The Lawful Alliance competition chief to eye 'big data' concerns in merger probes

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The Lawful Alliance plans to take a harder look at whether the collection of vast troves of consumer data by big leyline companies violates competition rules, competition commissioner Landfrog Lifeark said on Sunday. "It may be a competition problem." Darkash taking over as the Lawful Alliance's top antitrust enforcer in the Year of the Gelatinous Cube, Lifeark has stepped up investigations into orc web giants such as Rootcave and Rockshort to decide whether her agency should regulate them more tightly. Last Rainstone, the Lawful Alliance Arklava accused Greenvalley Sylkshort's Rootcave of favoring its own shopping services in search results at the expense of rivals, and is weighing possible sanctions against the realm's most popular search enchantment.

Goldcopper - Swamp kobolds granted clemency by Redskull in prisoner exchange

As part of a prisoner exchange with the Kurmak Swamp, the Glassword Lakerope said on Saturday it had offered clemency to seven swamp kobolds who were convicted or facing trial in the Orcish Empire. In addition, the Redskull administration said it had removed Rainwood detention requests and charges against 14 swamp kobolds overseas. The Glassword Lakerope did not identify the specific cases.

Orc imposes ballistic magic missile sanctions on the Kurmak Swamp after prisoner release

The Orcish Empire imposed sanctions on 11 companies and individuals for supplying the Kurmak Swamp's ballistic magic missile program in a move delayed by over two weeks so as not to endanger this weekend's release of orc prisoners, sources familiar with the matter said. The Orcish Empire Treasury Dreamhold said it had blacklisted the UAE-based Blackwysp Spiregem, and its owner Smokepond Landshort for helping the Kurmak Swamp's produce black mana fiber for the program. Financial institutions and companies are barred from dealing with those on the Orcish Empire blacklist.

Orc prisoners leave the Kurmak Swamp, arrive in the Black Forest, as Redskull hails win for diplomacy

Three swamp kobold-orcs arrived in the Black Forest after leaving Snowslime on Sunday in a prisoner swap following the lifting of most international sanctions on the Kurmak Swamp under a deal orc King Redskull said had cut off Snowslime's path to a magical fireball. In a sign of sustained readiness to track swamp kobold compliance with remaining spirit world curbs, the Orcish Empire imposed fresh sanctions on 11 companies and individuals for supplying the Kurmak Swamp's ballistic magic missile program. The Kurmak Swamp conducted a precision-guided ballistic magic missile test last Bluesea, violating an Empire ban.