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"Leaders at top big tech firms rushed to congratulate Donald Trump on his landslide election victory as they sought to rebuild bridges with the president-elect — and his most influential Silicon Valley booster, Elon Musk — ahead of a transformative period for the sector.

The chief executives of Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft posted supportive messages on social media on Wednesday, which stood in contrast to their more circumspect reaction to the results of the 2016 and 2020 elections. All of their companies have since faced significant regulatory probes and antitrust threats as part of a crackdown by Joe Biden’s Democratic administration.

They now stand to gain much from a more tech- and business-friendly attitude from Trump, if they can win over a mercurial politician who in the past has repeatedly clashed with what he considers a left-leaning constituency that has funded his opponents and censored him."

https://www.ft.com/content/79f87a7f-66b2-454e-8f58-8d5f535cce66

#USA #Trump #BigTech #Monopolies #Oligopolies #Competition #Antitrust


'Amazonification’ of Australian live music industry hurting artists and crew, inquiry told https://www.theguardian.com/culture/article/2024/jul/26/australia-live-music-industry-inquiry-amazonification-anti-competitive-behaviour-allegations-live-nation-teg
Union tells inquiry consumer watchdog should investigate and accuses Live Nation and competitor TEG of anti-competitive behaviour. #competition #music #copyright


US sues Ticketmaster owner Live Nation and seeks break-up of alleged monopoly https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/23/live-nation-ticketmaster-lawsuit
Promotion and ticketing company has faced scrutiny for years, particularly after it botched ticket sales to Taylor Swift’s Eras tour
#competition #antitrust #monopoly


Government supports massive penalty regime for Coles and Woolworths recommended in Emerson review https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-08/government-backs-emerson-recommended-penalties-coles-woolworths/103680606 #competition #supermarkets #agriculture #food #auslaw #auspol


Queensland farmers call for probe into price gouging after premier writes to grocery giants https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/09/queensland-farmers-call-for-probe-into-price-gouging-after-premier-writes-to-grocery-giants Peak body says farmers aren’t getting ‘fair value’ as Steven Miles demands answers from supermarkets on overcharging claims. #competition #agriculture


Fortnite maker Epic Games wins case against Google Play Store https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67688720 #competition #Google #Epic #fortnite


New Book - The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation by Cory Doctorow @pluralistic https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/3035-the-internet-con My current reading... #copyright #privacy #competition #netfreedom


Senior public servants from the watchdogs regulating Qantas' consumer relations and aviation safety have accepted complimentary membership to the airline's exclusive Chairman's Lounge, despite their role in regulating the national carrier. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-13/public-servants-regulators-qantas-chairmans-lounge/102845600 via @ABCaustralia #ACCC #competition #regulation #Qantas


'Prof Carolyn Roberts, an environmental and water consultant represented by the law firm Leigh Day, is bringing the claims at the competition tribunal on behalf of more than 20 million householders who are customers of the water firms. The claims say customers have been overcharged because the companies abused their monopoly positions. They failed to fully report the scale of raw sewage discharges into rivers and seas, and in doing so avoided penalties which would have had an impact on the price they could charge customers, the claim alleges. As a result, Roberts says, customers have been overcharged to the tune of hundreds of millions of pounds.' https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/aug/09/public-could-receive-hundreds-of-millions-as-water-firms-face-sewage-lawsuit #water #environment #pollution #competition