Tag: Antitrust fine
France’s Top Court Upholds Google’s Fine
Google’s bid to overturn a €100 million (US$114.4 million) French fine hit a snag after an aide to the nation’s top court backed accusations...
France Hits Google & Facebook With Fine Over Cookies
According to Reuters, France's data privacy watchdog CNIL has fined Alphabet's Google a record 150 million euros ($169 million) for making it difficult for internet...
FTC Fines Biglari Over Barrel Stock Purchase
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has fined Biglari Holdings US$1.4 million for its second violation of federal antitrust rules in less than a...
Intel’s $1.2B EU Fine Appeal To Be Decided This Month
Intel’s epic fight against a record €1.06 billion (US$1.2 billion) antitrust fine will get closer to its final stretch when European Union judges will...
EU Praises Italy Over Amazon Fine
he Italian antitrust body has slapped a €1.128 billion fine on Amazon after finding that the US giant holds a position of absolute dominance...
EU Hits Spain’s Abengoa With €20M Antitrust Fine
The European Commission has fined the Spanish company Abengoa €20 million for participating in a cartel concerning the wholesale price formation mechanism in the...
Russia Fines Google Again And Threatens Mega Fine In Future
Russia fined Google 9 million roubles ($121,000), a Moscow court said on Tuesday, in the latest in a string of penalties against the technology...
Russia Fines Google, Again
A Moscow court fined Google 3 million roubles ($40,400) on Monday for not deleting content that it deemed illegal, part of a wider dispute...
WhatsApp Changes Their Privacy Policy After EU Fine
WhatsApp is rewriting its privacy policy as a result of a huge data protection fine earlier this year.
Following an investigation, the Irish data protection...
Korean FTC Fines Mobile Payment Companies For Collusion
South Korea's antitrust regulator said Wednesday it has decided to impose a combined fine of 16.9 billion won ($14.3 million) on four mobile payment...
