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US FTC Investigates Microsoft for Potential Antitrust Violations in Cloud Services
Although Google is currently the company most often targeted by investigations and sanctions for monopolistic behavior (the US Department of Justice has even declared it an illegal monopoly), Microsoft was once the focus of antitrust scrutiny, especially regarding its dominance in the operating systems market. However, the landscape has changed…
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FTC May Investigate YouTube Over Child Privacy Violations
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has recently been sent a request from four nonprofit groups in regards to YouTube violating children’s privacy with their targeted ads. YouTube Privacy Violations As reported by arstechnica.com, four nonprofit groups have sent a letter to the US FTC to request that YouTube is investigated…
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Microsoft Wins In FTC Case Over Activision Blizzard Acquisition
Microsoft has won its court case against the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) allowing for the company to acquire Activision Blizzard also leading UK negotiations to restart after the initial rejection. Microsoft Activision Takeover Clear In The US As shared by Eurogamer, the FTC has cleared the path for Microsoft…
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Amazon Sued For Tricking Customers Into Signing up For Prime
The Federal Trade Commission is suing Amazon for deceiving customers into subscribing to Amazon Prime without consent. Amazon Sued By The FTC As reported by The Verge, a complaint from the FTC has accused Amazon of deceiving millions of customers into subscribing to Amazon Prime by using “dark patterns.” The…
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Microsoft’s Activision Deal in Further Doubt as Nvidia & Google Speak Against It!
As some of you may be aware, following an announcement shortly before Christmas the FTC in America confirmed that they would be investigating Microsoft’s proposed takeover of Activision to see, in blunt terms, whether it would represent any breach of anti-competition laws. – Since then, there have been a few…
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Microsoft Regrets Calling FTC ‘Unconstitutional’ in Activision Takeover Hearing
It’s likely, if not probable, that a lot of you who have been keeping an eye on Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision/Blizzard lost track of the latest developments over the Christmas/New Year period. With that being said, however, a lot has happened over the last month so let me quickly…
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FTC May Approve Microsoft’s Activision Takeover Just to Avoid a Protracted Lawsuit
It seems more likely than not that both the EU and UK are probably not going to approve Microsoft’s proposed takeover of Activision/Blizzard. Well, not unless Microsoft decides to get a lot more transparent about what future the deal would have in regard to their gaming franchises (particularly Call of…
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Microsoft to Launch Legal Action if Activision/Blizzard Takeover is Blocked!
When Microsoft announced it had agreed on a deal for the £67.8BN takeover of Activision/Blizzard around the start of this year, people were undoubtedly shocked at the news. In many respects though, whether you were happy about it or not, the announcement did seem to pretty much suggest that getting…
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FTC ‘Likely’ to Join EU in Challenging Microsoft’s Activision/Blizzard Takeover
It seems increasingly likely that, based on all the information to date, the EU commission currently investigating Microsoft’s potential takeover of Activision/Blizzard is probably not going to approve the deal. – I mean, at the very least, they seem incredibly dissatisfied with the answers (or lack of) Microsoft has currently…
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Battlefield 2042 Refund Petition Hits Over 70,000 Signatures!
I’ve said it once, and unfortunately, it seems that I need to say it again. Battlefield 2042 is a grotesquely shoddy game and simply the latest example of EA delivering the market with yet another half-baked potato. As you might expect, therefore, a lot of people who did purchase it…
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Facebook to Pay $5B + $100M for Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Facebook is now facing a $5 billion fine from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in relation to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. This fine is in violation of a 2012 FTC order concerning user data privacy. Furthermore, Facebook will also have a new management structure. Plus, new rules to follow…
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Facebook Reportedly Agrees $5bn FTC Privacy Settlement
It’s hardly been a secret that the Facebook social media platform has had more than a few problems in the last few years. Culminating most significantly with the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the company was found to be, at best, poor at handling or data or, at worst, complicit in sharing…
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Facebook To Face Potentially Record Setting Fine
Facebook Following the Cambridge Analytica scandal last year, it was revealed that Facebook had been involved in over 87 million users worth of data being shared (without permission) with third-parties. It was, perhaps, the single-biggest controversy that the social media site faced since it’s inception. As you can imagine though,…
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Federal Trade Commission To Investigate Loot Boxes
Federal Trade Commission To Investigate Loot Boxes Loot boxes (or crates if you prefer) are perhaps one of the most controversial parts of modern gaming. The boxes, which are generally nearly always purchasable with real money, are available in many games offering players the potential to win either skins or,…
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The US Federal Trade Commission is Investigating Loot Boxes
Loot Boxes Under Investigation Again The US is finally getting around to looking into loot boxes before the end of the year. The news comes directly from the Federal Trade Commission chairman Joseph Simons himself. Pledging to ensure that children are being protected and parents are educated on the matter.…
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