Enlarge (credit: James Leynse/Corbis) The Department of Justice is throwing its weight behind an antitrust bill working its way through the Senate, with the department saying that it needs new tools to help police markets dominated by platforms such as Amazon, Meta (formerly Facebook), Apple, and Google. “The Department views the rise of dominant platforms […]
(credit: Getty Images) Amazon lied to Congress about its use associated with third-party seller data, the House Judiciary Committee said today. In a letter to the Department of Justice, the committee chairs asked prosecutors to investigate the company} for criminal obstruction of Congress. “Amazon lied through a senior executive’s sworn testimony that Amazon did not […]
In an effort to gain some clarity, IGT sues Justice Department over their refusal to commit on the Federal Wire Act. And yes, this feels like a never ending story. Really, this is a good thing for our industry. Since the Department of Justice was shot down by a Federal Judge over their Wire Act […]
The Department of Justice issued Apple subpoenas for information on several high-profile politician, reviving concerns about the privacy of user data. Read More
Sadly, it’s never a surprise when a pal of Donald Trump’s turns out to be a creep — but this is pretty gross. The New York Times reported on Tuesday that Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, a staunch conservative and Trump ally, was being investigated by the Department of Justice for allegedly violating federal s*x trafficking […]
In a case that has enormous implications for online gambling in America, the US Department of Justice lost their Wire Act appeal against the New Hampshire Lottery Commission. The First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of New Hampshire, upholding the decision of a lower court and driving a nail in the Justice Department […]
(credit: Toyota) On Thursday, Toyota reached a settlement with the US government over a decade of noncompliance with Clean Air Act reporting regulations. Under the law, defects or recalls that affect vehicle emissions equipment have to be reported to the Environmental Protection Agency. But, says EPA assistant administrator Susan Bodine, “[f]or a decade Toyota failed […]
Finally, thankfully, justice is at long last being served against some of the people who stormed the U.S. Capitol Building days ago at the center of the violent riots held by Donald Trump‘s supporters. According to news reports, as of Saturday morning, the U.S. Department of Justice has charged at least 13 people for their roles in the […]
Antitrust is almost always a hot button issue, however 2020 has shown a red-letter year to its supervision of anti-competitive small business practices. It is reasonable, then, this year’s digital variant of Fortune‘s Brainstorm Tech convention would comprise two of the major legal minds from antitrust legislation enforcement, who gave their ideas over the government’s […]
Expand / / All Facebook, whichever way you appear. (charge: Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images) After a year spent exploring Facebook, state and national regulators are {} to begin {} a record of instances contrary to Facebook, fresh reports state –which is, whenever the agencies may agree on the way they really wish […]