The U.S. Department of Justice and a majority of U.S. states filed notices on Tuesday to appeal the remedies in a landmark antitrust case against Alphabet’s Google, according to court filings. In 2024, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled that Google maintained an illegal monopoly in the online search market, but declined to impose the most aggressive remedies sought by the government, such as forcing a divestiture of Chrome or banning key default search deals. Reuters: ‎ The Department of Justice and state attorneys general did not provide details in court documents about their appeal. Their challenge will likely focus on the judge’s decision not to make Google sell off its Chrome browser or end its lucrative arrangement with…

Apple has secured a significant legal victory in Europe as the French Council of State officially ruled in… The post Apple’s App Tracking Transparency Upheld by French Court appeared first on Appleosophy.

The tech moguls in happier times (at Trump’s inauguration.) Since X's users started using Grok to undress women and children using deepfake images, I have been waiting for what I assumed would be inevitable: X getting booted from Apple's and Google's app stores. The fact that it hasn't happened yet tells me something serious about Silicon Valley's leadership: Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are spineless cowards who are terrified of Elon Musk. Here's the relevant Apple App Store developer guideline: "Apps should not include content that is offensive, insensitive, upsetting, intended to disgust, in exceptionally poor taste, or just plain creepy." Huh! How about that. They sold their principles for power … Read the full story at The Verge.

As reported by Reuters, a U.S. appeals court is currently weighing whether to revive a massive class action… The post U.S. Appeals Court Weighs Revival of Apple Antitrust Lawsuit appeared first on Appleosophy.

A U.S. appeals court announced on Thursday that it will review a lower court’s decision to decertify a massive class-action lawsuit against Apple, potentially allowing millions of iPhone users to collectively sue the company for allegedly monopolizing the app distribution market and overcharging consumers. In a short order, the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to examine the ruling that stripped class-action status from a group of nearly 200 million consumers, who allege Apple’s restrictive App Store policies resulted in roughly $20 billion in inflated prices for apps and in-app purchases. Mike Scarcella for Reuters: ‎ U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, ruled in October that the customers failed to provide a model “capable…

At a congressional meeting to vote on the future of kids online safety, the most spirited debate of the day was about a bill that wasn't even on the agenda and Apple CEO Tim Cook. 18 bills that aim to regulate the internet to protect children are now headed for a vote before the full Energy and Commerce Committee, possibly as soon as next month. From there, the bills could get a vote on the floor of the House, giving the chamber a chance to set the tone on internet safety legislation after leaving the leading bill passed by the Senate to languish without a vote last year. Meanwhile, several members of the panel voiced suspicion that Big Tec ……