Antitrust Tech News
Competition law has become one of the sharpest checks on technology's biggest players. This section covers antitrust lawsuits, regulatory investigations, proposed remedies, and appeals involving tech companies, along with analysis of how enforcement is changing the industry's structure.
Coverage spans jurisdictions: American cases against search, app store, and advertising monopolies, European gatekeeper investigations, and actions from regulators in Asia and beyond. Stories follow cases from complaint through trial, ruling, remedy, and the appeals that can take years.
The outcomes decide practical questions that touch everyone, such as which app stores phones must allow, how search defaults are set, and whether dominant firms can buy their emerging rivals. Legal professionals, investors, and platform-dependent businesses track this space with particular care.
Google avoids a breakup of its ad tech business
2026-09-03Google has avoided a mandated breakup of its advertising technology business, prompting discussions about the broader challenges of corporate antitrust enforcement. Commentators note that dismantling a large corporation is vastly more complex than merging them, arguing that regulators should be much stricter when initially approving corporate mergers. This difficulty in reversing anticompetitive consolidation highlights the need for stronger preventative measures rather than relying on post-merger breakups.
Algorithmic Rent-Pricing Litigation Expands Under New State and Local Laws
2026-08-30Landlords using algorithmic rent-pricing software are facing a new wave of litigation under recently enacted state and local laws. These emerging municipal regulations offer a simpler legal pathway to establish liability and impose significant penalties compared to ongoing antitrust lawsuits targeting automated revenue management products.
Stripe and Advent have made a joint offer to acquire PayPal – sources
2026-07-15Stripe and Advent have reportedly submitted a joint offer to acquire PayPal. This massive deal would consolidate major payment platforms like Venmo and Braintree under a single corporate umbrella. However, industry observers warn that the acquisition would face severe antitrust scrutiny due to the resulting market concentration in the online payment sector.
Google loses fight over record $4.7B EU antitrust fine
2026-07-02Europe's top court has upheld a record $4.7 billion antitrust fine against Google for anti-competitive practices, dismissing the tech giant's appeal. The ruling solidifies the European Union's strict regulatory stance on major American technology companies. This decision marks a significant victory for European regulators in their ongoing efforts to curb the market dominance of US tech firms.
New unsealed records reveal Amazon's price-fixing tactics, California AG claims
2026-04-16Newly unsealed documents from California's antitrust lawsuit against Amazon reveal alleged price-fixing tactics used by the tech giant. The state's Attorney General claims these records demonstrate how Amazon manipulated prices, though the company firmly denies any illegal pricing practices.
Live Nation illegally monopolized ticketing market, jury finds
2026-04-15A jury has ruled that Live Nation illegally monopolized the ticketing market, culminating in a landmark antitrust trial after years of regulatory scrutiny. The verdict now sets the stage for a potential breakup of the largest US concert promoter and ticket seller.