The Russian Commission of Antitrust has ruled that Google has violated Russian antitrust law and recommended that Google “end [the] abuse of its dominant market position”, in what appears to be yet another instance of […]
Tag: Monopolies
India Joins EU, Canada In Launching Antitrust Investigation Of Google’s Business Practices
The Competition Commission of India (“CCI”), an agency equivalent to the United States Federal Trade Commission, is the latest such body to raise questions regarding the business practices of Google. Specifically, the CCI has received […]
Didi Kuaidi, the Uber of China, Just Introduced Surge Pricing And Users Are Furious
Didi Kuaidi, the “Uber of China”, is in a public relations predicament in its local market after the app introduced what they call “dynamic extra fee” to passengers’ cabs that varies according to the traffic […]
Big Telcos Using Dirty Tricks To Avoid Net Neutrality Rules
In yet another clear sign that the FCC’s net neutrality rules are in consumers’ best interests, the big telecom monopolies have been caught using technical loopholes to get around the effective policing mechanisms the FCC […]