Meta’s chatbot revenue in Brazil tops CADE fine in WhatsApp API dispute
June 16, 2026
| Maria Júlia Baumert
Meta may be generating enough revenue from chatbot pricing on WhatsApp in Brazil to offset potential fines imposed by the country’s competition authority, according to a report by the country’s competition aut... (more story)
Deutsche Bank chats ‘difficult to argue away,’ US judge says in UK bond antitrust suit
June 16, 2026
| Chris May
Deutsche Bank struggled to convince a New York federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss antitrust litigation over UK government bonds despite the existence of chats between competing financial sector employees disc... (more story)
Public interest in competition a 'danger,' Germany's Mundt says
June 16, 2026
| Lewis Crofts, Anna Ferrari and Nicholas Hirst
Taking public interest arguments into account in competition assessments represents a "huge danger," according to Germany's top antitrust enforcer. But the head of the Dutch competition authority disagreed, sa... (more story)
Interplay of EU merger rules, French law poses challenges, watchdog chief says
June 16, 2026
| Nicholas Hirst
Assessing the potential benefits of a merger poses particular problems in France where the government will still have the power to overrule deals on public interest grounds after revised EU guidelines are in p... (more story)
Mastercard, Visa face UK lawsuits from Herbalife's Czech operations
June 16, 2026
| Simon Zekaria
Mastercard and Visa face lawsuits from nutrition products retailer Herbalife's Czech operations filed at the High Court in London. The two payment card giants have been subject to a raft of competition lawsuit... (more story)
Strong competition enforcement needed for energy transition, EU's Gauer says
June 16, 2026
| Lewis Crofts
Active competition enforcers are crucial to ensuring the benefits of the clean energy transition flow to the right parts of society and the economy, according to the new head of the European Commission’s energ... (more story)
EU gives up fight over SAS, Air Canada interest payments
June 16, 2026
| Lewis Crofts and Anna Ferrari
The European Commission will not appeal a court ruling awarding millions of euros to SAS and Air Canada for unpaid interest on annulled cartel fines, MLex has learned. EU judges found that the regulator had br... (more story)
China's Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance form alliance to end platform wars
June 16, 2026
| Yonnex Li
Alibaba, Tencent and nine other Chinese tech giants have signed a government-backed pact in Guangzhou to curb aggressive competition practices. The compliance alliance, formed three days before China's June 18... (more story)