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Who Knew? Mindless And Corrupt Deregulation Apparently Kills People
Karl Bode, Techdirt
You might recall that a central pillar of the Trump administration during the last election season was that a second Trump term would “take aim at big tech,” protect the little guy, rein in corporate power, and even “continue the legacy of antitrust enforcers…
Feb 23, 2026, 1:33 PM
Netflix Officially Under DOJ Antitrust Scrutiny “To Create A Monopoly” With Warner Bros Merger; Feds Want Details From Producers & Filmmakers On Streamer’s Leverage
Dominic Patten, Deadline
After months of jabs and feints, the white gloves may have truly come off in Netflix and Paramount’s multibillion-dollar battle for control of Warner Bros. Discovery. With just 24 hours left to go on the WBD board’s weeklong talks with the David Ellison-owned…
Feb 22, 2026, 5:12 PM
Judge Pares Down DOJ’s Antitrust Claims Against Live Nation, But Lawsuit Can Proceed To Trial
Ted Johnson, Deadline
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed portions of the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation, but will allow other claims to proceed to trial next month. The Justice Department and 39 states sued Live Nation in 2024, with claims that comp…
Feb 19, 2026, 12:51 AM
MAGA’s Always Bogus “Antitrust Movement” Comes To A Screeching Halt With Firing Of Gail Slater
Karl Bode, Techdirt
The Trump administration has fired one of the few remaining members of the administration that had even a passing interest in antitrust enforcement. DOJ antitrust boss Gail Slater has been fired from the administration after having repeated contentious run in…
Feb 13, 2026, 6:40 PM
Trump DOJ Launches Bunk Investigation Of Netflix Merger As a Favor To Larry Ellison
Karl Bode, Techdirt
We told you this was coming months ago. The Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) says it has initiated a broad investigation of Netflix’s business practices and it’s planned $82.7 billion merger with Warner Brothers. The Trump DOJ’s pretense is that they’re just…
Feb 11, 2026, 1:21 PM
Live Nation’s monopoly trial is reportedly fracturing Trump’s Justice Department
Jess Weatherbed, The Verge
Live Nation executives have reportedly sidestepped the Justice Department's antitrust division to negotiate directly with more sympathetic senior officials in the hopes of avoiding a monopoly trial. Citing "people familiar with the matter," Semafor reports th…
Feb 9, 2026, 12:22 PM
Why is the Trump administration really appealing its Meta loss?
Lauren Feiner, The Verge
After a federal judge ruled that Meta was not an illegal monopolist in a blow against the Federal Trade Commission, the agency issued what was in part a typical statement of disappointment. Another part of the statement was anything but: a political attack on…
Feb 5, 2026, 3:07 PM
Senators Open Netflix Hearing With Serious Concerns Over Warner Bros. Deal: “Extraordinary In Both Scale And Potential Consequence”
Ted Johnson, Deadline
As Netflix co-CEO faced a Senate subcommittee over its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros., lawmakers in both parties pressed serious concerns over the combination, citing in particular the streaming giant’s dominance. The chair of the Senate Judiciary antit…
Feb 3, 2026, 7:53 PM
Valve Fails To Get $900m Class Action Lawsuit Over Pricing Thrown Out
John Walker, Kotaku
The UK case claims Steam is overcharging players of PC games The post Valve Fails To Get $900m Class Action Lawsuit Over Pricing Thrown Out appeared first on Kotaku.
Jan 27, 2026, 3:45 PM
FTC says it will appeal Meta antitrust loss
Lauren Feiner, The Verge
The Federal Trade Commission will appeal its loss in a landmark antitrust case against Meta, the agency announced Tuesday. US District Court Judge James Boasberg ruled in November that the government failed to prove that Meta had an illegal monopoly over a su…
Jan 20, 2026, 10:21 PM
Antitrust panic helped kill an American robotics pioneer
Lillian Kriese, TheBlaze
Antitrust regulators claim to protect competition. Their decision to block Amazon’s acquisition of iRobot did the opposite. It helped drive an American robotics pioneer into bankruptcy last December and pushed it into the arms of a Chinese creditor.Antitrust …
Jan 17, 2026, 8:00 PM
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