Google and Meta face mega fines in ad price fix probe
Google and Facebook parent Meta are facing a pan-European probe into alleged anti-competitive conduct in their online display advertising services…
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CMA ratchets up attack on online advertising duopoly
The boss of the competition regulator has stepped up the UK’s attack on Facebook and Google’s dominance of the online…
Tech giants face tailored rules – and fines – in CMA plan
The Competition & Markets Authority has revealed its new plan to regulate tech giants by issuing the likes of Facebook,…
New Digital Markets Unit ‘to bring tech giants to heel’
The Government is planning to force tech giants to adhere to a new regime to give consumers more choice and…
CMA demands new laws to rein in Facebook and Google
The competition watchdog is calling on the Government to introduce tough new laws to break the stranglehold Google and Facebook…
Germans stomp on Facebook over ‘illicit’ data sharing
The German high court has upheld an order for Facebook to stop the “illicit” practice of collecting and using customers’…
CMA: Strong argument for new laws to curb ad duopoly
A regulatory clampdown on Google and Facebook’s dominance of the £13bn UK digital ad industry has moved a step closer…
Duopoly braced for new probe of ad market dominance
The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) is set to publish its initial findings into the dominance of Google and Facebook…
Turning up the heat: Brussels opens duopoly data probe
Google and Facebook are facing yet another investigation into their operations, with the European Commission launching a preliminary inquiry over…
Facebook and Google tighten grip on online ad market
Regulators around the world might at last have Google and Facebook in their sights but the duopoly’s grip on the…