Tag: FTC
US trade regulator FTC sues Amazon over “Marketplace” rules – Business
The US trade regulator has been researching, examining and interviewing for years, and now the time has come. The authority, which is responsible for both antitrust law and consumer protection…
FTC has Amazon in its sights: is it now threatened with breakup?
Status: 06.09.2023 11:21 a.m FTC boss Lina Khan has had her sights set on Amazon for a long time – now she could strike. The US antitrust authorities are preparing…
The FTC lost, Microsoft has the right to absorb Activision Blizzard and own Call of Duty in the United States
After a slightly longer than expected wait, the Californian federal court has released the verdict of Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley regarding the FTC’s injunction proceedings to block Microsoft’s takeover of…
Halo, Forza and Sea of Thieves on PlayStation and Switch? The first revelations of the FTC lawsuit
Hearings for Microsoft’s takeover of Activision Blizzard begin in the United States. With them, we discover first revelations behind the scenes of manufacturers Nintendo, Xbox and PlayStation. The case of…
US authorities take action against Microsoft’s takeover of Activision
Status: 06/14/2023 08:55 a.m The planned mega takeover of the video game manufacturer Activision by Microsoft is temporarily on hold. A US judge granted the US antitrust authorities’ request to…
Gaming: FTC takes action against Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision
gaming FTC takes action against Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision The logos of the American multinational technology company Microsoft and the video game company Activision Blizzard. photo © Andre M. Chang/ZUMA…
FTC to temporarily ban Microsoft’s Activision acquisition – Business
The US trade regulator FTC is apparently serious about its concerns about a takeover of the computer game manufacturer Activision Blizzard King by the software company Microsoft. Bloomberg writes that…
US regulator takes action against Meta: new severe conditions
Status: 04.05.2023 09:50 a.m The US consumer protection authority FTC wants to impose new serious conditions on the Facebook group Meta. These concern, among other things, the data protection of…
Antitrust expert thinks FTC strategy is crazy
Antitrust expert who defeated Microsoft says FTC’s strategy on Activision deal is ‘crazy’ In conversation with Straight Arrow News shows the antitrust law expert Douglas Melamed extremely skeptical of the…
Activision Blizzard purchase: US agency FTC is suing Microsoft
Microsoft plans to acquire Activision Blizzard. Purchase price: in excess of $68 billion (Images: Microsoft Inc.) After the UK and EU, Microsoft is now also threatened with trouble in its…