{"id":89155,"date":"2022-09-08T17:04:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T11:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=89155"},"modified":"2025-07-04T11:36:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T06:06:29","slug":"anti-trust-privacy-updates-apple-tinder-cci-merger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/anti-trust-privacy-updates-apple-tinder-cci-merger\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Anti-Trust And Privacy Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This week&#8217;s Anti-trust and Privacy updates are as follows:-<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Tinder Files Case Against Apple Inc. for Anti-competitive Practices<\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Tinder owner Match Group, filing a case against Apple Inc., has alleged abuse of dominant position. The Apple\u2019s apps market poses barriers to developers by forcing use of its proprietary in-app purchase system along with a fee of upto 30%. The allegations in the case are similar to the ongoing case against Apple in the European Union.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">CCI Issues Notice to ZEE and Sony Against Proposed Merger<\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">CCI has issued notice to Zee and Sony companies stating that the merger merits for a further thorough investigation. CCI, upon conducting an initial review, found the Zee-Sony merger to potentially create monopoly in the market by gaining \u201cunparalleled bargaining power\u201d. The merger stands to create a 10 billion dollars TV enterprise.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Ireland Imposes 405 Million Euros in Fine on Instagram for Violation of EU Data Privacy Rules<\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">The Irish Data Protection Commission, finding Instagram in violation of data privacy rules, has fined 405 Million Euros. Instagram was found to be mishandling and displaying children\u2019s personal information, including email addresses and phone numbers. Meta Inc. has stated that it will appeal against the fine.<\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>Authored By Ipshita Bhattacharyya (IP Associate, BananaIP Counsels) and Rohan Koshy Cherian (Intern).<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>If you have any questions, or need any clarifications, please feel free to write to contact@bananaip.com<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Disclaimer: Kindly note that the news bulletin has been put together from different sources, primary and secondary, and BananaIP\u2019s reporters may not have verified all the news published in the bulletin. You may write to contact@bananaip.com for corrections and take down.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This update analyses the latest anti-trust and privacy developments, including Tinder&#8217;s legal action against Apple and CCI&#8217;s investigation into the Zee-Sony merger. 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