Apple, Google criticize UK ‘steering’ demands over mobile platforms
August 14, 2026
| Simon Zekaria
Apple and Google have criticized proposals from the UK competition regulator to allow app developers to "steer" consumers away from the tech giants' app-based mobile platform payment systems. Apple and Google ... (more story)
Meta takes Messenger DMA fight to EU’s highest court
August 14, 2026
| Anna Ferrari
The EU's top judges will examine whether Facebook Messenger should be regulated under the EU's law for digital "gatekeepers," after its owner Meta Platforms appealed a lower-court ruling.
Vietnam plans broader digital-platform market-power tests in competition overhaul
August 14, 2026
| Hoa Dinh
Digital platforms in Vietnam could face broader competition scrutiny based on their control of data, network effects, ecosystems, users and algorithms under proposed changes to the country's competition law, w... (more story)
South Korean refiners face new antitrust scrutiny over service-station fuel sourcing
August 14, 2026
| Jenny Lee
SK Energy, HD Hyundai Oilbank, GS Caltex and S-Oil are facing a fresh antitrust investigation in South Korea over allegations that they restricted service stations carrying their brands from buying or selling ... (more story)
Intuitive loses at US Ninth Circuit over single-brand aftermarket test
August 14, 2026
| Alex Wilts
Medical device repair company Surgical Instrument Service prevailed in its appeal of a district court ruling that required the company to satisfy certain criteria to prove its US antitrust claims against Intuitive Surgical.
Google ordered to modify US Play Store search experience for rival app stores
August 13, 2026
| Alex Wilts
A US judge ordered Google on Thursday to change a portion of the way Google Play handles searches for third-party app stores as he oversees the implementation of a remedy aimed at restoring competition in Andr... (more story)
Brazil expects digital markets bill to pass soon
August 13, 2026
| Henrique Santiago
Alexandre Rebêlo Ferreira, an official at the Ministry of Finance and a prominent figure in drafting text of a digital markets bill, is confident the measure will be approved in Congress despite tensions betwe... (more story)
EU branded goods trade curbs gain backing for legislative route
August 13, 2026
| Anna Lauwereys and Anna Ferrari
Restrictions on cross-border sales of branded goods within the EU have gained fresh backing for a legislative solution. A newly published letter from six national competition authorities explains why the Europ... (more story)