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CNBC: U.S. Supreme Court allows order forcing Google to make app store reforms. “The justices turned down Google’s request to temporarily freeze parts of the injunction won by Epic in its lawsuit accusing the tech giant of monopolizing how consumers access apps on Android devices and pay for transactions within apps.”
CNBC: U.S. Supreme Court allows order forcing Google to make app store reforms. “The justices turned down Google’s request to temporarily freeze parts of the injunction won by Epic in its lawsuit accusing the tech giant of monopolizing how consumers access apps on Android devices and pay for transactions within apps.”
This summer a US judge Google to allow third-party app stores & billing in the Google Play Store. Google asked for a temporary stay during the appeals process, but the Supreme Court said no. So expect changes starting Oct 22. https://www.theverge.com/news/793610/google-epic-android-supreme-court-stay-denied #Epic #Google #Antitrust #GooglePlayStore
MS pushing people into cloud gaming will be as successful as the Copilot force conscription.
Unless they can lock you up they don't wanna have anything to do with you.
Next was a compelling conversation with Stavros Makris on competition law and legal philosophy at the Digital Markets Research Hub https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk6Zr51aIWQ (3/7) #antitrust #law #economics
Just by reading an LA Times story now, you supposedly agree to this.
#CorporateCrimes #Law #USpol #Antitrust #Journalism
Apparently that wasn’t enough.
In April, the #FCC sent a a blistering letter to #Disney CEO #BobIger saying it suspected the company was so thoroughly “infected” with “invidious” practices *favoring* *minorities* that it had no choice but to open an *investigation*.
Among other questions, the probe sought to determine whether Disney had really ended policies designed to ensure characters in its shows & its hiring practices favored “underrepresented groups.”
Meanwhile, a #Disney deal struck in January to buy a stake in the streaming service #FuboTV fell under scrutiny, too, with several reports that the #DOJ was investigating possible #antitrust violations.
The #FTC also launched a probe into whether Disney broke rules by gathering #personal #data from #children watching its videos without permission from parents. Disney settled the case earlier this month by paying $10M & agreeing to change its practices.
China has ruled that Nvidia violated anti-monopoly laws with a high-profile 2020 deal, ratcheting up the pressure on Washington as U.S. and Chinese officials meet in Madrid for sensitive trade talks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/15/companies/china-nvidia-antitrust/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #china #nvidia #antitrust #donaldtrump #xijinping
"clear rules. The European way of business"?
»#EU #antitrust regulators have delayed fining Alphabet's #Google over its #adtech business, while waiting for the United States to cut tariffs on European cars as part of a trade deal, three people with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.«
You're traitors to what Europe should be.
Stronger trade ties, more EU exports, jobs, and growth.
Today, Europe moves forward with two major agreements – with Mercosur 🇦🇷🇧🇷🇺🇾🇵🇾 and Mexico 🇲🇽.
For Europe, two strategic wins👇
"clear rules. The European way of business"?
»#EU #antitrust regulators have delayed fining Alphabet's #Google over its #adtech business, while waiting for the United States to cut tariffs on European cars as part of a trade deal, three people with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.«
You're traitors to what Europe should be.
Alphabet’s Google will have to share some search data with competitors but will not have to sell its popular Chrome web browser, a federal judge has ruled in a landmark antitrust case against the search engine operator. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/03/tech/google-chrome-antitrust/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #google #chrome #internet #alphabet #antitrust
A judge in the US antitrust case against Google ruled that the company does not have to spin off its Chrome web browser or Android operating system. And it can pay to have Google services preinstalled on iPhones and other products, but cannot insist on exclusivity. Google will also have to share some search data with competitors. #Google#Antitrust#Chrome#Search#Androidhttps://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/02/google-antitrust-search-ruling.html
Almost 10 years ago, I wrote an article about consolidation in movies, and the vertical integration perils of movie studios owning the movie distribution channels.
4 years ago, I republished it, because the trend continued.
Now, the trend keeps going. Not great for the industry or the audience.
https://stuff.davidaugust.com/whats-old-is-new-again-antitrust/
#movies #tv #film #television #consolidation #monopoly #antitrust
Almost 10 years ago, I wrote an article about consolidation in movies, and the vertical integration perils of movie studios owning the movie distribution channels.
4 years ago, I republished it, because the trend continued.
Now, the trend keeps going. Not great for the industry or the audience.
https://stuff.davidaugust.com/whats-old-is-new-again-antitrust/
#movies #tv #film #television #consolidation #monopoly #antitrust
Next was a great panel on antitrust in labor markets, with a focus on Türkiye, at the GW Competition & Innovation Lab with Eda Sahin-Sengul, Mustafa Ayna, Kate Newman, and Nezir Furkan Kıran https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF3EMadizEg (3/7) #antitrust
"One would rightly quail if just a few foreign firms owned Europe’s roads, ports or electricity grid. Yet, for 15 years, this is precisely what we’ve allowed to happen to our tech infrastructure — the backbone of our economy and democracy." 💯 #DMA #antitrust#Google#Meta #news #adtech#DigitalSovereignty #StrategicAutonomyhttps://www.politico.eu/article/digital-sovereignty-us-brussels-belgium-trade-talks-tech/
"One would rightly quail if just a few foreign firms owned Europe’s roads, ports or electricity grid. Yet, for 15 years, this is precisely what we’ve allowed to happen to our tech infrastructure — the backbone of our economy and democracy." 💯 #DMA #antitrust#Google#Meta #news #adtech#DigitalSovereignty #StrategicAutonomyhttps://www.politico.eu/article/digital-sovereignty-us-brussels-belgium-trade-talks-tech/
Any of those available in F-Droid? AFAIK other than Fennec, all the web browsers available there are wrappers around the Chrome WebView built into Android.
One outcome of the 2001 antitrust case against BorgSoft was to stop them making all web browsing on Windows depend on Internet Exploiter. The Safari WebView on iThings does *exactly* what BorgSoft were forbidden from doing.
I'm guessing Goggle use various backhanded tricks to push app devs into using the Chrome WebView on Android. We're certainly at risk of future enshittification making it compulsory there too.
#AntiMonopoly prosecutors take note.
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