Mastodawn

Jan Penfrat 20h ago

German #competition regulator fines #Amazon €59M for abuse of market power 🎉

https://www.bundeskartellamt.de/SharedDocs/Meldung/DE/Pressemitteilungen/2026/26_02_05_Amazon.html?nn=52004

#antitrust #marketpower #bigtech

Bundeskartellamt untersagt Amazon die Anwendung von sogenannten Preiskontrollmechanismen; Abschöpfung von 59 Mio. Euro wirtschaftlichen Vorteils

Bundeskartellamt

Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦Dec 9

Bloomberg: #Google has been hit by a #EuropeanUnion #investigation over suspicions the US #tech giant is abusing its #marketpower in its rollout of #artificialintelligence, days after #MetaPlatformsInc. was targeted by a similar probe.

eicker.news ᳇ tech news Oct 23

The #UK’s #CMA has designated #Apple and #Google as having “strategic market status” (#SMS), requiring stricter regulatory oversight. The CMA aims to address concerns about the companies’ substantial #marketpower and potential #bottlenecks, potentially including changes to #appstore practises and #userchoice. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/22/apple-google-face-enforced-changes-uk-mobile-phone-dominance-uk-competition-watchdog-stricter-oversight?eicker.news #tech #media #news

Apple and Google face enforced changes over UK mobile phone dominance

Competition watchdog takes similar stance as EU, saying both tech firms require stricter regulatory oversight

The Guardian

Jan Penfrat Oct 17

Since it has gotten some beating recently (in particular from #Apple fanboys), I've written something about the #DigitalMarketsAct for @edri and how things are going at this front:

https://edri.org/our-work/the-dma-is-a-success-it-should-be-strengthened-and-expanded/

#DMA #competition #antitrust #bigtech #marketpower

The DMA is a success, it should be strengthened and expanded - European Digital Rights (EDRi)

Despite its somewhat disappointing enforcement so far, the EU’s Digital Market Act has become a global role model for modern antitrust policy.

European Digital Rights (EDRi)

PUPUWEB Blog Nov 15, 2024

The US FTC is set to investigate Microsoft over allegations of using market power in productivity software to lock customers into Azure. 🕵️‍♂️💼 #FTC #Microsoft #Azure #Antitrust #TechRegulation #MarketPower #CloudComputing #TechNews #CompetitionLaw

Hostvix Jul 12, 2024

GoDaddy slapped with an antitrust lawsuit by a DNS company

https://stackdiary.com/godaddy-slapped-with-an-antitrust-lawsuit-by-a-dns-company/

#Antitrust #Lawsuit #GoDaddy #Entri #DNS #DomainConnect #Competition #Monopoly #Innovation #TechNews #LegalBattle #ConsumerRights #MarketFairness #DigitalEconomy #Internet #Technology #CourtCase #BusinessEthics #Software #SaaS #Regulation #Controversy #LegalAction #OpenSource #MarketPower #CustomerChoice #WebServices #TechIndustry #LegalIssues #DomainNames

GoDaddy slapped with an antitrust lawsuit by a DNS company

A new lawsuit filed against GoDaddy by Entri alleges that GoDaddy is unfairly preventing it from automating DNS change requests for customers. The lawsuit

Stack Diary

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Jan Penfrat Jun 29, 2024

@verge Yes, because #Amazon subsidises the #Kindle so you lock yourself in and are forced to buy your #ebooks from them for the rest of your life.

#marketpower #marketdominance #bigtech

Jan Penfrat Jun 24, 2024

Since I'm already #UK bashing:

The British Transport #Police #BTP has a "Leave This Site" #emergency button and it leads toooooo... #Google. 🤷‍♂️

#bigtech #marketpower #monopoly