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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 …

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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. "Big tech has responded to the mammoth antitrust report put out by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee yesterday with blanket denials theres any monopolistic behaviour or competitive imbalances to see here. Below is a quick run down of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Googles rebuttals". (October 7, 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. "The Bundeskartellamt, Germanys very active competition authority, isnt letting the grass grow under new powers it gained this year to tackle Big Tech: The Federal Cartel Office (FCO) has just announced a third proceeding against Google". (June 4, 2021)
  5. "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)
  6. "The European Commission must block the Google -Fitbit merger as a matter of democratic imperative, prominent academic and author Shoshana Zuboff has warned". (December 11, 2020)
  7. "As the antitrust drumbeat continues to pound on tech giants, with Reuters reporting comments today from the U.S". (August 14, 2020)
  8. "Google has agreed to pay a 1.1 million fine over misleading star ratings for hotels in France. The tech giant had been applying its own (algorithmic) system of ratings for hotels applied via its search engine and on Google Maps". (February 15, 2021)
  9. "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 e-commerce". (September 4, 2020)
  10. "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)
  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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