Google Antitrust

India startups call for antitrust probe of Google in-app billing fee

Google, which counts India as a key growth market, faces other regulatory challenges, including a recent setback that forced it to change how it markets its Android system

Epic Games alleges Google not complying with Indian antitrust order

In October the agency said Google exploited its dominant position in Android in India, where 97% of smartphones run on the operating system

Google hits back in US search antitrust lawsuit, says doesn't block rivals

Android is a mobile operating system, licensed open source, in which Google has invested billions of dollars since its release in the fall of 2008

Google warns Android growth in India will stall due to antitrust order

"Google will be required to make far-reaching changes to the Android mobile platform which has been in place for the last 14-15 years"

Google offers to split ad-tech biz to avoid anti-trust lawsuit: Report

According to the Wall Street Journal, the deal was part of multiple concessions the tech giant offered the US Department of Justice to avoid lawsuits alleging anti-competitive practices.

Google hit with UK probe into suspected competition breaches: Report

The Competition and Markets Authority will probe suspected breaches of competition law in Google's rules over in-app payments in its mobile store in the UK

Google urges Europe court to scrap 3-year-old EU antitrust fine of $1.6 bn

The case is one of three that has resulted in a total of 8.25 billion euros in European Union antitrust fines on Google

Google found to unfairly block rival payments on India store: CCI

'Google is imposing unfair and discriminatory conditions in violation of regulations,' says CCI in its preliminary report dated March 14

European publishers file antitrust complaint against Google

The EPC calls on the European Commission to hold Google accountable for its anticompetitive conduct and impose remedies to restore conditions of effective competition in the ad tech value chain

US states led by Texas file updated antitrust complaint against Google

A group of U.S. states led by Texas has filed an amended complaint against Alphabet Inc's Google

Google loses appeal against $2.8-billion EU antitrust fine

Google can appeal to the EU Court of Justice (CJEU), Europe's top court, on points of law

Google's rival firms want EU lawmakers to act via new tech rules

The European Commission in 2018 levied a record 4.24- billion-euro ($5 billion) fine on Google for unfairly using Android to cement the dominance of its search engine

Google in court to appeal European Union's 2018 Android antitrust case

Google is heading to a top European Union court Monday to appeal a record EU antitrust penalty imposed for stifling competition through the dominance of its Android operating system

Google's voice assistant under new EU antitrust investigation: Report

A fresh EU antitrust case could expose Alphabet Inc's Google to a fine as much as 10% of its global turnover

Google's 'anti-competition' practice under scanner in South Korea

South Korea's antitrust regulator said in Thursday it will hold its final review of whether Google LLC abused its market dominance in the mobile operating system and app markets.

European Union antitrust regulators to investigate Google's adtech business

Google generated $147 billion in revenue from online ads last year

Life without Google: Australia faces unthinkable in spat with search giant

Google opposes a planned law that would force it and Facebook Inc. to pay Australian publishers for news content.

Google completes Fitbit acquisition for $2.1 bn amid antitrust concerns

Google has completed its $2.1 bn acquisition of Fitbit, a deal that could help the internet company grow even stronger while US govt regulators pursue an antitrust case aimed at undermining its power

Google, FB agreed to team up against antitrust action, says draft lawsuit

WSJ report cited an unredacted version of a lawsuit filed by 10 states against Google last week.

United Kingdom to hit Google and Facebook with tougher competition rules

UK government on Friday said it will set up an antitrust unit to introduce and enforce a new code to govern the behaviour of platforms that currently dominate the market, such as Google and Facebook.