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With mounting signs that the Federal Trade Commission is preparing to file a lawsuit against Amazon for violating antitrust laws, a group of booksellers, authors and antitrust activists are urging the government to investigate the company’s domination of the book market. On Wednesday, the Open Markets Institute, an antitrust think tank, along with the Authors Guild and the American Booksellers Association, sent a letter to the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission, calling o...

The move was first reported by the Wall Street Journal, which said the company has decided to eliminate 27 of its 30 in house-label clothing division, leaving it with just Amazon Essentials, Amazon Collection and Amazon Aware.

Amazon.com is set to meet next week with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ahead of a potential long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against the retailer, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Today's top stories for Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) cover regulatory and reputational news. Regulatory News: The UK data protection and digital information bill is facing criticism for favoring big business and "shady" tech firms, which undermines individuals' control over their data. The bill includes changes to subject access requests (SARs) and automated decision-making, making it easier for organizations to refuse requests for personal data. The bill also expands the use...

A federal judge has ruled that the antitrust case against Google filed by the Department of Justice and a coalition of states can proceed to trial but with some claims dismissed.

German video conferencing services provider alfaview on Thursday filed a complaint with EU antitrust regulators, saying Microsofts integration of its workplace chat and video app Teams into its Office product gives it an unfair advantage.

US District Judge Leonie Brinkema has rejected Google's motion to scrap an antitrust case that claimed it had monopolistic power in selling online advertising

US District Judge Leonie Brinkema has rejected Google's motion to scrap an antitrust case that claimed it had monopolistic power in selling online advertising

A U.S. appeals court has upheld a federal court’s order in an antitrust case brought by Epic Games that could require Apple to change its payment practices in the App Store. The decision could force Apple to allow developers to provide links and buttons for third-party in-app payment options and avoid paying sales commissions to the iPhone maker.

The competition law is currently restricted to penalizing firms based on the revenues earned from the specific vertical deemed to be in violation, that too only from India.