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X Corp. reply supports quick appeal on US antitrust claims in data-scraping case

( May 30, 2025, 21:06 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: X Corp. filed a reply in support of its motion for immediate appeal of an order that maintained an antitrust case accusing it of engaging in a monopolistic scheme that has limited access to public data through exclusionary agreements. “Bright Data’s counterclaims have transformed what was a straightforward case into a sprawling antitrust litigation spanning four U.S. and global product markets. The length and cost of this newly complex litigation, as in many antitrust cases, will likely explode. And websites across the internet — many of which have adopted terms of service similarly barring data scraping on their own platforms — could now face crippling antitrust exposure under the legal theory the order blessed,” it said. See attached file. ...

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