In a world where data is hailed as the new oil, fueling the engines of the digital economy, recent cases involving Google and Meta have brought to light a concerning intersection between privacy violations and potential antitrust breaches.
The Competition Authority (AGCM) has launched an investigation in Italy against Google alleging abuse of a dominant position resulting from limitations imposed by the group on data portability to other operators.
The UK Supreme Court held in the Lloyd vs Google class action case that privacy damages need to be proven putting a strong limit to these potential claims.
The Lazio Court held that Google is not liable for violating the Italian gambling advertising ban relating to games with cash winnings by one of its advertisers.
The reasons for the decision against Google for breach of the Italian gambling advertising ban unveil new elements to be considered during marketing activities on the Internet.