As we look back on 2024, one thing is clear: Antitrust enforcement in the technology sector continued at a steady pace, with global agencies showing no signs of relenting in their scrutiny of Big Tech companies....more
3/17/2025
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Antitrust Division ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Big Tech ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Facebook ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
Technology Sector ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
In July 2022, the FTC brought an enforcement action to enjoin Meta’s acquisition of virtual reality app maker Within. The FTC’s approach in that complaint could have implications for Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of...more
8/16/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Amazon ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
App Developers ,
Big Tech ,
Broadcom ,
Facebook ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Google ,
Horizontal Mergers ,
Microsoft ,
Mobile Apps ,
Popular ,
Vertical Mergers ,
Video Games ,
Virtual Reality
..Two shifts in merger control enforcement in the U.S. have emerged that are impacting the technology space: an increase in challenges of vertical transactions and increased scrutiny and enforcement with respect to deals...more
5/3/2022
/ Activision ,
Amazon ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Google ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
MGM ,
Microsoft ,
NVIDIA ,
Technology Sector ,
Vertical Mergers