Act now earlier than Google kills us, 135-strong coalition of startups warns EU antitrust chief

A coalition of 135 startups and tech corporations with corporations in verticals in conjunction with adventure, accommodation and jobs have written to the European Fee to urge antitrust movement in opposition to Google — caution that swift enforcement is needed or a couple of of their corporations may just no longer live to tell the tale. In addition they …
A coalition of 135 startups and tech companies with services in verticals including travel, accommodation and jobs have written to the European Commission to urge antitrust action against Google — warning that swift enforcement is needed or some of their businesses may not survive. They also …Original article
Author: Natasha Lomas

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  1. "In a set-back for Googles plan to acquire health wearable company Fitbit, the European Commission has announced its opening an investigation to dig into a range of competition concerns being attached to the proposal from multiple quarters". (August 4, 2020)
  2. "Google has made its pitch to shape the next decades of digital regulation across the European Union, submitting a 135-page response yesterday to the consultation on the forthcoming Digital Services Act (DSA) which will update the blocs long-standing rules around ecommerce". (September 4, 2020)
  3. "Google has fired a lobbying pot-shot at a looming change to the law in Australia that will force it to share ad revenue with local media businesses whose content its platforms monetize seeking to mobilize its users against big media". (August 17, 2020)
  4. "European antitrust regulators now have until almost the end of the year to take a decision on whether to green light Googles planned acquisition of Fitbit". (September 23, 2020)
  5. "Googles plan to end support for third-party cookies in the Chrome browser and its Chromium engine is under investigation by the U.K.s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)". (January 8, 2021)
  6. "Googles appeal against an order by Frances competition watchdog to negotiate with publishers for reuse of snippets of their content has failed". (October 8, 2020)
  7. "Google has offered a second round of concessions to try to persuade European regulators to clear its acquisition of wearables maker Fitbit . The deal has been stalled by concerns over its impact on consumer privacy and competition in the wearables market". (September 29, 2020)
  8. "Human rights NGO, Amnesty International, has written to the EUs competition regulator calling for Googles acquisition of wearable maker Fitbit to be blocked unless meaningful safeguards can be baked in". (November 27, 2020)
  9. "Googles push to phase out third party tracking cookies aka its Privacy Sandbox initiative is facing a competition challenge in Europe". (November 23, 2020)
  10. "Google has fired a lobbying pot-shot at a looming change to the law in Australia that will force it to share ad revenue with local media businesses whose content its platforms monetize seeking to mobilize its users against big media". (August 17, 2020)
  11. "Potential threats to the free flow of GIFs continue to trouble the U.K.s competition watchdog". (April 1, 2021)
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