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Malaysia's government will conduct a detailed assessment of anti-competitive practices on e-commerce platforms, with a new e-Commerce Act in development to balance consumer benefits against threats to local businesses.
The European Commission has accused Chinese-owned Temu of failing to cooperate with investigators examining whether the e-commerce platform received foreign subsidies distorting EU markets. The allegations stem from an unannounced December 2025 inspection in Ireland.
Britain's Competition and Markets Authority is investigating whether Microsoft misled personal and family customers about Microsoft 365 subscription costs and the inclusion of its Copilot AI assistant.
Malaysia's Senate has endorsed the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2026, granting the Malaysia Competition Commission enhanced enforcement capabilities to tackle sophisticated anti-competitive practices in the digital economy and address rising living costs.
The European Union has imposed a €890 million penalty on Google for abusing its market dominance by prioritising its own services on Search and restricting app developers' pricing options on Google Play.
Google has called on Europe's highest court to reject the EU's attempt to reinstate a €1.49 billion antitrust fine that was scrapped last year, arguing regulators' arguments are fundamentally flawed.
Switzerland's competition regulator has opened a preliminary investigation into Google for removing a feature that allowed Android users to choose their default search engine, a practice that remains available elsewhere in Europe.
Nigeria's competition authority has launched an investigation into major technology firms including Meta, Alphabet and X over alleged misuse of news content and anti-competitive conduct, following complaints from the Nigerian Press Organisation.
Nigeria's competition authority has opened investigations into major technology and artificial intelligence companies, accusing them of illegally exploiting news content and engaging in unfair market practices that disadvantage local publishers.
Malaysia's parliament has passed legislation expanding the Malaysia Competition Commission's authority to investigate cartels and monopolies, introducing new penalty mechanisms while addressing concerns about regulatory overreach.
Malaysia's parliament has passed the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2026, introducing tougher penalties for obstruction of investigations and broadening anti-cartel enforcement to address technology-driven anticompetitive practices.
The European Court of Justice has definitively upheld a €4.1 billion fine against Google, the EU's largest antitrust penalty ever, for abusing its Android operating system's market position to suppress competitor apps.
The Malaysia Competition Commission will gain authority to pay cash rewards to whistleblowers and grant penalty cuts up to 40% for early-admitting enterprises under proposed amendments strengthening cartel enforcement.
Malaysia's government introduced the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2026 to combat increasingly sophisticated cartels using technology and digital communications to evade detection and obstruct investigations.
Australia's competition regulator has filed legal action against Amazon, claiming the company unfairly forced over 1 million Prime subscribers to pay extra for ad-free streaming despite previous annual payments.