U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Jonathan Kanter questioned whether the 1995 bank merger guidelines are "adequate to measure and assess the many different dimensions of competition that exist today," in light of "an industry that has experienced some recent turmoil."
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The DOJ and eight State Attorneys General filed a civil action against Google alleging that the company engaged in a long-term scheme to monopolize the digital advertising market in violation of the Sherman Act.
FTC is seeking to block Microsoft Corporation's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc., claiming the acquisition may lessen competition or create a monopoly in interstate trade and commerce in the relevant markets.
The DOJ obtained a permanent injunction suspending the proposed acquisition of Simon and Schuster by Penguin Random House.
Assistant Attorney General of the DOJ Antitrust Division Jonathan Kanter warned that the digital platform space, as it currently stands, is especially susceptible to monopolies and identified strategies for curbing the expansion of would-be monopolies.