Tag: Antitrust policy
Big Tech invests massively in image campaigns
New York, Washington “From Army Veteran to Astrophysicist” is written in white letters above a photo of a soldier holding the US flag. On the next page is the same…
48 US Attorneys General are appealing
Logo of Facebook and Meta Facebook has bought the services Instagram and WhatsApp to protect its monopoly in online networks in an unfair way, so the allegation. (Photo: Reuters) new…
48 US Attorneys General are appealing
new York After the US government was able to bring its competition lawsuit against Facebook to court, dozens of states are not letting up. Forty-eight state and territory attorneys general…
FTC boss Lina Khan gets a second chance for the Facebook lawsuit
new York Big tech fear has a name – and it’s Lina Khan. The 32-year-old head of the US competition authority FTC has taken on the fight against the overwhelming…
What will happen to WhatsApp and Instagram?
Logos from Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram Facebook bought Instagram for around $ 1 billion in 2012 and WhatsApp for around $ 22 billion in 2014. (Photo: Reuters) Washington The competition…
Richter admits US antitrust lawsuit against Facebook
Logos from Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram Facebook bought Instagram for around $ 1 billion in 2012 and WhatsApp for around $ 22 billion in 2014. (Photo: Reuters) Washington The competition…
China is leading the way in tech regulation
Chinese smartphone user More rights against big tech – especially for the state. (Photo: LAM YIK FEI / The New York Times / R / Redux / laif) For a…
Google is threatened with requirements from the Federal Cartel Office
Dusseldorf Google is threatened with requirements from the Federal Cartel Office. The Bonn cartel watchdog determined on the basis of new legal powers in the case of Google for the…
You should watch out for these companies
San Francisco Apple has reached a valuation of three trillion dollars on the stock market. That’s a trillion more than nine months ago – and a world record. Apple is…
EU Commission takes action against Poland because of controversial judgments
Constitutional Court in Poland The Brussels authority initiated what is known as an infringement procedure on Wednesday. (Photo: dpa) Brussels In the dispute over the rule of law in Poland,…
EU Commission takes action against Poland because of controversial judgments
Constitutional Court in Poland The Brussels authority initiated what is known as an infringement procedure on Wednesday. (Photo: dpa) Brussels The EU Commission is taking legal action against the country…
The state should sell post and telecom soon
regensburg What has been tried and tested in the USA often comes to Germany. For Jürgen Kühling, head of the Monopolies Commission, this is a threatening prospect. Corporate profits there…
Eon could part with the district heating business
Düsseldorf, Frankfurt Germany’s leading energy group Eon will invest primarily in the electricity and gas business in the future. CEO Leonhard Birnbaum recently announced that by 2026 the record sum…
Apple gets a delay in app store changes in the US
App Store verdict Epic Games wanted to fight for the right to operate its own app store on the iPhone in court. (Photo: dpa) San Francisco Apple managed at the…
This is how it continues with the planned takeover of Arm
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang The founder of the most valuable chip company in the world wants to continue fighting for the arm deal. (Photo: Reuters) Munich It’s a deal of…
Antitrust penalty for HSBC, Barclays and Credit Suisse
Margrethe Vestager The EU Competition Commissioner spoke of a “clear message” for the banks. (Photo: AP) London The Swiss bank Credit Suisse and the three major British banks HSBC, Barclays…
Economist Schnitzer on ministries and consumer protection
The economy Monika Schnitzer is amazed at the planned departmental layout of the traffic light coalition. “That surprises me indeed,” she told the Handelsblatt. Specifically, it is about responsibility for…
Alibaba: Online retailer reports slump in profits
Dusseldorf The Chinese online retailer Alibaba is growing more slowly than expected and is struggling with a significant decline in profits. Organically, the company’s sales increased by 16 percent in…
Zalando & Delivery Hero fear for their growth
Brussels It is a big caliber with which the European Union is shooting at the digital corporations from the USA. With a new law, she wants to write new rules…
Zalando & Delivery Hero fear for their growth
Brussels It is a big caliber with which the European Union is shooting at the digital corporations from the USA. With a new law, she wants to write new rules…