TikTok, tariffs, and trials: everything happening in tech’s chaotic April
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Tariffs on automobile imports into the US are set to take effect from April 3.
President Trump is also reportedly set to announce further tariffs on European wine and alcohol, agricultural imports, and goods from countries that import Venezuelan oil.
As the deadline approaches for the divestment of Chinese-owned TikTok, an extension is likely while a sale to an American company is arranged.
The FTC’s lawsuit against Meta (Facebook) over antimonopoly practices, and the Justice Department’s case against Google’s online search monopoly are both set to enter their trial phases in April.
Judge Mehta ruled last summer that Google had illegally monopolized the online general search market, and the market for search text ads. Facebook and Google did not respond to requests for comment on the likelihood of them being impacted by these events.