With the 11th amendment to German Competition Law (GWB) in 2023, lawmakers provided the Bundeskartellamt with a tool that had long been missing: Following sector inquiries, the agency can now interven...

For the revision of the guidelines, the European Commission commissioned a study on the effects of mergers. The contract went to the economic consulting firm Oxera, which simultaneously advises compan...

A revolt against modern-day monopolization is brewing in Europe. Among the responses is creation of a New Competition School to challenge the European Commission's deference to corporate power under t...

Megan Kirkwood breaks down Google’s €890M Digital Markets Act fine, self-preferencing findings, Play Store rules and the next phase of enforcement.

Megan Kirkwood breaks down Google’s €890M Digital Markets Act fine, self-preferencing findings, Play Store rules and the next phase of enforcement.

Open letter criticises State’s ‘questionable track record’ on digital policy and corporate tax

Europe’s AI future in the hands of a US company Nvidia has become one of the biggest winners of the AI boom. Yet its influence extends far beyond the chips that power ChatGPT and other AI systems. Thr...

Die EU-Kommissionspräsidentin zeigt sich gegenüber US-Interessen allzu nachgiebig. Das ist ein Problem für den Standort Europa. Und hat auch mit der EU-Regulierungsstruktur zu tun.

Skandal in Brüssel: Von der Leyen knickt offenbar vor Google ein und stoppt eine Milliardenstrafe. Das dürfen wir nicht hinnehmen! Unterzeichne jetzt unsere Petition für ein Europa, das seine Regeln e...

Following a lengthy consultation period, the European Commission published its draft guidelines for merger control last week. These guidelines will serve as the basis for reviewing major mergers in Eu...

Ursula von der Leyen has halted a previously planned multibillion-euro fine against Google at the last minute. In an open letter released today, more than 30 organizations are calling on the Commissio...

Die EU hatte nach Handelsblatt-Informationen die erste Strafe gegen Google unter dem Digital Markets Act geplant. Doch nun knickt sie ein – zu einem brisanten Zeitpunkt.

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Programme that funds groups building tech to evade oppressive government controls under serious threat

Amazon’s market power is huge. In e-commerce, the company accounts for 60 percent of online sales in Germany. The Federal Cartel Office is taking action against the abuse of that power. An important, ...

Civil society organisations across Europe seriously regret the European Commission’s decision to unconditionally clear Google’s proposed acquisition of Wiz. The decision runs counter to lessons drawn ...

We are part of the Digital Merger Watch (DMW) project. In this project, we track Big Tech's mergers and acquisitions. Our latest update.

As the EU prepares the Digital Fairness Act to tackle the addictive nature of social media design, big tech aggressively protects its business models. With Trumpists and far-right allies likely to joi...

Google intends to acquire the cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion. This would be the largest acquisition in Google’s history and another step toward strengthening Google’s market power. Together wi...

The European Commission’s competition authority, DG Competition, is currently revising its merger guidelines. We are closely monitoring this process and are advocating for a strengthening of the guide...

Google intends to acquire the cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion. This would be the largest acquisition in Google’s history and another step toward strengthening Google’s market power. Together wi...

Each time you see a targeted ad, your personal information is exposed to thousands of advertisers and data brokers through a process called “real-time bidding” (RTB). This process does more than

Die US-Regierung hat zwei deutsche Aktivistinnen gegen Online-Hassrede mit Einreiseverboten belegt. Betroffen sind die Geschäftsführerinnen der gemeinnützigen Berliner Organisation "HateAid", Anna-Len...

Growth in the US economy – and the president’s political survival – rest on AI. The EU must use its leverage and stand up to him, says the Irish Council for Civil Liberties’ Johnny Ryan

Apple today introduced several changes to the App Store in Japan to meet the requirements of the Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA) that goes into effect on December 18. The MSCA is similar to Eur...

Donald Trump's new national security strategy casts overseas regulation as an attack on US interests and identifies preserving Big Tech dominance as a national security priority. It leaves no doubt ab...

Temu's European headquarters in Dublin were raided by EU regulators last week on concerns about potential Chinese state subsidies granted to the online retailer, a subsidiary of China's ecommerce gian...

Over 70 NGOs, businesses, experts, and think tanks have called on the European Commission to rejects Google’s offered remedies in the adtech antitrust case.

The EU is revising its merger guidelines. In the European Parliament, we argue for stronger rules to curb rising market concentration.