsj / Alexandra Wexler

Back to Top / Saturday, November 29, 2025, 6:21 pm / permalink 16405 / 2 stories in 3 months


EU could give Apple Ads, Maps DMA gatekeeper title

Suhasini Srinivasaragavan / siliconrepublic - Apple has told the EU that Apple Maps and Ads do not qualify for the gatekeeper designation.Read more: EU could give Apple Ads, Maps DMA gatekeeper title

#techpolicy #apple #antitrust #business #europe #privacy #digitalmarketsact #eu #ads #regulation

EU To Examine If Apple Ads and Maps Subject To Tough Rules, Apple Says No

3 months / slashdot / msmash

EU Reviews Apple Ads and Maps for Gatekeeper Status

3 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

The EU May Be Going After Apple Maps Next

3 months / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

EU Commission May Give Apple Maps and Ads Gatekeeper Status Under DMA

3 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Apple's Maps & Ads face new EU scrutiny under the Digital Markets Act

3 months / appleinsider

EU to Target Apple Maps and Apple Ads Next

3 months / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

EU could give Apple Ads, Maps DMA gatekeeper title

3 months / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

The EU says Apple Maps may be big enough to be considered a DMA gatekeeper

3 months / engadget / Mariella Moon

Apple Confirms EU Gatekeeper Threshold for Ads and Maps, But Wants to Keep its Walled Garden

3 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Back to Top / Friday, November 28, 2025, 8:22 am / permalink 16367 / 9 stories in 3 months


Poland opens antitrust probe into Apple’s App Tracking Transparency rules

Asma Hussain / ithinkdiff - Poland’s competition regulator has launched a formal investigation into whether Apple’s App Tracking Transparency framework is limiting competition in the mobile advertising market. The probe focuses on whether the privacy system gives Apple an advantage …

#mobile #apple #antitrust #apps #law #digitalmarketsact #eu #digitalprivacy #advertising #regulation

Poland Probes Apple Again Over App Tracking Transparency Rules

3 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Poland Charges Apple over Antitrust Abuse with ‘Weaponized’ Privacy Rules

3 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Poland has opened another antitrust investigation into App Tracking Transparency, to determine if Apple misled users about privacy while also creating an advantage over third-party app developers.

3 months / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

Poland probes Apple again over App Tracking Transparency rules

3 months / appleinsider

Poland opens antitrust probe into Apple’s App Tracking Transparency rules

3 months / ithinkdiff / Asma Hussain

Apple Faces Polish Antitrust Probe Over App Tracking Transparency

3 months / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

Back to Top / Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 7:21 am / permalink 16286 / 6 stories in 3 months


Meta wins monopoly trial, convinces judge that social networking is dead

Ashley Belanger / arstechnica - People are "bored" by their friends' content, judge ruled, siding with Meta.

#techpolicy #meta #antitrust #business #judiciary #economy #law #facebook #regulation

AI and the feds: A love story

3 months / qz / Jackie Snow

Meta wins against FTC in major antitrust lawsuit

3 months / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

Meta Won Its Antitrust Case While Losing the Talent War That Actually Matters

3 months / implicator / Robert Brown

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3 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Meta Learns That Nothing Is a Monopoly If You Just Wait Long Enough https://gizmodo.com/meta-learns-that-nothing-is-a-monopoly-if-you-just-wait-long-enough-2000687691

3 months / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

Meta Wins Antitrust Case, Won't Have to Give Up WhatsApp or Instagram

3 months / cnet / Tyler Graham

Federal judge rules against FTC in Meta antitrust case

3 months / mashable

Meta wins monopoly trial, convinces judge that social networking is dead

3 months / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

Meta Learns That Nothing Is a Monopoly If You Just Wait Long Enough

3 months / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

Meta's big antitrust win, Salesforce's deal closure, and iPhone's popularity in China

3 months / cnbc

Meta is not a monopolist, judge rules

3 months / theverge / Lauren Feiner

Back to Top / Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 4:21 pm / permalink 16087 / 11 stories in 3 months


Meta Did Not Create an Illegal Monopoly with Instagram and WhatsApp Acquisitions

Paul Thurrott / thurrott - A U.S. judge ruled today that Meta did not illegally create or maintain a monopoly by acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp.The post Meta Did Not Create an Illegal Monopoly with Instagram and WhatsApp Acquisitions appeared first on Thurrott.com.


Acquisition trends alter Silicon Valley deals

Meta’s Victory Opens the Way for Silicon Valley to Go Deal Shopping

3 months / nytimes / Eli Tan, Mike Isaac and Erin Griffith


Antitrust verdicts, rapid legal wins

Judge rules WhatsApp and Instagram acquisitions aren’t monopolization

3 months / siliconangle / James Farrell

Key Excerpts: Meta Wins Bout with FTC Over Instagram, WhatsApp Deals

3 months / techpolicy

Judge rules Meta doesn't have monopoly after Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions

3 months / bbc

Judge Rules Meta Is Not a Monopoly, Dismissing FTC Antitrust Lawsuit about Instagram and WhatsApp

3 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Meta Did Not Create an Illegal Monopoly with Instagram and WhatsApp Acquisitions

3 months / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

Meta wins antitrust trial as judge denies that it’s a monopoly

3 months / techcrunch / Amanda Silberling

Judge sides with Meta in antitrust trial, will not spin off WhatsApp and Instagram

3 months / npr / John Ruwitch

Meta wins antitrust fight over Instagram and WhatsApp

3 months / qz / Shannon Carroll

Meta has won the antitrust case that could have forced it to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp

3 months / engadget

Meta Defeats FTC’s Antitrust Case Alleging Social-Media Monopoly

3 months / wsj / Dave Michaels

Meta Did Not Violate Antitrust Law, Judge Rules

3 months / nytimes / Cecilia Kang

Meta wins FTC antitrust trial that focused on WhatsApp, Instagram

3 months / cnbc

Federal Judge Rules Meta's Instagram and WhatsApp Purchases Did Not Stifle Competition

3 months / slashdot / msmash


Other tech news topics

macOS Tahoe 26.2 will give M5 Macs a giant machine learning speed boost

3 months / appleinsider


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A US federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Facebook-owner Meta is not a monopolist in a case brought by the Federal Trade Commission over its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. Tech Policy Press associate editor Cristiano Lima-Strong looks at some of t

3 months / bsky / @justinhendrix.bsky.social / justinhendrix.bsky.social

Im so fucking tired of this corrupt justice.

3 months / bsky / @parisien.cc / parisien.cc

Meta has won its case against the FTC which argued the company is an illegal monopoly that shouldn’t have been allowed to acquire WhatsApp and Instagram. The judge wrote: “People treat TikTok and YouTube as substitutes for Facebook and Instagram.”

3 months / bsky / @carnage4life.bsky.social / carnage4life.bsky.social

“Whether or not Meta enjoyed monopoly power in the past, though, the agency must show that it continues to hold such power now,” Boasberg said in the filing. “The Court’s verdict today determines that the FTC has not done so. A judgment so stating shall i

3 months / bsky / @joshsternberg.com / joshsternberg.com

What a joke www.cnbc.com/2025/11/18/m...

3 months / bsky / @jonathancohn.bsky.social / jonathancohn.bsky.social

Back to Top / Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 1:20 pm / permalink 16078 / 20 stories in 3 months


EU could hand Amazon, Microsoft ‘gatekeeper’ title for cloud services

Suhasini Srinivasaragavan / siliconrepublic - The EU is also probing whether the DMA in its current state is effective to govern the cloud sector.Read more: EU could hand Amazon, Microsoft ‘gatekeeper’ title for cloud services

#cloud #techpolicy #amazon #microsoft #antitrust #europe #azure #digitalmarketsact #eu #regulation

Cloud Services Face Scrutiny Under the Digital Markets Act

3 months / techpolicy

Brussels eyes AWS, Azure for gatekeeper tag in cloud clampdown

3 months / theregister / Lindsay Clark

EU could hand Amazon, Microsoft ‘gatekeeper’ title for cloud services

3 months / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

EU to assess whether Amazon and Microsoft cloud businesses need extra scrutiny

3 months / go

Amazon, Microsoft cloud services could face tougher EU rules

3 months / techxplore

Back to Top / Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 8:20 am / permalink 16069 / 5 stories in 3 months


Anthropic's CEO is 'deeply uncomfortable' being one of the only people deciding AI's future

Joseph Zeballos-Roig / qz - Amodei has cultivated a reputation for being alarmist about the prospect of AI unleashing major disruptions in the U.S. economy and wiping out half of entry-level white-collar jobs in next five years

#ai #ml #techpolicy #anthropic #antitrust #aiethics #governance #digitalmarketsact #regulation

Anthropic Claims about Chinese State-Sponsored AI Cyberattack Face Backlash from Security Community

3 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Anthropic's CEO is 'deeply uncomfortable' being one of the only people deciding AI's future

3 months / qz / Joseph Zeballos-Roig

Anthropic CEO Says He's 'Deeply Uncomfortable' With Unelected Tech Elites Shaping AI

3 months / slashdot / msmash

Back to Top / Monday, November 17, 2025, 10:20 am / permalink 16044 / 3 stories in 3 months


German court awards €572m to rival shopping platforms in Google antitrust case

techspot - A Berlin court has ordered Google to pay a combined €572 million ($664 million US) in damages to two German price comparison platforms after finding the company abused its dominant market position for years. Reuters reports that the ruling stands as one o…

#techpolicy #google #antitrust #business #judiciary #europe #pricing #law #digitalmarketsact #regulation

German court awards €572m to rival shopping platforms in Google antitrust case

3 months / techspot

Google Fined to Pay €465 Million to Price-Comparison Services in German Antitrust Case

3 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

German court rules Google must pay €572M for violating antitrust rules in price comparison sector

3 months / techcrunch / Ram Iyer

Back to Top / Friday, November 14, 2025, 2:21 pm / permalink 15966 / 3 stories in 3 months


Google pitches EU on adtech fixes to dodge breakup after €2.95B slap

Richard Speed / theregister - Brussels reviewing proposal as Mountain View insists it will appeal antitrust ruling Google has proposed a plan to the European Commission aimed at addressing antitrust concerns following a €2.95 billion fine imposed on the company for its online advertis…

#techpolicy #google #antitrust #alphabet #europe #digitalmarketsact #eu #ads #advertising #regulation

Google pitches EU on adtech fixes to dodge breakup after €2.95B slap

3 months / theregister / Richard Speed

Google offers changes to satisfy EU ad-tech case but they don't include breakup

3 months / go

Google aims to avoid break-up with EU adtech plan

3 months / siliconrepublic / silicon

Google Proposes Changes In EU Ad Tech Case For Ad Manager & More

3 months / seroundtable / barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Google proposes adtech changes to avoid breakup after EU fine

3 months / techxplore

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Apple Denied Appeal in UK App Store Case, Faces Over £1 Billion in Damages

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Apple's request to appeal a landmark UK ruling that its App Store fees are 'excessive and unfair' has been denied, exposing it to over £1.2B in damages.The post Apple Denied Appeal in UK App Store Case, Faces Over £1 Billion in Damages appeared first on W…

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Apple suffers setback in UK App Store fee lawsuit

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Apple Denied Appeal in UK App Store Case, Faces Over £1 Billion in Damages

3 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

UK refuses Apple's request to appeal $2 billion App Store ruling

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Apple Denied Permission to Appeal UK App Store Ruling

3 months / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

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Apple Study Finds Mandated Fee Reductions Never Reached European Consumers

msmash / slashdot - Apple said Wednesday that European Union developers pocketed the savings from mandated commission reductions rather than lowering prices for consumers. The iPhone maker commissioned Analysis Group to study pricing behavior [PDF] after the Digital Markets …

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A study backed by Apple claims to show that the Digital Markets Act is not lowering prices for App Store users, even when the company is forced to lower its fees.

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EU가 야심차게 밀어부친 DMA로 인해 개발자 수수료가 소폭 인하되긴 했으나 90%의 개발자가 가격을 인상하거나 유지함에 따라 소비자 가격 인하로 이어지지 않았다는 지극히 뻔한 결말. appleinsider.com/articles/25/...

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Apple Study Finds Mandated Fee Reductions Never Reached European Consumers

3 months / slashdot / msmash

Apple says EU’s Digital Markets Act failed to lower app prices

3 months / ithinkdiff / Asma Hussain

EU developers don't pass on App Store fee savings to users

3 months / appleinsider

EU's Digital Markets Act Failed to Lower App Store Prices, Apple-Commissioned Study Says

3 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

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Google gets the US government’s green light to acquire Wiz for $32B

Rebecca Szkutak / techcrunch - Google announced its intent to acquire cloud security company Wiz in March and the deal is now on track to close in early 2026.

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Google announced its intent to acquire cloud security company Wiz in March and the deal is now on track to close in early 2026.

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Google's $32B deal for Wiz gets the all-clear from Uncle Sam

4 months / theregister / Brandon Vigliarolo

Google gets the US government’s green light to acquire Wiz for $32B

4 months / techcrunch / Rebecca Szkutak

Google’s $32 Billion Wiz Acquisition Clears Major US Antitrust Hurdle

4 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

US approves Google’s $32B Wiz cybersecurity acquisition

4 months / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

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iOS 26.2 beta testers in Japan can install third party app stores

appleinsider - Japanese iPhone owners are able to start using alternative app storefronts on their devices, as the first iOS 26.2 developer beta grants permission for them to be installed.An Apple Store in Japan - Image credit: AppleThe Japan Fair Trade Commission will …

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Here’s What’s New in iOS 26.2 Beta 1 [VIDEO]

4 months / iphoneincanada / Nehal Malik

Apple to allow third-party app stores in Japan with iOS 26.2

4 months / ithinkdiff / Asma Hussain

ios26.2betaでついに日本でもサードパーティストアが解禁されたらしい

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ios26.2betaでついに日本でもサードパーティストアが解禁されたらしい

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iOS 26.2 beta testers in Japan can install third party app stores

4 months / appleinsider

iOS 26.2 to Allow Third-Party App Stores in Japan Ahead of Regulatory Deadline

4 months / macrumors

iOS 26.2 to Allow Third-Party App Stores in Japan Ahead of Regulatory Deadline

4 months / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

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