Tag: antitrust
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EU Accuses Meta of Violating Digital Competition Rules with Advertising Model
The European Union has charged Meta, the parent company of Facebook, with violating the bloc’s competition rules through its new “pay or consent” advertising model. This model, which forces users of Facebook and Instagram to either see ads or pay a minimum of €10 to avoid them, allegedly breaches the Digital Markets Act by not…
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US Justice Department Sues Apple for Alleged Smartphone Market Monopoly
In a significant legal move, the US government, supported by 16 states, has filed a lawsuit against Apple, alleging that the company is maintaining a monopoly in the smartphone market by hindering the growth of competing apps and diminishing the appeal of rival products. Apple, which boasts over a billion iPhone users worldwide and garnered…