{"id":91833,"date":"2024-08-15T11:29:12","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T15:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/professional\/insights\/regulation\/alphabet-amazon-apple-and-meta-antitrust-showdown-status\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T09:47:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T14:47:37","slug":"alphabet-amazon-apple-and-meta-antitrust-showdown-status","status":"publish","type":[3765],"link":"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/professional\/insights\/regulation\/alphabet-amazon-apple-and-meta-antitrust-showdown-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Meta Antitrust Showdown Status"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"bbg-row-container\">\n    <section class=\"bbg-row bg--white  text--black row-padding--bottom-none bbg-row--full-bg-bleed\" data-anchor='row-6a09a7a9147fb'>\n        \n        \n        <div\n            class=\"bbg-row--content\"\n                    >\n            \n            <div\n    class=\"bbg-column\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    <div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<p class=\"small\"><strong>PODCAST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"bbg-metadata bbg-metadata--title\">Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Meta Antitrust Showdown Status<\/h1>\n<div\n    class=\"bbg-spacer bbg-spacer--lg\"\n    >\n<\/div>    <ul class=\"bbg-categories_list\">\n                    <li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/professional\/insights\/category\/markets\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n                    Markets\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/professional\/insights\/category\/regulation\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n                    Regulation\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<div\n    class=\"bbg-spacer bbg-spacer--lg\"\n    >\n<\/div>    <p class=\"bbg-metadata bbg-metadata--date\">August 15, 2024<\/p>\n<div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<p class=\"small\"><strong>Bloomberg Intelligence Podcast<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"bbg-row-container\">\n    <section class=\"bbg-row  text--black row-padding--top-none row-padding--bottom-none bbg-row--full-bg-bleed\" data-anchor='row-6a09a7a91b98a'>\n        \n        \n        <div\n            class=\"bbg-row--content\"\n                    >\n            \n            <p><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-2 bbg-column--valign-middle bbg-column--m-width-4 bbg-column--s-width-2\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    <div id=\"\" class=\"wpb_content_element bbg-single-image align-left\">\n    <figure class=\"bbg-single-image__figure\" style=\"max-width:100%\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Votes-Verdicts-logo.png\" class=\"bbg-single-image__image attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"Votes-Verdicts-logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Votes-Verdicts-logo.png 1000w, https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Votes-Verdicts-logo.png 552w, https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Votes-Verdicts-logo.png 800w, https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Votes-Verdicts-logo.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n        \n            <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<p style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: 600; margin-top: -55px;\">Listen on<\/p>\n<div class=\"flexbox\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/1qvxskiFmwZPjkM0FFNxzn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Spotify.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/alphabet-amazon-apple-and-meta-antitrust-showdown-status\/id1687098457?i=1000665451152\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Apple-podcast.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-1 bbg-column--valign-middle\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    \n<\/div><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-8 bbg-column--valign-middle\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    <div\n  class=\"bb-audio\"\n  data-title=\"Big tech platforms Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Meta are all ensnared in monopolization lawsuits brought by US antitrust enforcers bent on curbing the power of these companies and seeking, in some cases, court-ordered breakups. Alphabet\u2019s Google recently lost at trial to the Department of Justice in one suit, and heads to court in September in another. What are all of these legal fights about, where do things stand in each suit, and when will they all play out? In this Votes and Verdicts Brief, Bloomberg Intelligence Antitrust Litigation Analysts Jennifer Rie and Justin Teresi discuss these issues.\"\n  data-state=\"fresh\"\n  data-audio-url=\"https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Jennifer-Rie-x-Justin-Teresi.mp3\"\n  data-label-desc=\"for Big tech platforms Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Meta are all ensnared in monopolization lawsuits brought by US antitrust enforcers bent on curbing the power of these companies and seeking, in some cases, court-ordered breakups. Alphabet\u2019s Google recently lost at trial to the Department of Justice in one suit, and heads to court in September in another. What are all of these legal fights about, where do things stand in each suit, and when will they all play out? 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