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Judge Grants FTC Injunction To Temporarily Block Microsoft-Activision Deal
Temporary restraining order by US regulator to prevent Microsoft's acquisition of Activision, is granted by US judge
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More concern for US and European regulators as Twitter's head of public policy departs amid additional layoffs at the platform
German Regulator Orders Facebook To Stop Using WhatsApp Data
Three month data collection ban. Facebook has been banned by regulator from processing the personal data from German WhatsApp users
Second Judge Blocks US Commerce Dept TikTok Restrictions
Good news for ByteDance, as second judge grants injunction against US Commerce Department restrictions what would have effectively banned TikTok in US
Uber, Lyft Granted Emergency Injunction By California Court
Gig economy development. No California shutdown yet for Uber and Lyft, after court grants emergency injunction over worker status
Qualcomm Sues To Broaden iPhone Sales Block In China
The smartphone chip giant is reportedly moving to include Apple's latest iPhone models, the XS, XS Max and XR, in the scope of an injunction revealed earlier this week
US Government Sues California After Net Neutrality Adoption
Collision course set for most populous US state and FCC, after governor officially adopts 'net neutrality' laws
Google’s Motorola Unit Can’t Ban Microsoft Products In Germany
Google's Motorola Mobility unit can't ban the Xbox 360 in Germany over patents
Twitter Resists US Injunction To Hand Over Protester Tweets
Twitter is resisting a US injunction ordering it to hand over Tweets from an Occupy Wall Street protestor
Apple Wins Samsung Injunction In Dutch Court
A court in the Netherlands has issued a preliminary injunction against Samsung smartphone sales in Europe
Apple Has A Bad Day With Samsung And iPad 3
Apple faces a turnover of the Samsung injunction and iPad 3 may be delayed with screen supply problems
Facebook Juror Jailed For Eight Months
A juror in a major drugs trial has been jailed after contacting one of the defendants on Facebook
Attorney General Threatens Twitter Injunction Breakers
Twitter users could face prosecution for breaking privacy injunctions, Attorney General Dominic Grieve has warned
UK Council Takes Twitter To Court In California
In a US court, South Tyneside Council has succeeded in forcing Twitter to name a bothersome tweeter
Twitter Willing To Give Up Injunction Breakers’ Details
Twitter is prepared to hand over the details of those users who breached the super injunctions, if pushed
The Twitterati Have Done The Media Barons’ Bidding
The exposure of Ryan Giggs on Twitter trivialises questions of protection and sweeps aside objections to media intrusion, says Peter Judge
Twitter Users Protest Footballer’s Disclosure Order
British injunction system under stress as footballer is named in a Scottish paper and thousands of tweets
Twitter User ‘Breaks’ Celebrity Injunctions
Lone tweeter challenges the role of online media in privacy law by revealing puported celebrity injunctions