News Why does India’s parliamentary panel want ex-ante regulation for Big Tech? The panel says it is necessary to define ‘gatekeepers’ and subject them to ex-ante provisions specific to anti-competitive practices. Sarasvati NTDecember 28, 2022
News How to regulate Big Tech firms in India? Parliament panel’s top 3 recommendations The Parliament suggested major recommendations to cover the dynamics of an online market and monitor unfair digital market practices. Sarasvati NTDecember 27, 2022
News Summary: What self-regulatory measures India wants cab aggregators like Uber, Ola to adopt and why CCI in September published its market study into cab aggregators like Ola and Uber that examines pricing and transparency and makes recommendations Sarvesh MathiNovember 2, 2022
News Summary: India’s Competition Watchdog Fines MakeMyTrip, Goibibo, and Oyo CCI was investigating MMT-Go and Oyo based on complaints filed in 2019 and 2020 by the Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India... Sarvesh MathiOctober 20, 2022
News Indian antitrust watchdog receives third complaint against Google news aggregation practices News Broadcasters & Digital Association complaint alleges forced participation in advertisements, exploitation of publishers Sarvesh MathiOctober 12, 2022
News India asks cab aggregators like Ola, Uber to adopt self-regulatory measures CCI has asked cab aggregators like Ola and Uber to adopt self-regulatory measures to address issues like surge pricing and transparency Sarvesh MathiSeptember 12, 2022
News CCI Approves PayU’s $4.7 Bn Acquisition of BillDesk, India’s 2nd Largest ‘Internet Buyout’ CCI, India's antitrust regulator, approved PayU's acquisition of BillDesk for 4.7 billion, its fourth buyout in the Indian fintech space Aarathi GanesanSeptember 6, 2022
News Delhi HC dismisses WhatsApp and Meta’s plea against CCI probe into privacy policy WhatsApp and its parent company Meta had argued in the Delhi HC that probing WhatsApp's privacy policy is outside the CCI's remit Vallari SanzgiriAugust 25, 2022
News Tinder-parent Match Group files antitrust complaint against Apple in India: Report Tinder-owner Match Group has filed an antitrust case against Apple with the CCI alleging that Apple engages in "monopolistic conduct." Sarvesh MathiAugust 25, 2022
News Here’s how CCI will determine if a business has significant operations in India for M&A approvals The number of users in India and the amount of data collected will be among the factors used by the CCI to detemine "significant... Sarvesh MathiAugust 19, 2022