Competition and Markets Authority

The app economy in Europe grew from €10 billion in 2013 to €290 billion in 2022, creating 1.8 million jobs. Billion-dollar mobile app companies are lobbying to alter the app store ecosystem, arguing against fees while advocating for weaker security measures. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is reviewing ways to expand developer options but faces pressure to avoid dismantling the existing market structure.

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is fast-tracking an investigation into the proposed £2B acquisition of Substantial (owner of Netomnia) by a consortium including Virgin Media O2's owners Liberty Global and Telefónica. The deal aims to merge Netomnia with nexfibre to create a fiber broadband challenger to BT Openreach, serving 8 million premises by 2027.

The UK competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), is expanding its investigation into the childcare market to examine how different providers influence options, costs, and the availability of childcare places.

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority proposed allowing app developers to redirect users to external payment methods, bypassing mandatory Apple and Google app store fees. Apple and Google restrict this 'steering,' but the regulator suggests they could charge fair fees for it. The UK also considers requiring Apple to open access to iPhone NFC payment tech for third-party apps.

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is challenging Apple and Google's dominance over mobile app stores by allowing developers to direct users away from their platforms for payments. The CMA argues that restrictions by Apple and Google harm consumers and app owners.

Ryanair has stopped charging parents to sit with their children on flights. The policy change follows an investigation by Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority into the airline's practices.

Ticket reseller StubHub is required to repay 50,000 customers over drip pricing practices, and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined it £1.5 million for the issue.

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority introduced new rules requiring Google to rank search results using objective criteria and provide transparency, while allowing users to transfer search data to third parties. Google has six months to comply with ranking rules and three months for data requirements, following earlier mandates on AI search content usage.

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has mandated Google to enhance transparency in search result rankings and enable users to transfer search data to third parties. The requirements follow complaints from UK businesses about Google's opaque ranking practices and include a six-month deadline for implementation. Google disputes the claims, asserting its systems are fair and transparent.

Associated British Foods (ABF) has been cleared by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to acquire Hovis, creating the UK’s largest bread brand. The CMA determined that ABF’s bakeries arm would likely exit the UK market if the £75m deal did not proceed.

Ryanair is under investigation by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for charging mandatory fees to parents who sit with their children aged 2-11 on flights. The airline calls the investigation 'bogus,' arguing the fees are necessary for child safety and disability-related obligations.

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating Ryanair for charging parents a 'mandatory family seat' fee to sit with children aged 2 to 11, questioning if the fee violates consumer law. Ryanair claims its policy complies with regulations, allowing free adjacent seats for up to four children.

Ryanair is under investigation for charging parents £8 per flight to sit with their children. The airline calls the inquiry 'bogus,' while the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) states Ryanair is the only major UK carrier imposing such a fee.

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has mandated Google to alter how it uses publishers’ content in AI-powered search results, granting news websites the ability to block their content from AI summaries. This decision leverages the CMA’s authority to impose rules on major tech firms deemed to hold 'strategic market status', with global implications for how AI systems aggregate news content.

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ordered Google to alter how it uses publishers’ content in AI-powered search results. The rule grants news websites the ability to block their content from being used in AI summaries, with potential global implications.

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has imposed new rules on Google to prevent publishers' content from being used in AI Overviews and to ensure proper attribution with links in AI-generated search results. The requirements also allow publishers to opt out of their content being used to train AI models, aiming to balance power in negotiations between publishers and Google.

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ordered Google to allow publishers to opt out of having their content scraped for AI services like AI Overviews. Google must provide tools for publishers to block content use in AI models, cite sources with clear links, and apply these rules to new AI-integrated search features. The decision aims to reduce Google’s dominance in the UK search market and improve transparency for users.

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ordered Google to allow news publishers to opt out of having their content scraped for AI services like AI Overviews and AI Mode. The decision aims to address Google's dominance in the UK search market by requiring the company to provide tools for publishers to block their content from AI training and ensure proper citations in AI-generated results.

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has ruled that Google must allow online publishers to opt out of its AI Search features, including AI Overviews. The new rule prevents Google from using publishers' content for AI model training and gives them more negotiation power.

UK media websites can now block their content from appearing in Google’s AI summaries in search results, as ruled by the British competition watchdog. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) stated this move aims to strengthen publishers' positions when negotiating content deals with Google.

The UK competition watchdog has granted publishers the ability to opt out of their content being used to train Google's AI models and power search summaries like AI Overviews. New conduct requirements now provide tools for publishers to prevent their content from being utilized in AI-driven search features.

The UK competition watchdog has given publishers the ability to opt out of their content being used to train Google's AI models and power search summaries like AI Overviews. This follows new conduct requirements imposed on search services by the Competition and Markets Authority.

UK publishers can now opt out of Google AI search results. The Competition and Markets Authority states this change would strengthen publishers' negotiating positions with Google.

UK Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has ordered a competition review of hidden childcare charges, including non-refundable deposits and compulsory add-ons, as part of efforts to address concerns about unfair practices in nursery services.

The UK competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority, will investigate the childcare market following an order by Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson. The move aims to address rising living costs by scrutinizing market practices.

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority is investigating Microsoft's business software ecosystem to determine if it should be designated as having strategic market status, which could lead to interventions to support competition. The probe will examine Microsoft's software licensing practices and their impact on customer choice. The investigation must be completed within nine months.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves faced criticism from the UK Competition and Markets Authority for claiming petrol pump 'profiteering' during the Iran war. Critics allege she benefits as the 'real profiteer' due to a £350 million VAT windfall linked to rising fuel prices.