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Progressives’ Anti-Merger Bill, New Facebook Parental Controls, Verizon Helps Defense Department
A bill from progressives to ease merger break-ups may face a treacherous path in Congress.
Big Tech
Year in Review: With Key Hires On Antitrust and Looming Regulation, A Look Back at Big Tech in 2021
Big technology companies faced hurdles in 2021 — and it’s only the beginning of a Biden administration crackdown.
Antitrust
FTC Commissioner Phillips Warns About Shifting Direction of Agency
Noah Phillips voiced concern about the scope and practices of the Biden administration’s FTC.
Antitrust
Exclusive Drew Clark Column on Antitrust and the Politics of Bashing Big Tech
Democrats have decided they’re against Big Tech. A smarter GOP would sense the opening and take it.
Antitrust
House Judiciary Committee Clears Six Antitrust Bills Targeting Big Tech Companies
An inside look at the package of antitrust bills marked up this week by the House Judiciary Committee.
Antitrust
Lawmakers And Newsmakers Tackle Google and Facebook Market Power
Sen. Klobuchar, Rep. Cicilline and experts discuss antitrust, big tech and local journalism.
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California Net Neutrality, Georgia Broadband Maps, New House Antitrust Bill
February 24, 2021 – A California judge has rejected an attempt by internet service providers to prevent the state from enforcing its net neutrality rules, paving the way for its enforcement. Judge John Mendez, in the Eastern District of California, issued the ruling Tuesday. The law provides Califor
Antitrust
Justice Department Antitrust Division Sues Google, FCC Calls for Changes to Media Regulations, AT&T on Spectrum Sharing
The Justice Department’s antitrust division plans to sue Google today for engaging in anticompetitive conduct to preserve monopolies in search and search advertising, senior Justice officials said today. When officials began investigating Google last September, the case was focused on Google’s adver
Antitrust
Is House Judiciary Report a Fix for Big Tech, or a One-Sided Political Document?
October 17, 2020 – Responding to the landmark report of the House Judiciary Antitrust Committee on October 6 about how to deal with big tech companies, two panels addressing the report on October 9 reprised significantly different perspectives. At an event hosted by Public Knowledge that featured th
Antitrust
Recent Supreme Court Decision Likely to Help Big Tech if Charged With Antitrust Violations
October 12, 2020 – Because the network effects of digital platforms makes it hard to prove harm to consumers, it is difficult to rein in the monopoly power of big tech companies. That was the message at Georgetown Law Center event on Tuesday included as part of the 14th Annual Global Antitrust Enfor
Antitrust
House Democratic Report Proposes ‘Structural Separation’ of Big Tech, GOP Minority Report Wants to Gut Section 230
October 11, 2020 — House Democrats on Tuesday proposed a massive overhaul of U.S. antitrust laws that could make it easier to break up giant tech companies. If elements of the 449-page proposal are implemented in legislation, it could be a profound re-writing of the relationship between Big Tech and
Big Tech
Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google Respond and Deflect Manifold Criticism by House Judiciary Panel
July 30, 2020 — Wednesday’s House Judiciary Antitrust subcommittee hearing marked the first time four tech CEOs appeared before Congress, and the first time Amazon’s head, Jeff Bezos, spoke to U.S. legislators, albeit remotely. Apple’s Tim Cook, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sundar Pichai
Antitrust
Big Tech Must Be Broken Up, says House Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman
July 30, 2020 – Several of the companies featured in Wednesday’s blockbuster big tech hearing need to be broken up, House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David Cicilline, D-R.I., said at the conclusion of the nearly six-hour hearing. “This hearing has made one fact clear to me: These compa
Antitrust
Big Tech CEOs Prepare to Defend Alleged Anticompetitive Practices
July 28, 2020 — The CEOs of four of the world’s biggest technology companies are preparing to defend their rapidly-expanding businesses in a blockbuster hearing Wednesday. The meeting of the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee will see members grill the heads of Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple
FTC
Threat of Scams Heightened in Age of Coronavirus, Say House Consumer Protection Subcommittee Members
May 11, 2020 — The coronavirus pandemic has given birth to all-too-predictable scams, agreed members of the House Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee and the Federal Trade Commission during a teleconference Monday. The conference, hosted by Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and Ra
Antitrust
Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman Vows to Hold Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Other Tech Executives to Account
May 7, 2020 — Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., head of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law, said Thursday that he will not lessen the intensity of his investigation into anticompetitive practices potentially committed by big tech. Cicilline expressed concern
