Abuse of dominance

As previously covered on this blog, Meta recently decided to integrate its AI assistant (Meta AI) into its WhatsApp platform, introducing the ability to chat to Meta AI at various points within the…

In this decision, the French Competition Authority (“FCA”) fined Doctolib, an online platform acting as in intermediary between health care professionals and clients, €4,665,000 for abusing its…

IntroductionIn September 2025, and after the national holidays, the Chilean competition authority (Fiscalía Nacional Económica, hereafter referred to as “FNE”) announced the dismissal of a complaint…

On 5 September 2025, the European Commission ordered to end Google’s abusive practices in its dominant position (EEA-wide) in (i) publisher ad servers and (ii) programmatic ad-buying tools for the…

Advocate General Szpunar’s Opinion in case C-161/24 addresses a crucial issue at the intersection of copyright and competition law. The case concerns OSA’s practice of charging royalties to…

IntroductionThe Supreme Court of India recently passed its judgment in the Schott Glass case[1]. The ruling comes after more than ten years when the Competition Commission of India first adjudged the…

Advocate General Kokott has delivered her Opinion in the Google Android appeal, recommending that Google’s appeal be dismissed in its entirety and that the General Court’s 2022 judgment be upheld. In…

The proceedings against Vifor Pharma/HCI Solutions In December 2016, the Swiss Competition Commission (ComCo) fined HCl Solutions AG (HCI) around CHF 4.5 million for abuse of a dominant market…

Introduction Big tech platforms possess characteristics that lead to entrenched structural power and a lack of competition. One notable feature is the existence of extreme economies of scale, arising…