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#antitrust

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Miguel Afonso Caetano

"In an unprecedented move, the Japan Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order against Google for violating the country's anti-monopoly law by forcing manufacturers to preinstall the company’s apps on their Android smartphones.

This is the first time that Japan has issued such an order against any of the major U.S. technology companies referred to collectively as GAFAM — Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft.

“By binding smartphone manufacturers and telecommunication carriers, Google has made it difficult for other competing search engine applications to be used on Android phones,” Saiko Nakajima, a senior investigator for digital platform operators at the commission, said.

“Google's conduct in this case has created a risk of impeding fair competition concerning transactions — thus, we have determined that this is an act in violation of the Antimonopoly Act,” she added."

japantimes.co.jp/business/2025

The Japan Times · In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against GoogleBy Yukana Inoue
#Japan#Google#Android
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Calishat

#legal #Google #advertising #antitrust

'The US Department of Justice has won its antitrust case against Google, which accused the company of operating a monopoly in the advertising technology industry. The ruling, which marks Google’s most recent antitrust loss following its Search case, says the tech giant’s anticompetitive practices in two key markets “substantially harmed” publishers and users on the web.'

theverge.com/news/650665/googl

An image of a gavel coming down on a Google logo
The Verge · Google loses ad tech monopoly caseBy Emma Roth
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Nonilex

US District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, found #Google liable for "willfully acquiring & maintaining #monopoly power" in markets for publisher #ad servers & the market for ad exchanges which sit between buyers & sellers. Publisher ad servers are platforms used by websites to store & manage their ad inventory.

#law#antitrust#advertising
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Miguel Afonso Caetano

"Mark Zuckerberg called the head of the Federal Trade Commission in late March with an offer: Meta would pay $450 million to settle a long-running antitrust case that was about to go to trial.

The offer was far from the $30 billion that the FTC had demanded. It was also a fraction of the value of Instagram and WhatsApp, the two apps Meta had bought and were at the heart of the government’s case.

On the call, Zuckerberg sounded confident that President Trump would back him up with the FTC, said people familiar with the matter. The billionaire Facebook co-founder had been developing closer ties to Trump—his company donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration and settled a $25 million lawsuit—and had been pressing the president in recent weeks to intervene in the monopoly lawsuit.

FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson found the offer not credible, and wasn’t ready to settle for anything less than $18 billion and a consent decree. As the trial approached, Meta upped its offer to close to $1 billion, the people said, and Zuckerberg led a frenzied lobbying effort to avoid the FTC trial.

It wasn’t enough. On Monday, the trial kicked off. The FTC called Zuckerberg—who privately expressed reluctance about taking the stand—to testify for four hours.

Zuckerberg was back on the witness stand Tuesday, where he faced questioning from an FTC lawyer over whether Facebook had paid $1 billion to buy Instagram to “neutralize” a competitor.

Asked if he would have preferred that Facebook’s own camera app would have grown faster, Zuckerberg responded, “I guess so, yeah. A billion dollars is very expensive.”

Former FTC Chair Lina Khan told the Journal that the company’s $450 million settlement offer was “delusional.”"

wsj.com/us-news/law/mark-zucke

#USA#FTC#SocialMedia
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Calishat

#Japan #Google #antitrust

'Japan’s Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has ordered Google to stop making deals that give preference to Google Search and Chrome on Android devices. Nikkei Asia says that it’s the first time the regulator has issued a cease and desist order to a major tech company.'

theverge.com/news/648996/googl

Photo illustration of a gavel about to hit the Google Chrome logo.
The Verge · Google must stop favoring Search and Chrome on Android in JapanBy Wes Davis
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MediaFaro Analysis

Google, antitrust enforcement and the future of European digital sovereignty.

Google’s antitrust worries are piling up in the US and in Europe.

In recent years, there has been growing concern that Google may be using anticompetitive means to protect and extend dominant positions in core digital markets.

But the Trump administration isn’t pleased with EU regulatory efforts.

mediafaro.org/article/20250414

A large, 3D letter 'G' resembling the Google logo somewhere outdoors. | NorthSky Films
The Conversation Europe · Google, antitrust enforcement and the future of European digital sovereignty.By Anne C. Witt
#Google#Tech#BigTech
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