Alex PIGMAN

1 week ago | spacedaily.com | Alex PIGMAN

US asks judge to break up Google's ad tech businessBy Alex PIGMANAlexandria, United States (AFP) May 2, 2025 Google on Friday faced a demand by the US government to break up its hugely profitable ad technology business after a judge found the tech giant was commanding an illegal monopoly.

1 week ago | barrons.com | Alex PIGMAN

Google on Friday faced a demand by the US government to break up its hugely profitable ad technology business after a judge found the tech giant was commanding an illegal monopoly. "We have a defendant who has found ways to defy" the law, US government lawyer Julia Tarver Wood told a federal court in Virginia, as she urged the judge to dismiss Google's assurance that it would change its behavior. "Leaving a recidivist monopolist" intact is not appropriate to solve the issue, she added.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Alex PIGMAN

The massive EU fine against TikTok on Friday marks the latest setback for the popular Chinese-owned social media platform, which has more than one billion users. Here is a closer look at TikTok:- Born in China -TikTok's surge from niche video app to global powerhouse is one of the most significant shifts in digital entertainment since the advent of social media.

1 month ago | spacedaily.com | Alex PIGMAN

US antitrust cases against US tech giantsBy Alex PIGMANWashington (AFP) April 9, 2025 Launched under both the Trump and Biden administrations, five major antitrust cases from the Federal Trade Commission and the US Department of Justice are proceeding against major American technology companies.

1 month ago | japantoday.com | Alex PIGMAN

Barring any eleventh-hour intervention, social media juggernaut Meta will stand trial next week facing serious U.S. government allegations that it abused its market power to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp before they could become competitors. By moving forward, the trial in a Washington federal court dashes any hopes from Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg that the return of Donald Trump to the White House would see the government let up on the enforcement of antitrust law against Big Tech.