Sanofi offers to remedy EU’s antitrust concerns over flu vaccine
July 08, 2026
| Lewis Crofts
French pharma company Sanofi will make public declarations for up to four years to correct the potentially anticompetitive impact of claims about a rival flu treatment. The move is designed to address concerns... (more story)
Meta subject to French antitrust injunction in dispute with publishers
July 08, 2026
| Jean Comte
Meta Platforms must negotiate with press publishers over remuneration for using their content and provide them with the necessary information, according to interim measures adopted on Wednesday by the French c... (more story)
Japan begins survey of publishers in AI news-distribution study
July 08, 2026
| Sachiko Sakamaki
The Japanese antitrust agency has begun surveying news publishers to examine how Google, OpenAI and other companies offering news search and summary services powered by artificial intelligence use publishers' ... (more story)
Apple loses court challenge to EU’s tech gatekeeper law
July 08, 2026
| Lewis Crofts
Apple was correctly categorized as a “gatekeeper” under the EU’s flagship digital law, judges ruled on Wednesday, meaning the iPhone is subject to curbs on its conduct. The EU’s lower-tier General Court reject... (more story)
China platforms, overcapacity sectors face wider scrutiny over destructive competition
July 08, 2026
| MLex Staff
China's market regulator is intensifying its campaign against destructive competition, tightening oversight of aggressive pricing, platform conduct and local-government policies that distort markets, while put... (more story)
Japan's Noritz faces JFTC recommendation over unpaid storage of molds
July 08, 2026
| Genta Nakanishi
Japanese water-heater manufacturer Noritz received a corrective recommendation from the country's antitrust regulator on Wednesday for violating the Subcontract Act. The Japan Fair Trade Commission said the Ko... (more story)
Chinese container makers face South Korea cartel probe after US indictment
July 08, 2026
| Jenny Lee
China International Marine Containers, Singamas Container Holdings and two other Chinese shipping-container manufacturers are being investigated by South Korea's antitrust watchdog over whether an alleged glob... (more story)
Amazon privilege review in FTC case raises 'serious questions,' US judge says
July 08, 2026
| Alex Wilts
Amazon's privilege review in the US Federal Trade Commission's monopolization case raises “serious questions,” a Washington federal judge said Tuesday, ordering the company to produce several documents and aut... (more story)