Commentary There are few, if any, political issues that now generate the breadth and intensity of bipartisan backlash as does the rise of Big Tech. During Donald Trump’s presidency, the major parties largely diverged on their specific grievances against the woke Silicon Valley monopolists who serve as gatekeepers for America’s 21st-century public square. Republicans, by…
Big Tech Only Has Itself to Blame for Rethinking of Antitrust
June 18, 2021
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House Lawmakers Introduce Antitrust Package to Limit Power of Tech Giants
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Friday unveiled an antitrust package composed of five bills aimed at providing regulators more power to rein in Big Tech companies and potentially force their break up. The bipartisan initiative is being led by the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee leadership, with each of the five bills having a Republican and…
EU Accuses Apple of Antitrust Breach Over App Store Rules
LONDON—European Union regulators are accusing Apple of violating the bloc’s antitrust laws, alleging that the company distorts competition for music streaming through rules for its App Store. The EU’s executive Commission said Friday it objected to how Apple applies rules in its App Store to music streaming services competing with its own Apple Music service,…
NTD Business Full Broadcast (April. 7)
Small business groups are calling for tough antitrust laws against Amazon, NTD talks to businesses and experts to get their take. The U.S. trade deficit reaches a record high in February. A large amount of crude oil imports resulted in the first petroleum deficit in over a year. Restaurants across the nation are seeing shortages…
5 More States, Territories Join in Texas Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google
March 16, 2021
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Tuesday that five additional states and territories have joined their anti-trust lawsuit against Google, which alleges antitrust violations and deceptive acts by the technology behemoth. Attorneys general from Alaska, Florida, Montana, Nevada, and Puerto Rico joined the multi-state lawsuit, which is led by Texas, that was originally filed by…
Facebook Asks Court to Dismiss Antitrust Case From US Government, 46 States
Facebook on Wednesday requested a federal judge dismiss an antitrust case brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and most states late last year. Facebook’s lawyers asserted the case failed to state a claim and “utterly ignores the reality of the dynamic, intensely competitive high-tech industry in which Facebook operates.” The commission and 46 states…
‘We Think We’ve Absolutely Got a Case That Will Win’: Texas AG Ken Paxton on Big Tech Antitrust Action
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton expressed his certainty in winning an antitrust case Texas filed against Google, which alleges illegal monopolistic practices. Paxton talked with Breitbart about the lawsuit against the tech giant. He was asked to comment on a proposal from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis that would allow big tech companies to be fined or…
Don’t Let the Ninth Circuit Hijack the Google Antitrust Suit
Commentary Google recently requested that the blockbuster December antitrust suit filed by 10 states in response to its alleged “illegal” and “monopolistic” online advertising practices be moved from Texas to the Northern District of California of the Ninth Circuit. In its official filing, Google cited suitability as the primary reason, arguing that the Northern District court is “the venue…
Sen. Amy Klobuchar Introduces Big Tech Antitrust Bill Proposal
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) announced on Thursday that she is introducing a new bill to enhance antitrust laws, targeting dominant companies that have been accused of abusing their monopoly power. Some of the main points of the bill would be more rigorous standards for big companies looking to merge with others, increasing the budget for…
EU Claims Court Errors in Bid to Overturn $15.7 Billion Apple Tax Judgment
BRUSSELS—EU antitrust enforcers have claimed a court made legal errors when it scrapped their order for iPhone maker Apple to pay 13 billion euros ($15.7 billion) in Irish back taxes, in a filing to have the verdict overturned. The stakes are high for the European Commission in its crackdown against what it sees as aggressive…
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