Digital Competition

In this week's recap, the US filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google display advertising, Europe proposed two DMA workshops on messaging services and app stores, and I launched a participatory forum

Germany tackled Google's data processing terms, Europe is reviewing a telco joint venture to create a privacy-friendly ad-tech solution, and the Commission created a new directorate for digital platforms

Europe organized its first DMA technical workshop and published the draft of its first DMA implementing act, the US seeks to block Microsoft/Activision, an Australian Court dismissed Google's misleading data practice, and Europe investigates the telcos Ad Tech project.

Germany investigates Meta data processing terms, France commissioned a study on competition and privacy, and the UK launched an investigation into cloud gaming and mobile browsers

Europe released a draft revised market definition notice and investigated in depth the merger Microsoft/Activision, the US is strengthening its efforts against unfair competition, the UK is already scrutinizing web 3.0, Australia is proposing reform to regulate digital platforms, Germany is using section 19a against Amazon, and Google settled in the US a case concerning location data

Europe already focuses on the nascent metaverse, the UK investigates Big Tech in finance (but it is not new), India fined Google for its Play Store’s policies, Turkey fined Meta for the Facebook WhatsApp data-sharing practice, and the DMA enters into force

French administrative agencies met, Amazon has a secretive algorithm that is potentially abusive, India fined Google, and the European Commission is already planning its first technical workshop on the DMA

the Digital Markets Act is born, international cooperation is fashionable, and an advocate general in Europe sheds light on a possible ex-post assessment of consummated marriages, such as Facebook/Instagram

Big Tech won court challenges, Microsoft/Activision sounds like a data-driven merger, Germany might release a new merger control law, and Vestager spoke again about fairness

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