Neowin News Feed for: Complaint

Opera files complaint against Microsoft for manipulating customers into using Edge

Usama Jawad — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 20:58:01 +0000

Opera has filed a complaint against Microsoft Edge, claiming that the Redmond firm uses deceptive tactics to get customers to use its browser. Read more...

Elon Musk sues law firm over huge fee Twitter paid hours before he took over

Paul Hill — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 22:42:01 +0000

X Corp has filed a complaint against law firm Wachtell Lipton over an excessive "success fee". The fee payment was approved by Twitter's board hours before Elon Musk took over the company. Read more...

UK charity group files complaint against YouTube for illegally collecting data on children

Usama Jawad — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:22:01 +0000

An official complaint has been filed against YouTube in the UK for collecting locations, viewing habits, and preferences of up to 5 million children, in violation of the UK Children's Code. Read more...

EU reportedly gearing up to investigate Microsoft over Teams antitrust complaints from Slack

Usama Jawad — Fri, 25 Nov 2022 01:46:01 +0000

The European Commission (EC) is reportedly preparing to launch an antitrust probe into complaints made against Microsoft Teams by competitor Slack. The two firms have clashed many times in the past. Read more...

Danish job search company files antitrust complaint against Google

Usama Jawad — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 08:54:01 +0000

A job search firm in Denmark has filed a complaint against Google, saying that the company uses its inferior Google for Jobs tool to stifle the competition and tighten its grip over the labour market. Read more...

Report: Twitter's Project Guardian protects high-profile accounts from trolling

Usama Jawad — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 15:20:01 +0000

A new report claims that Twitter maintains a list of high-profile accounts whose complaints are fast-tracked. People who get embroiled in controversy temporarily are included for a short time too. Read more...

Kaspersky drops antitrust complaint after Microsoft promises to make changes to Windows 10

Usama Jawad — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 09:24:01 +0000

Following Kaspersky's anti-trust complaint against Microsoft, the Redmond giant has promised to make major changes to Windows 10 security; mainly regarding how the OS handles third-party AV software. Read more...

FTC sues Qualcomm for bullying smartphone industry into using its products

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 14:24:01 +0000

The FTC says the chip maker forced companies to use its baseband processors by punishing those that chose products from competitors with unfair patent licensing deals. Even Apple was a victim. Read more...

Qualcomm files patent lawsuit against Chinese smartphone manufacturer Meizu

Steven Johns — Sun, 26 Jun 2016 05:06:01 +0000

Qualcomm has accused Meizu of violating different patents relating to 3G and 4G communication standards. After unsuccessfully trying to negotiate this with Meizu directly, a complaint has been filed. Read more...

Man kicked off Southwest flight after tweeting about rude gate agent

Jett Goldsmith — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 23:10:32 +0000

A man and his two children were kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight from Denver to Minneapolis after writing a tweet -- which he was forced to delete -- about his experience with a rude gate agent. Read more...

Microsoft win out, finally take ownership of xboxone.com

Andrew Stevenson — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 10:15:51 +0000

Microsoft has successfully complained to the National Arbitration Forum, being granted ownership of both xboxone.com and xboxone.net domains from the UK resident that registered them. Read more...

Neowin's Facebook page taken offline - We're Back! (Again)

Brad Sams — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:10:08 +0000

There is something strange going on with Facebook and Neowin. If you have tried to visit our Facebook page over the past few weeks, you will have noticed that it has simply vanished. While this... Read more...

Man demands 50-50 share of Facebook, has emails to prove it

Denis Wong — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 07:55:47 +0000

Facebook's legal problems are far from over, following the likely end of their long-going case between Facebook's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, and the Winklevoss twins. Following Monday's ruling by a federal judge which struck down the... Read more...

Motorola requests US ban on BlackBerry imports

Christine McKee — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:45:58 +0000

On the heels of Kodak's complaint against Research In Motion, Motorola filed its own dispute with the BlackBerry maker on Friday. The complaint, filed with the International Trade Commission, alleges RIM is infringing on five... Read more...

Facebook probed after law students file complaint

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:16:02 +0000

The federal privacy commissioner has launched an investigation into Facebook after University of Ottawa law students complained the site breaches Canadian law by disclosing personal information to advertisers without obtaining proper consent. The students, some... Read more...

Opera files antitrust complaint with the EU

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:53:19 +0000

Opera Software ASA, the only company that can put the Web on any device, filed a complaint with the European Commission yesterday which is aimed at giving consumers a genuine choice of Web browsers. The... Read more...

Adware Purveyor Withdraws PC Tools Complaint

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:56:58 +0000

Zango, a controversial maker of adware software, has withdrawn its legal complaint against PC Tools. The adware maker had previously demanded that PC Tools' security software stop removing its software as these removals allegedly happened... Read more...

Nokia Files Patent Complaint Against Qualcomm

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:37:51 +0000

From US import bans to patent fines, it seems like popular chip maker Qualcomm just can't cut a break; as the saying goes, when it rains, it pours, and Nokia seem intent on adding its... Read more...

US files complaint with WTO

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:12:49 +0000

US Trade Representative Susan Schwab has announced that the US will file two complaints with the World Trade Organization against China over what Schwab described as "inadequate protection of intellectual-property rights." The complaints cover widespread... Read more...

Vivendi to Drop Complaint Against Unofficial WoW Guide

Christopher Vendemio — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:16:07 +0000

A Florida video game enthusiast will soon be able to resume selling on eBay his home-made guide on how to succeed in "World of Warcraft," a hit online video game owned by Vivendi. Vivendi's Blizzard... Read more...

ASA Upholds Complaint Against Konami Advert

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 15:57:03 +0000

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint against an advert for Konami title Crime Life: Gang Wars which claimed it exploited racial stereotypes and glorified violence. The advert, which appeared... Read more...

An analysis of Intel's response to AMD's antitrust complaint

Steven Parker — Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:54:56 +0000

The Tech Report have posted an interesting 3 page article that examines the antitrust complaint filed by AMD against Intel. In a world governed by marketeer dominance, it will be interesting to see... Read more...

First complaint filed under Can-Spam

Fri, 30 Apr 2004 07:31:05 +0000

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a criminal complaint against four Detroit-area men under the federal Can-Spam Act, in the first case sparked by the legislation. In a filing Wednesday in... Read more...

Infinium Labs complaint now public

Wed, 31 Mar 2004 04:31:53 +0000

You can read the legal complaint Infinium Labs filed against the cold, HardOCP for yourself in this PDF. It's a 900K+ download, so dial-up folks might want to skip it. For the rest of us,... Read more...