Antitrust

8 stories about Antitrust
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EU antitrust chief Vestager ends with wins over Apple and Google, but is it enough?

10.09.24|Omer Kabir
As the dust settles on her decade of regulatory battles, Vestager’s true legacy may rest with the future of the Digital Markets Act.
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Could regulators break up Apple and Google?

24.03.24|Reuters
Regulators allege companies such as Apple and Google have built impenetrable ecosystems around their products, making it difficult for customers to switch to rival services, which led to the coining of the term walled gardens
מגזין נשים 4.4.17 עדי סופר תאני מנכלית פייסבוק ישראל

Competition regulators are looking into Facebook Israel’s 2018 acquisition of Redkix

15.12.20|Tomer Gonen and Hagar Ravet
The social media giant did not submit notice of merger documents before buying two Israeli startups in the last three years
הוועידה הכלכלית הלאומית 2018 מיכל הלפרין הממונה בשיחה עם גלית אלטשטיין

Israel Competition Authority Redefines Monopoly Rules for Local Market

22.07.19|Tomer Ganon
New regulation will enable the authority to declare a company a monopoly even if it does not control the lion's share of the market, if it can commend prices much higher than it would in a more competitive market
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Israeli Watchdog Calls on Public in a Bid to Better Regulate Big Tech

04.09.18|Hagar Ravet
The Israeli Antitrust Authority is seeking comments on the promotion and protection of competition in the digital era
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Israeli Antitrust Authority Indicts Four in Video Game Pricing Scam

19.06.18|Tomer Ganon
Four gaming store managers are accused of using a Whatsapp chat group dubbed “Israel’s Suckers” to coordinate prices of popular video games and consoles in the country
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The Story of Fake News Is the Story of Monopolies, Says Antitrust Crusader

04.04.18|Uri Pasovsky
American journalist Barry Lynn believes Google had him fired and wants antitrust policies to be a top issue in the next presidential elections
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Uber Taxis Still Banned as Israel Announces Ridesharing Rules

05.12.17|Lior Gutman
The new rules appear to closely match the ridesharing model offered by Google subsidiary Waze and Israel-based Moovit