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In a letter to the Trump administration, the GOP Senatorial Committee Chair Sen. Tim Scott said the Netflix-WBD deal raises "significant antitrust problems" (Semafor)
Techmeme.com
Semafor: In a letter to the Trump administration, the GOP Senatorial Committee Chair Sen. Tim Scott said the Netflix-WBD deal raises “significant antitrust problems” — THE SCOOP — A key Republican senator Friday joined the mounting opposition in Washingto…
Dec 13, 2025, 6:05 AM
Netflix Reportedly Greased the Skids for Its Warner Acquisition by Yukking It Up with Trump
Mike Pearl, Gizmodo.com
How do you keep an antitrust-curious president from sinking your M&E deal? This is reportedly how.
Dec 8, 2025, 10:00 AM
Netflix to acquire Warner Bros Discovery, raising antitrust concerns
Andy Hirschfeld, Al Jazeera English
Critics say the deal would create less competition in Hollywood and limit choice for consumers.
Dec 5, 2025, 5:33 PM
EU probes Meta after WhatsApp kicked rival AIs off platform
Richard Speed, Theregister.com
OpenAI and Microsoft yank their chatbots, telling millions of users to head elsewhere The European Commission has opened an antitrust probe into Meta after WhatsApp rewrote its rules to block rival AI chatbots including OpenAI's ChatGPT and Microsoft's Copilo…
Dec 4, 2025, 5:08 PM
Trump Helps Ellison Fight Off Netflix In Bid For Warner Brothers By Pretending To Care About ‘Antitrust Reform’
Karl Bode, Techdirt
Last election season you might recall that the Trump administration lied repeatedly and pretended to be really interested in reining in corporate power and shoring up antitrust reform. And while this line was propped up by a lot of useful idiots (like Matt St…
Dec 3, 2025, 1:24 PM
If Your Antitrust Case Depends On Pretending TikTok Doesn’t Exist, It’s Going To Fail
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Last week’s dismissal of the FTC’s antitrust case against Meta—combined with the earlier limited remedies in the Google search case—demonstrates something that should be obvious by now: antitrust is a pathetically weak tool for increasing competition in digit…
Nov 24, 2025, 7:55 PM
Judge rules Meta doesn't have monopoly after Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions
BBC News
The decision allows Instagram's parent company to avoid the prospect of the company breaking up
Nov 18, 2025, 8:58 PM
Meta is in the clear, as judge dismisses claims of a social media monopoly
nickodiaz@sbcglobal.net (Nickolas Diaz) , Nickolas Diaz, Android Central
A U.S. federal judge ruled in favor of Meta, stating it does not maintain a monopoly in the social media space.
Nov 18, 2025, 8:05 PM
Judge sides with Meta in antitrust trial, will not spin off WhatsApp and Instagram
John Ruwitch, NPR
A federal judge ruled against the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust suit alleging that Meta had stifled competition by buying up its rivals.
Nov 18, 2025, 7:01 PM
Google pitches EU on adtech fixes to dodge breakup after €2.95B slap
Richard Speed, Theregister.com
Brussels reviewing proposal as Mountain View insists it will appeal antitrust ruling Google has proposed a plan to the European Commission aimed at addressing antitrust concerns following a €2.95 billion fine imposed on the company for its online advertising …
Nov 14, 2025, 2:02 PM
China opens antitrust probe into Qualcomm over its Autotalks deal
Reuters, Yahoo Entertainment
BEIJING (Reuters) -China has launched an antitrust investigation into U.S. semiconductor manufacturer Qualcomm over its acquisition of Israel's Autotalks...
Oct 10, 2025, 10:07 AM
Excessive Antitrust Threatens American AI Leadership
Alden Abbott, Contributor, Alden Abbott, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/aldenabbott/, Forbes
U.S. leadership in AI could be threatened by antitrust investigations of big tech investments in AI firms. A cautious approach to antitrust and deregulation are best.
Sep 27, 2025, 5:28 PM
Federal Trade Commission Sues Ticketmaster and Live Nation Entertainment
Walden Green, Pitchfork
The FTC alleges that the concert giant has knowingly collaborated with secondary market brokers to spike ticket prices
Sep 19, 2025, 1:30 AM
"NVIDIA violated the anti-monopoly law" — China's ongoing investigation digs up antitrust violations as trade tensions mount
c.cale.hunt@gmail.com (Cale Hunt) , Cale Hunt, Windows Central
China's State Administration for Market Regulation has released a statement that finds NVIDIA guilty of anti-trust practices.
Sep 15, 2025, 2:16 PM
Microsoft Avoids EU Antitrust Fine by Agreeing to Unbundle Teams from Office Software
Maham Fatima, Yahoo Entertainment
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is one of the stocks to invest in before they split next. On September 12, the European Commission announced that it...
Sep 14, 2025, 5:02 AM
Judge dismisses Newsmax’s case, giving Fox the win
CK Smith, Salon
Fox News gains early victory as Judge Aileen Cannon dismisses Newsmax antitrust case on technical grounds
Sep 6, 2025, 3:00 PM
Federal judge dismisses Newsmax's 'shotgun' antitrust lawsuit against Fox News
Natalie Musumeci, Business Insider
US District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the lawsuit just two days after Newsmax filed it against Fox News and its parent company.
Sep 5, 2025, 6:03 PM
EU Fines Google $3.45B for Giving Its Ad Tech Preferential Treatment
Imad Khan, CNET
The case comes after a US judge gave Google a light punishment for operating an illegal monopoly in online search.
Sep 5, 2025, 5:53 PM
Newsmax Sues Fox News for Having a ‘Monopoly’ on Right-Wing News
Lucas Ropek, Gizmodo.com
A brawl has erupted in the rightwing media ecosystem.
Sep 3, 2025, 9:50 PM
In a brawl over right-wing TV, Newsmax sues Fox News
David Folkenflik, NPR
Right-wing TV news outlet Newsmax sued Fox News on antitrust grounds, alleging the conservative media powerhouse had illegally sought to suppress its smaller rival's growth in cable news.
Sep 3, 2025, 6:14 PM
It's time to call it: The Big Tech backlash is formally over.
Peter Kafka, Business Insider
The ruling in the Google antitrust case means it's time to formally acknowledge that the US's push to regulate or break up Big Tech is basically over.
Sep 3, 2025, 4:37 PM
In a new filing, Apple fights back against court’s ‘indefensible’ Epic Games ruling
Marcus Mendes, 9to5Mac
Earlier this evening, Apple filed a reply brief with the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, arguing multiple points why the court should either reverse Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers’ 2021 decision, or vacate the new injunction and assign a new judge to th…
Aug 30, 2025, 1:11 AM
Apple Says App Store Changes Go Too Far in New Epic Games Appeal Filing
Juli Clover, MacRumors
The court order that required Apple to change its anti-steering App Store rules is unlawful and unconstitutional, Apple said today in a reply brief directed at Epic Games and filed with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Apple argues that it has been strippe…
Aug 30, 2025, 12:00 AM
Fired Antitrust Official Reveals How Trump’s Friends Turned Justice Into A Pay-To-Play Business
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
When I was in DC last week, everyone seemed to be talking about the brewing drama at the Department of Justice’s antitrust division. The HPE/Juniper merger settlement had raised eyebrows, two senior officials had been fired, and rumors were swirling about pol…
Aug 20, 2025, 4:24 PM