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South Korea explores competition-law exemptions for collective action by weaker parties February 10, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

South Korea's competition regulator is reviewing whether to exempt collective action by small businesses, self-employed individuals and trade unions from collusion rules, allowing "economically weaker parties"... (more story)

China's ride-hailing platform AutoNavi called in over pricing, partner management February 10, 2026 | MLex Staff

China has stepped up oversight of platform companies ahead of the Spring Festival travel rush, with a transport-led interministerial body calling in ride-hailing aggregator AutoNavi over pricing and platform-m... (more story)

Basketball Federation of India challenges antitrust watchdog's jurisdiction over it February 10, 2026 | Freny Patel

India’s Basketball Federation has asked the Delhi High Court to quash an antitrust probe, arguing that regulators cannot be regulated, as the court seeks a response from the Competition Commission of India on ... (more story)

DOJ’s Hamer leaving Antitrust Division less than a year into job February 09, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Mark Hamer, a top enforcer in the US Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, is departing the agency less than a year after he was appointed deputy assistant attorney general in charge of civil litigation ... (more story)

Brazil's CADE recommends convictions in international aviation insurance cartel February 09, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

The investigation carried out by Brazil’s competition authority revealed that the cartel existed for 20 years and impacted several Brazilian firms between 1997 and 2017.

Amazon seeks special master following spoliation accusations from US FTC February 09, 2026 | Alex Wilts

The US Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of states lodged “broad and reckless allegations” about privilege and document preservation, Amazon argued in a late-Friday court filing urging a federal judge t... (more story)

WhatsApp subscriptions have 'no link' to business API, Meta tells Brazil's CADE February 09, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Meta has pushed back against claims by Brazilian AI developers Luzia and Zapia that the company’s updated WhatsApp Terms of Service would marginalize rival AI providers and reshape competition on the platform.

WhatsApp isn’t ‘key distribution channel’ for AI bots, Meta says February 09, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

The European Commission has wrongly assumed that AI bots such as Perplexity and Poke.com need WhatsApp to distribute their services, Meta Platforms said, pushing back against EU charges levied on Monday. EU co... (more story)

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Meta’s AI-agent fight will test EU regulator on infrastructure, access and fees February 09, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

The nascent market for AI assistants is at the heart of a fight between Meta Platforms and the European Commission that will see the two sides clash over how important WhatsApp is as a distribution channel for... (more story)

Court-appointed economist in US Epic-Google case could become model for judges February 06, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Chris May

A US judge’s decision to appoint an economist to scrutinize Epic Games’ settlement with Google could serve as a blueprint for courts tasked with determining whether negotiated resolutions truly protect the pub... (more story)

As South Korea plans higher antitrust fines, questions grow over balance and fallout February 06, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

In a timely convergence, politics and regulation have aligned for South Korea's antitrust watchdog as it sets out a new framework for dramatically higher antitrust fines. President Lee Jae Myung has publicly e... (more story)

Apple faces similar tech laws in EU, Japan, but the results may differ February 06, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst and Sachiko Sakamaki

The iPhone maker is navigating new tech platform regimes across the globe. Differences between the EU and Japan's rules and Apple's compliance will provide a real-time experiment in how policy can foster compe... (more story)

US FTC deploys spoliation playbook used in other monopolization cases February 05, 2026 | Alex Wilts

The US Federal Trade Commission’s allegations that Amazon manipulated and deleted evidence mirror strategies the agency, the Department of Justice and other plaintiffs have pursued in recent antitrust cases — ... (more story)

Has the EU reached a dead end on Standard Essential Patents? February 05, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Now that Germany has shut the door on EU guidance for Standard Essential Patents — with the federal court siding with VoiceAge in its dispute with HMD — the European Commission's strategy for the heated techno... (more story)

Google search faces groundbreaking UK demands, but questions over scope remain February 05, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

The UK competition agency’s proposed conduct demands aimed at Google over its search business are being scrutinized over their sufficiency. While the Competition and Markets Authority's measures target longsta... (more story)

Unsupported resilience claims won't stop EU cartel fine, Alchem decision shows February 04, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Alchem failed to convince EU investigators that discussing the weather and harvest yields with competitors in the pharma sector improved “resilience” in the supply chain and didn’t constitute cartel conduct. T... (more story)