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Sep 13, 2024 | 
thesling.org | Ron Knox |Tim Cowen |David Berri
Just a few weeks shy of its one-year anniversary of the Federal Trade Commission’s landmark monopolization case against Amazon, the government and the world’s largest e-commerce marketplace await a crucial decision: Whether Judge John Chun will dismiss the case before it ever reaches trial. Amazon’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit has been sitting in front of Judge Chun since December.
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Mar 20, 2024 | 
twickenham.nub.news | Tim Cowen
In 2022 the EY Global Integrity Report 2022 found a 'growing gap between what organisations' senior leaders say is important and what they are prepared to overlook or to do for individual gain.' On 11th April Quakers in South West London will be examining what is going wrong and how trust in business might be restored.
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Jan 20, 2024 | 
kingston.nub.news | Tim Cowen
A leading expert on artificial intelligence will speak about how developments in the field force humanity to reframe how it sees itself, in the latest in a series of public events in South West London exploring Quaker concerns.
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Dec 29, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Tim Cowen
The 11th December — the day that Google lost
its first antitrust trial. Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite,
launched their litigation against the anticompetitive management of
Google and Apple's App Stores in 2020. Three years on, the
California jury found against the Google Play monopoly. This
verdict has huge ramifications for other ongoing antitrust trials
against Google, such as the DOJ's' Search trial.
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Dec 15, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Tim Cowen
On Monday 20 November, the Digital Markets, Competition and
Consumers bill ("DMCC Bill") was presented before the
Commons for report stage and third reading, which allowed MPs to
debate and vote on proposed amendments.1 In particular,
the amendments sought to provide greater clarity to parties
interacting with regime, enhanced regulator accountability, and
ensure legislation is drafted effectively and meets its aims.
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Nov 23, 2023 | 
kingston.nub.news | Tim Cowen
A leading expert on prisoners' rights and the Quaker Chaplain to HMP Wandsworth will speak about what can practically be done about 'inhumane and degrading' conditions within the facility, in the latest in a series of public events exploring Quaker concerns in South West London. Wandsworth Prison was recently in the headlines following the escape of a remand prisoner accused of terror offences.
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Nov 16, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Tim Cowen
On October 19 2023, the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) voted to move forward on a proposal to
reinstate net neutrality. This move would reestablish the
agency's authority over broadband internet access service
(BIAS) and, rightfully, reaffirm rules treating it
as an essential service – one that is integral to American
life.
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Nov 14, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Tim Cowen
On 14 September 2023, Google and the California
Attorney-General's Office reached a $93 million settlement.1 This agreement follows
allegations that Google's location-privacy practices breached
California consumer protection laws – collecting, storing,
and using location data without users' informed consent. It
marks the fifth time that Google has settled over its use of
geolocation data, and it is unlikely to be the last2.
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Nov 10, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Tim Cowen
The UK Competition and Markets Authority
("CMA") announced on 3 November 2023 the
final Commitments agreed with Meta, the owner of Facebook,
regarding its use of advertising data. This is in response to the
CMA's investigation into Meta's use of data derived from
its digital display advertising ("DDA")
services being used for purposes beyond the provision of such DDA
services to develop and improve other Meta products.
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Nov 9, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Tim Cowen
Preiskel has been representing Movement for an Open Web (MOW)
since 2020. MOW is a consortium of members which is seeking to
achieve an open and decentralised web. Please see below MOW's recent news post:
On October 12 2023, an interim agreement was reached between
Google and Corint Media, under which Google will pay a total of
€8.2 million for the past and until the end of 2023, and
€3.2 million each year thereafter.
