Justice Department Sues Google for Monopolizing Digital Advertising Technologies
The Futurum Group’s principal analyst Shelly Kramer weighs in on the recent Google lawsuit filed by the Justice Department (DOJ) and eight states, California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Virginia, calling for the breakup of the search giant’s digital advertising technology business over alleged monopolization of the digital advertising.
The Problem with Congress’s 5 New Antitrust Bills Aimed at Reining In U.S. Big Tech
Last Friday, House Democrats introduced five new antitrust-style bills aimed at curtailing the market dominance of U.S. technology companies. Futurum’s Olivier Blanchard breaks down the nuances of the bills, outlines the problems with each, and shares thoughts on the challenges ahead.
Escalating App Store War Between Apple and Developers Likely to Bleed into Antitrust Probes in US and EU
The News: In a move that is certain to impact mounting antitrust probes in the US and EU, Apple has removed Fortnite, Epic Games’ popular battle royale game, from its App Store. This action follows the developer’s implementation of its own in-app payment system which aims to bypass Apple’s standard 30% fee. Escalating App Store […]
