News Why the UK competition watchdog wants to investigate Microsoft’s Activision deal UK's CMA feels the Microsoft, Activision deal could reduce competition in "gaming consoles, multi-game subscription services, and cloud gaming services." Sarvesh MathiSeptember 6, 2022
News ‘Free Speech Alternative’ Parler Comes Back to Play Store With New Content Moderation Features in Tow Parler's case again highlights debate between platform safety and Big Tech dominance over access and distribution of content online Aarathi GanesanSeptember 6, 2022
News Google Play to allow alternative billing systems in India: here are some unanswered questions Google expanded its "User Choice Billing" pilot to India, allowing certain apps on Play Store to offer an alternative billing system Sarvesh MathiSeptember 5, 2022
News What does India’s competition watchdog think of WhatsApp, JioMart e-commerce partnership? WhatsApp users in India will be able to order groceries directly from the app thanks to Meta's partnership with Reliance's JioMart Sarvesh MathiAugust 30, 2022
News TLDR: ED Raids CoinSwitch Kuber, Sephora lawsuit, Privacy and Google, Twitter whistleblower, more Here is a quick roundup of the latest news and developments in tech policy from India and around the world Arjun BanerjeeAugust 26, 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
News TLDR: Social media and small businesses, Snapchat privacy, Meta’s user tracking, UN IGF, WhatsApp’s Windows beta, more We bring you a roundup of the latest news and developments in tech policy from India and around the world Arjun BanerjeeAugust 17, 2022
News Deep Dive: What do lawyers think of the proposed changes to the Competition Act, 2002? Summary and expert analysis of the proposed changes in the Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022 aimed at overhauling the CCI's role, and more Sarvesh MathiAugust 16, 2022
News Apple, Google’s App Stores’ Payment Policies Among Those Under Scanner of New Investigation by South Korean Telecom Regulator The KCC, South Korea's telecom operator, has taken issue with Apple, Google, One Store over potentially violating the country's in-app payments law Aarathi GanesanAugust 10, 2022