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Malaysia's government will develop a new E-Commerce Act to regulate digital platforms while maintaining open market principles, officials say, responding to concerns about unfair competition from foreign platforms like Pinduoduo and Temu.
Google confronts coordinated litigation from European rivals seeking billions in damages after regulators imposed a $1 billion fine under new digital competition rules, opening the door to years of costly private lawsuits.
Malaysia's Senate has approved the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2026, granting the Malaysia Competition Commission enhanced powers to combat cartels, monopolies, and anti-competitive practices in the digital economy.
The European Commission has imposed €890 million in fines on Google for violating digital market competition rules, marking the first enforcement action against the tech giant under the bloc's landmark Digital Markets Act.
California and 11 US states have launched legal action to prevent Paramount from acquiring Warner Bros Discovery in a $110 billion transaction, contending the merger would reduce competition and harm consumers through higher prices and diminished content choices.
Google has appealed to the EU Court of Justice to dismiss regulators' challenge against a lower court's decision to scrap a €1.49 billion antitrust fine, arguing the Commission's case contains fundamental flaws.
A coalition of twelve American states has initiated legal action to prevent Paramount from merging with Warner Bros., arguing the deal would harm competition across film and television sectors.
Nigeria's competition authority will investigate Meta, Alphabet, X and AI platforms for allegedly using news content without authorisation and engaging in anti-competitive practices, following complaints from the country's media industry.
Malaysia's parliament has passed the Competition Commission Amendment Bill 2026, significantly expanding the Malaysia Competition Commission's powers to enforce competition law and conduct market reviews, addressing concerns over cartel activities.
Malaysia's parliament has approved the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2026, introducing tougher penalties for obstruction of investigations and enhanced enforcement against technology-driven cartels and market dominance abuse.
Malaysia's Foreign Ministry and the Competition Commission have partnered to eliminate bid-rigging in government procurement, strengthening transparency and protecting public funds through technical advisory services and staff training.
Malaysia's Competition Commission will gain authority to offer cash rewards to whistleblowers and grant up to 40% penalty reductions for early-admitting enterprises under new amendments designed to strengthen cartel enforcement.
Malaysia's government has introduced sweeping amendments to the Competition Act 2010 to address evolving cartel tactics and strengthen enforcement powers of the Malaysia Competition Commission against anti-competitive conduct.
The Court of Justice of the European Union has upheld a €4.1 billion fine against Google for using its Android operating system to unfairly block competitors, marking a major victory for EU antitrust enforcement.
Australia's ACCC has filed legal action against Amazon, claiming the tech giant breached subscription contracts by unilaterally adding advertisements to Prime Video without offering refunds to over 1 million affected subscribers.