California Judge Permits Antitrust Case Against X Corp. to Proceed, Highlighting Scrutiny on Data Monopoly Practices

In a significant development for antitrust law in the digital age, a California federal judge has largely denied the motion by X Corp., the parent company of the social media platform X, to dismiss the antitrust counterclaims brought by data scraping company Bright Data Ltd. This legal decision permits Bright Data to continue pursuing its allegations of anti-competitive practices and monopoly control in the United States’ “public-square data” market. These claims suggest X is engaging in activities that hinder competition, which could have broad implications for how tech companies handle public data access. For further details, visit the original Law360 article.