On 25 July 2025, the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation adopted Bill No. 959244-8 “On Certain Issues of Regulation of the Platform Economy in the Russian Federation (in terms of regulating the activities of digital platforms)”. The bill set …
On 25 July 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) closes the consultation on the investigation into the acquisition of IMG Arena by Sportradar. The consultation gathered views on whether the merger might create a relevant merger situation…
On 24 July 2025, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) deferred enforcing its order against Apple concerning commissions imposed on dating application (app) providers in the app store, due to ongoing discussions between Apple and…
On 23 July 2025, the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology and the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission adopted the cooperation arrangement with the Japan Fair Trade Commission on competiti…
On 23 July 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opened a consultation on the proposed decision to designate Apple as having strategic market status (SMS), until 20 August 2025. The consultation includes a roadmap from the CMA of possibl…
On 23 July 2025, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opened a consultation on the proposed decision to designate Google as having Strategic Market Status (SMS), until 20 August 2025. The decision applies to Google's Mobile Platform activi…
On 22 July 2025, the Competition Authority (AGCM) opened an investigation against Meta to assess potential infringements of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). The investigation concerns alleged abusive tying c…
On 22 July 2025, the European Commission (EC) opened an investigation into Universal Music Group's (UMG) proposed acquisition of Downtown under the EU Merger Regulation. It was highlighted that UMG is involved in wholesale recorded music distributio…
On 22 July 2025, the Competition Bureau closes its consultation on algorithmic pricing. The consultation seeks feedback on the prevalence of algorithmic pricing in Canada, the source of the data used in pricing algorithms, the potential impact on ma…
On 22 July 2025, the Indonesian Competition Commission (KPPU) announced an investigation into TikTok’s alleged delay in notification of Tokopedia's share acquisition. The investigation focuses on TikTok's 88-working-day delay in notifying its 75.01%…