Google might be threatened with a breakup after losing two antitrust cases, but in the meantime it can console itself with piles of money. Alphabet,… Read More »Google Parent Alphabet Reports 12% Increase in Revenue
Sheryl Sandberg, the former chief operating officer of Meta, said in a landmark antitrust trial on Thursday that the social media giant faced strong competition… Read More »At Meta Antitrust Trial, Sheryl Sandberg Testifies About Competition and Instagram Deal
Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in some online advertising technology, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, adding to legal troubles that could reshape… Read More »Google Is Illegally Monopolizing Online Advertising Tech, Judge Rules
Silicon Valley’s tech giants have long regarded antitrust scrutiny as an irritating cost of doing business. There will be investigations, filings, depositions and even lawsuits.… Read More »Google Makes History With Rapid-Fire Antitrust Losses
Last summer, a federal judge, Amit P. Mehta, delivered a landmark ruling that found Google had illegally dominated online search. “Google is a monopolist, and… Read More »Will a Federal Judge Break Up Google?
The Justice Department said on Monday that the best way to address Google’s monopoly in internet search was to break up the $1.81 trillion company,… Read More »U.S. Asks Judge to Break Up Google
The most telling moment of the U.S. antitrust trial against Meta so far came halfway through more than 10 hours of testimony from Mark Zuckerberg,… Read More »At Meta’s Antitrust Trial, a Bygone Internet Era Comes Back to Life
Kevin Systrom, a co-founder of Instagram, testified on Tuesday in a landmark federal antitrust trial that his start-up was starved of resources after Meta bought… Read More »At Meta Trial, Instagram Co-Founder Says Startup Was Denied Resources
European Union regulators said on Wednesday that Apple and Meta were the first companies to be penalized for violating a new law intended to increase… Read More »EU Fines Apple and Meta Total of $800 Million in First Use of Digital Competition Law
The last time the courts seriously weighed the wisdom of breaking up a giant technology company was a quarter-century ago, after Microsoft was found to… Read More »The U.S. Wants to Break Up Google and Meta. That Could Be Hard.
In a second day on the stand of a landmark antitrust trial, Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, said he bought Instagram and WhatsApp… Read More »At Trial, Mark Zuckerberg Avoids Explaining Takeovers of Instagram and WhatsApp
In 2012, when Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg cut a $1 billion check to buy the photo-sharing app Instagram, most people thought he had lost… Read More »What If Mark Zuckerberg Had Not Bought Instagram and WhatsApp?
The Federal Trade Commission on Monday accused Meta of creating a monopoly that squelched competition by buying start-ups that stood in its way, kicking off… Read More »U.S. Argues Meta Built a Social Media Monopoly
Seven years ago, Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, testified for the first time in Congress. After a two-week boot camp by his lawyers… Read More »Meta’s Antitrust Trial to Put Mark Zuckerberg, Serial Witness, to the Test Again
Soon after Mark Zuckerberg co-founded Facebook in his Harvard dorm room in 2004, the social network skyrocketed in popularity. Roughly a decade later, the company… Read More »U.S. Prepares to Challenge Meta’s Social Media Dominance
The Trump administration isn’t letting up on the tech giants. On Monday, the Federal Trade Commission will face off with Meta in court over claims… Read More »What to Know About Trump’s Antitrust Efforts Against Tech Giants
The biggest technology companies and their chief executives donated millions to President Trump’s inauguration, hosted black-tie parties and dinners in his honor, and allowed him… Read More »Tech C.E.O.s Spent Millions Courting Trump. It Has Yet to Pay Off.
When Google lost its landmark antitrust trial in August, Kent Walker, its top lawyer, reminded employees, for the third time, that they were not allowed… Read More »Google Says Employees Can Discuss Antitrust Case
Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, has lobbied President Trump and his aides to resolve a federal antitrust lawsuit against his company that is… Read More »Mark Zuckerberg Lobbies Trump to Settle Antitrust Suit Against Meta
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said on Friday that he had opened an investigation into Disney’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the… Read More »F.C.C. Chairman Orders Inquiry Into Disney’s D.E.I. Practices
European Union regulators on Wednesday ramped up their efforts to force Apple and Google to change key parts of their businesses, despite potential pushback from… Read More »Risking Trump’s Ire, E.U. Accuses Apple and Google of Unfair Practices
European Union regulators on Wednesday ramped up their efforts to force Apple and Google to change key parts of their businesses, despite potential pushback from… Read More »Risking Trump’s Ire, E.U. Accuses Apple and Google of Unfair Practices