The showdown between tech firms finds Google advocating greater openness in digital markets, despite its alleged abuse of dominance elsewhere
Ensuring Apple’s compliance with the DMA
While the EC is seeking constructive dialogue with Apple, its enforcement of digital markets rules looks unlikely to soften with the arrival of new Commissioners
Your (EU) mission, should you choose to accept it
Though digital priorities, including the Digital Networks Act, appear set to be redeemed from the role of the “forgotten twin”, the direction of telecoms regulation reform is still uncertain
Court upholds Google Shopping fine in the EU
The end of the 14-year long case provides an opportunity to reflect on the step-change in antitrust enforcement against big tech around the world
Possible remedies in the mobile browser market
It appears increasingly likely that the UK’s CMA will address anti-competitive behaviour through its implementation of the DMCC Act
Google is a monopolist
Google’s headache does not stop at American shores, as it faces active antitrust investigations in at least 10 other countries
What the joint EU, UK, US statement on AI competition leaves unanswered
Though the statement was meant to signal consistency, regulators in each of these countries face an inflection point in their approach to regulating AI
Event debrief: EC Workshop on Competition in Virtual Worlds and Generative AI
Even as panellists defended the importance of partnerships to competition in AI markets, the EC hinted at a deepening scrutiny of deals involving large tech firms
EC issues first DMA findings to Apple
The preliminary findings and the new investigation into Apple’s controversial developer policies reflect a broad but in-depth inquiry into the duopolistic app store market
The UK’s framework for regulating online platforms
Though the DMCC Act diverges in the details when compared to the EU’s DMA, the laws both reflect a growing global scrutiny for mergers and acquisitions in tech markets
