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Pasta made in Italy is unbeatable

Italian-made pasta always wins. This was confirmed by the Court of Justice of the European Union, which has…
#Italy #Europe #Europa #EU #antitrust #auchan #cecco #cocco #combino #courtofjustice #de #italiamo #lidl #lidlitalia #pasta
https://www.europesays.com/italy/15891/

😳 The richest 0.1% in the US own 14% of its wealth! Yikes!

h/t: @dbcurren.bsky.social

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/will-our-hyper-gilded-age-usher-in?r=b8e6&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true

#antitrust #ineqality #techbro

@Geri @HighlandLawyer Thank you Geri, sincerely, for answering that. So it’s settled, Landlord is not an appropriate name for property professionals? Private equity for commercial rentals or private property rentals for individuals is the issue if no regulations, but now there are more for the later. No doubt the financial markets are infatuated with billionaires’ corporations, estates and investors like the unearned wealth of Duke of Westminster or the earned ones of the Candy brothers, Dyson, Murdoch and Branson etc. so we should expect more slum and drug riddled housing estates? Hereditary peers have just been superseded by oligarchs, and plutocrats but the monarchy is exempt. Hence, if I have not erred, all that’s left is to abolish the crony quangos, bribery and lobbying of antitrust monopolies. The point being, none should have to worry or fear the rise of those like Mr. Frog’s and his fascist financiers! #Antitrust #monopolies #rentalbusiness #property #professionals #socialhousing #billionaires

Pluralistic: 2024 (apart from the obvious) (11 May 2026)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/11/postmortem/

Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users

The company that decides whether you're a bot now also requires you run its software to prove otherwise.

https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users

#Google #Android #enshittification #dystopia #privacy #surveillance #idverification #technology #antitrust

Reuters: Google has bit more time to address concerns in EU investigation, EU Commission says. “EU regulators are giving Alphabet’s Google a little bit ‌more time to sooth their concerns ‌after a previous proposal from the company fell short, ​the European Commission said on Friday.”

TechXplore: Google faces new UK lawsuit over online display ads. “The claim filed on behalf of British advertisers is seeking up to £3 billion ($4 billion) in compensation, according to an estimate from KP Law, the firm leading the action. The case argues that Google favored its own display advertising services, such as banner ads shown on websites, while excluding its rivals.”

I have written a sample letter that you can use to invite organizations to join the #Fediverse.

The letter is shared under a #CC0 license. Feel free to copy, adapt and send it to organizations that still rely on #BigTech.

Thanks to @danie1 for the English translation.

Replies to this post will also appear as comments under the blog post.

https://bammerlaan.nl/posts/Example_letter_Fediverse

#OpenSource #SocialMedia #mastodon #decentralisation #PublicSpaces #x #threads #bluesky #DigitalSovereignty #ActivityPub #AntiTrust

Good article by @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social

Corporate Hospitals Bilking Americans as GOP Destroys Health Care : Patients are caught in the middle of a corporate money grab and lawmakers who refuse to regulate.

https://prospect.org/2026/05/08/corporate-hospitals-bilking-americans-gop-destroys-health-care/

#Healthcare #Inflation #Antitrust

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/05/08/apple-cant-avoid-41-billion-icloud-suit-in-uk-xcxwbn/

Apple Loses Bid to Narrow UK iCloud Suit in Britain

#iCloud #Apple #CloudStorage #CloudComputing #Cloud #Storage #Competition #Antitrust #UK #ConsumerRights #ConsumerProtection #iPhone #iOS #iPadOS

LAVORO: NUOVA INDAGINE DELL’ANTITRUST SU GLOVO E DELIVEROO, “INFORMAZIONI INGANNEVOLI SUGLI STANDARD ETICI” https://www.radiondadurto.org/2026/05/07/lavoro-nuova-indagine-dellantitrust-su-glovo-e-deliveroo-informazioni-ingannevoli-sugli-standard-etici/ #ciclofattorini #fooddelivery #sfruttamento #NAZIONALI #antitrust #inchiesta #consegne #indagine #diritti #lavoro #agcom #rider #Food

Legal personality for artefacts breaks justice and democracy I try again again #AIEthics #robotRights (and a shout out to #inequality #antitrust and a fine photographer) joanna-bryson.blogspot.com/2026/05/lega...

Legal personality for artefact...

RE: https://freesewing.social/@Rania/116526551797962998

#newbrandeis #antitrust #democracy #bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #wealth #wealthconcentration #politics #politicaltheory #autocracy #corporatism #corporatismisfascism #fascism #supremecourt #hipsterantitrust #ftc #regulation #regulatorycapture

RE: https://freesewing.social/@Rania/116526551797962998

#newbrandeis #antitrust #democracy #bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #wealth #wealthconcentration #politics #politicaltheory #autocracy #corporatism #corporatismisfascism #fascism #supremecourt #hipsterantitrust #ftc #regulation #regulatorycapture

RE: https://freesewing.social/@Rania/116526551797962998

#newbrandeis #antitrust #democracy #bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #wealth #wealthconcentration #politics #politicaltheory #autocracy #corporatism #corporatismisfascism #fascism #supremecourt #hipsterantitrust #ftc #regulation #regulatorycapture

RE: https://freesewing.social/@Rania/116526551797962998

#newbrandeis #antitrust #democracy #bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #wealth #wealthconcentration #politics #politicaltheory #autocracy #corporatism #corporatismisfascism #fascism #supremecourt #hipsterantitrust #ftc #regulation #regulatorycapture

RE: https://freesewing.social/@Rania/116526551797962998

#newbrandeis #antitrust #democracy #bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #wealth #wealthconcentration #politics #politicaltheory #autocracy #corporatism #corporatismisfascism #fascism #supremecourt #hipsterantitrust #ftc #regulation #regulatorycapture

Pluralistic: In praise of vultures (06 May 2026)

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/06/champerty-loves-company/

"We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." -- Louis Brandeis

#newbrandeis #antitrust #democracy #bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #wealth #wealthconcentration #politics #politicaltheory #autocracy #corporatism #corporatismisfascism #fascism #supremecourt #hipsterantitrust #ftc #regulation #regulatorycapture

"We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." -- Louis Brandeis

#newbrandeis #antitrust #democracy #bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #wealth #wealthconcentration #politics #politicaltheory #autocracy #corporatism #corporatismisfascism #fascism #supremecourt #hipsterantitrust #ftc #regulation #regulatorycapture

"We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." -- Louis Brandeis

#newbrandeis #antitrust #democracy #bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #wealth #wealthconcentration #politics #politicaltheory #autocracy #corporatism #corporatismisfascism #fascism #supremecourt #hipsterantitrust #ftc #regulation #regulatorycapture

"We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." -- Louis Brandeis

#newbrandeis #antitrust #democracy #bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #wealth #wealthconcentration #politics #politicaltheory #autocracy #corporatism #corporatismisfascism #fascism #supremecourt #hipsterantitrust #ftc #regulation #regulatorycapture

"We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." -- Louis Brandeis

#newbrandeis #antitrust #democracy #bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #wealth #wealthconcentration #politics #politicaltheory #autocracy #corporatism #corporatismisfascism #fascism #supremecourt #hipsterantitrust #ftc #regulation #regulatorycapture

"An influential government adviser close to Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves held 16 undisclosed meetings with top US tech executives, the Guardian can reveal.

The No 10 business aide Varun Chandra discussed regulatory changes, AI and Donald Trump’s second administration with tech corporations during confidential meetings between October 2024 and October 2025. In one meeting he offered to help a top executive meet the prime minister directly.

Chandra’s dealings with six major technology companies – Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle, Apple and Meta – took place as the government developed policies to secure investment from Silicon Valley, including multimillion-pound energy subsidies and preferential planning approval for datacentres in what ministers have called AI growth zones.

While largely unknown outside Westminster, Chandra, who ran a corporate intelligence firm founded by former British spies before joining government, is a central figure in Downing Street and is a key champion of the government’s push for economic growth."

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/03/starmer-adviser-varun-chandra-undisclosed-meetings-us-tech-bosses?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

#UK #Starmer #BigTech #Oligopolies #Antitrust

Tomaso Duso, Chairman of the Monopoly Commission, has sharply criticized the EU Commission's plans to relax guidelines governing corporate mergers. While acknow... https://news.osna.fm/?p=44473 | #news #antitrust #business #concerns #eus

Tomaso Duso, Chairman of the Monopoly Commission, has sharply criticized the EU Commission's plans to relax guidelines governing corporate mergers. While acknow... https://news.osna.fm/?p=44473 | #news #antitrust #business #concerns #eus

Tomaso Duso, Chairman of the Monopoly Commission, has sharply criticized the EU Commission's plans to relax guidelines governing corporate mergers. While acknow... https://news.osna.fm/?p=44473 | #news #antitrust #business #concerns #eus

Tomaso Duso, Chairman of the Monopoly Commission, has sharply criticized the EU Commission's plans to relax guidelines governing corporate mergers. While acknow... https://news.osna.fm/?p=44473 | #news #antitrust #business #concerns #eus

Tomaso Duso, Chairman of the Monopoly Commission, has sharply criticized the EU Commission's plans to relax guidelines governing corporate mergers. While acknow... https://news.osna.fm/?p=44473 | #news #antitrust #business #concerns #eus

Apple's 2026 regulatory landscape is unprecedented: antitrust in 4+ jurisdictions ($AAPL), a live iPhone sales ban risk in China from the Xiao-I patent case, fragmented US state-level AI laws, and the DMA's July cross-platform messaging deadline.

The era of unconstrained platform governance is ending. https://post.kapualabs.com/4y3u2byw

#Apple #Antitrust #AI #Regulation

Pluralistic: The prehistory of the Democratic Nuremberg Caucus (02 May 2026)

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/02/denazification/

#ECJHighlights:
⚖️ 06/05 (J): #PierreCardin licensing – #antitrust fine 🇩🇪 (T-87/25)
⚖️ 07/05 (J): Social benefits – long residence requirement 🇮🇹 (C-747/22)
⚖️ 07/05 (O): Access to documents between #Hungary and @EU_Commission 🇭🇺 (C-641/24 P)
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https://nitter.net/EUCourtPress/status/2050198822446404035#m

ABC4: Utah-led coalition finalizes $700 million settlement with Google; consumers to receive settlement funds. “A Utah-led coalition involving attorneys general for all U.S. states announced today that they have reached the final steps in a $700 million settlement with Google, with the majority of funds going to impacted consumers.”

Gatekeepers still dominate EU markets as Apple and Google delay DMA obligations like app choice and app removal rights. 📱
EDRi says weak enforcement and political pressure risk undermining the DMA’s goal of competition and user control. ⚖️

🔗 https://edri.org/our-work/if-the-dma-is-fit-for-purpose-why-are-the-gatekeepers-winning/

#TechNews #EU #Europe #DMA #DigitalMarketsAct #BigTech #Apple #Google #Antitrust #Privacy #Competition #FOSS #OpenSource #DigitalRights #Regulation #Transparency #EDRi #Apple #Google

Gatekeepers still dominate EU markets as Apple and Google delay DMA obligations like app choice and app removal rights. 📱
EDRi says weak enforcement and political pressure risk undermining the DMA’s goal of competition and user control. ⚖️

🔗 https://edri.org/our-work/if-the-dma-is-fit-for-purpose-why-are-the-gatekeepers-winning/

#TechNews #EU #Europe #DMA #DigitalMarketsAct #BigTech #Apple #Google #Antitrust #Privacy #Competition #FOSS #OpenSource #DigitalRights #Regulation #Transparency #EDRi #Apple #Google

Gatekeepers still dominate EU markets as Apple and Google delay DMA obligations like app choice and app removal rights. 📱
EDRi says weak enforcement and political pressure risk undermining the DMA’s goal of competition and user control. ⚖️

🔗 https://edri.org/our-work/if-the-dma-is-fit-for-purpose-why-are-the-gatekeepers-winning/

#TechNews #EU #Europe #DMA #DigitalMarketsAct #BigTech #Apple #Google #Antitrust #Privacy #Competition #FOSS #OpenSource #DigitalRights #Regulation #Transparency #EDRi #Apple #Google

A $38 billion fine for Apple. In India. 💸🇮🇳

The charge? Antitrust.
The reality? A last-minute rule change: fines now based on global revenue, not just local.

Apple's market share in India: ~10%.

Meanwhile, Xiaomi lost $680M (frozen, then confiscated). ByteDance lost $6B (banned overnight).

India’s playbook: Lure. Trap. Seize.

Warning for any company thinking of going all in.

#Apple #IndiaBusiness #Antitrust #Xiaomi #ByteDance #ForeignInvestment #BusinessRisk

A $38 billion fine for Apple. In India. 💸🇮🇳

The charge? Antitrust.
The reality? A last-minute rule change: fines now based on global revenue, not just local.

Apple's market share in India: ~10%.

Meanwhile, Xiaomi lost $680M (frozen, then confiscated). ByteDance lost $6B (banned overnight).

India’s playbook: Lure. Trap. Seize.

Warning for any company thinking of going all in.

#Apple #IndiaBusiness #Antitrust #Xiaomi #ByteDance #ForeignInvestment #BusinessRisk

A $38 billion fine for Apple. In India. 💸🇮🇳

The charge? Antitrust.
The reality? A last-minute rule change: fines now based on global revenue, not just local.

Apple's market share in India: ~10%.

Meanwhile, Xiaomi lost $680M (frozen, then confiscated). ByteDance lost $6B (banned overnight).

India’s playbook: Lure. Trap. Seize.

Warning for any company thinking of going all in.

#Apple #IndiaBusiness #Antitrust #Xiaomi #ByteDance #ForeignInvestment #BusinessRisk

A $38 billion fine for Apple. In India. 💸🇮🇳

The charge? Antitrust.
The reality? A last-minute rule change: fines now based on global revenue, not just local.

Apple's market share in India: ~10%.

Meanwhile, Xiaomi lost $680M (frozen, then confiscated). ByteDance lost $6B (banned overnight).

India’s playbook: Lure. Trap. Seize.

Warning for any company thinking of going all in.

#Apple #IndiaBusiness #Antitrust #Xiaomi #ByteDance #ForeignInvestment #BusinessRisk

James Cameron Is A Weird Hypocrite When It Comes To Giant Hollywood Mergers

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/23/james-cameron-is-a-weird-hypocrite-when-it-comes-to-giant-hollywood-mergers/

Wow, a coherent approach an articulate voice.

"Lina Khan and the 2028 Economic Fight: Why Democrats Are Calling Her Now"

#Democrats #Economics #News #USA #Finance #Politics #Intelligent #Khan #AntiTrust #AntiFascist #ProBusiness

https://www.el-balad.com/16918786

Wow, a coherent approach an articulate voice.

"Lina Khan and the 2028 Economic Fight: Why Democrats Are Calling Her Now"

#Democrats #Economics #News #USA #Finance #Politics #Intelligent #Khan #AntiTrust #AntiFascist #ProBusiness

https://www.el-balad.com/16918786

Wow, a coherent approach an articulate voice.

"Lina Khan and the 2028 Economic Fight: Why Democrats Are Calling Her Now"

#Democrats #Economics #News #USA #Finance #Politics #Intelligent #Khan #AntiTrust #AntiFascist #ProBusiness

https://www.el-balad.com/16918786

Wow, a coherent approach an articulate voice.

"Lina Khan and the 2028 Economic Fight: Why Democrats Are Calling Her Now"

#Democrats #Economics #News #USA #Finance #Politics #Intelligent #Khan #AntiTrust #AntiFascist #ProBusiness

https://www.el-balad.com/16918786

Oh Look, The MAGA FTC Built The Censorship Industrial Complex It Was Screaming About

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/16/oh-look-the-maga-ftc-built-the-censorship-industrial-complex-it-was-screaming-about/

Oh Look, The MAGA FTC Built The Censorship Industrial Complex It Was Screaming About

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/16/oh-look-the-maga-ftc-built-the-censorship-industrial-complex-it-was-screaming-about/

Oh Look, The MAGA FTC Built The Censorship Industrial Complex It Was Screaming About

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/16/oh-look-the-maga-ftc-built-the-censorship-industrial-complex-it-was-screaming-about/

Oh Look, The MAGA FTC Built The Censorship Industrial Complex It Was Screaming About

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/16/oh-look-the-maga-ftc-built-the-censorship-industrial-complex-it-was-screaming-about/

Oh Look, The MAGA FTC Built The Censorship Industrial Complex It Was Screaming About

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/16/oh-look-the-maga-ftc-built-the-censorship-industrial-complex-it-was-screaming-about/