January 18, 2026

Web and Technology News

UK slaps Google Search with special market status, making way for stricter regulations

The CMA has designated Google as having “strategic market status” in the search and search advertising markets, which means the company has such “a substantial and entrenched” position that it requires special regulations to ensure fair competition.

Apple faces special antitrust abuse regime in Germany

Germany’s antitrust authority has today confirmed Apple meets its test for special abuse controls — having so-called “paramount significance for competition across markets”. The designation stands for five years. “The company holds a dominant, or at least powerful, position on all vertically related levels based on its smartphones, tablets and smart watches as well as […]

Apple faces special antitrust abuse regime in Germany by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch