Report from Bloomberg
In Brief – Google is the target of heightened scrutiny by the European Commission antitrust officials over concerns that the digital giant may be illegally rigging the cost of advertising on its search engine. A February 9 letter and request for information sent by the commission to AdTech market participants asks about Google’s dominance across several online advertising markets and evidence backing the regulator’s suspicion that Google is “artificially increasing the clearing price” of search ad auctions “to the detriment of advertisers”. The EU Commission declined to comment on the early-stage market investigation while Google said, “Google Search ads help small businesses compete with the biggest brands, driving economic growth and keeping the web free for everyone.”
Appeals Court Rejects Apple Effort to Pause District Court Setting App Fees
Report from 9to5Mac In Brief – Epic Games has persuaded a panel of the federal 9th Circuit Court Appeals to reverse an earlier decision that had temporarily paused action in the district court that will determine the maximum level of fees Apple can charge app...