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Parental control app Boomerang repeatedly blocked from Play Store, losing business
Apple isn’t the only one accused of kicking out competitive solutions from its App Store. Google did the same — for over a month...
Google faces EU antitrust probe over the data implications of its Fitbit buy
There’s now no doubt about it: Europe’s regulators see data as a serious potential antitrust issue.
On Tuesday, the European Commission opened an in-depth investigation...
Apple CEO Tim Cook questioned over App Store’s removal of rival screen time apps in antitrust hearing
Last year, Apple removed a number of screen time and parental control apps from its App Store, shortly after the company had released its...
In antitrust hearing, Zuckerberg admits Facebook has copied its competition
At the House Antitrust Subcommittee hearings this afternoon, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was directly questioned about his company’s strategy of copying competitors’ app and...
After numerous rejections, Struck’s dating app for the Co-Star crowd hits the App Store
Founded by former Apple engineers, a new app called Struck wants to be the Tinder for the Co-Star crowd. In other words, it’s an...
Tree planting search engine Ecosia is getting a visibility boost in Chrome
Ecosia, a not-for-profit search engine which uses ad generated revenue to fund planting trees, is set to get a visibility boost in Chrome. A...
Qualcomm faces fresh competition scrutiny in Europe over RFFE chips for 5G
Qualcomm is facing fresh antitrust scrutiny from the European Commission, with the regulator raising questions about radio frequency front-end (RFFE) chips which can be...
Facebook to admit ownership of Instagram, WhatsApp in hard-to-read small-print
For the first time in more than half a decade, Facebook wants to inform you that it owns Instagram, the hyper-popular rival social networking...
DOJ announces investigation into big tech
The Department of Justice announced that its Antitrust Division is reviewing how the world’s largest technology companies have gotten that way and whether their...
Amazon amends seller terms worldwide after German antitrust action
Amazon has agreed to make a raft of changes to the business terms it offers sellers on its marketplaces following an intervention by Germany’s...