Big Tech on Trial: The Legal and Competitive Battles of Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple

Name: Big Tech on Trial: The Legal and Competitive Battles of Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple (English version)
SKU: W46659

Erik Bohlin, Mansi Sethi, Vinny Vemireddy

Product #:W46659

Supplier:Ivey

Discipline:Economics & Public Policy, Strategy

Setting:United States, 2024

Details:Case (PDF) • 10 pages • 2025-10-14

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Since 2020, Amazon Inc. (Amazon), Google LLC (Google), Meta Platforms Inc. (Facebook) and Apple Inc. (Apple) had faced sweeping antitrust lawsuits from regulators in the United States and European Union that challenged the core of their business models. This case invites students to examine whether Big Tech’s market dominance represented innovation or systemic harm. With real-time legal developments—from Google’s court losses to Apple’s battles over the App Store—students must analyze monopolistic strategies, regulatory responses, and global policy divergence. Through stakeholder debates and strategic evaluation, the case explores the future of competition in the digital economy.

Learning Objectives

After working through the case and the assignment questions, students will be able to do the following:

Understand the key antitrust arguments against Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Apple.
Analyze how different monopolistic strategies impact competition and consumers.
Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of regulatory responses to Big Tech dominance.
Debate the effectiveness of potential remedies, such as breakups, fines, or stricter regulations.
Engage in critical discussion through role-playing as different stakeholders in the debate.

Big Tech on Trial: The Legal and Competitive Battles of Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple

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