Antitrust
FTC Opens Microsoft Antitrust Investigation, Trump Must Decide Whether to Keep
It's the latest action of more than three years of aggressive antitrust enforcement shepherded by FTC Chair Lina Khan.
Antitrust
Justice Department Seeks to Break Up Google by Forcing Chrome Sale
Justice Department's antitrust division is proposing the punishment as a 'remedy' in case against the search engine giant.
NCTA
Politically Divided FTC Adopts Click-to-Cancel Mandate
Opponents argue the FTC overstepped with the new rules.
DC Circuit
Kavanaugh Calls Loper Bright a 'Course Correction'
Justice says the Chevron Doctrine distorted separation of powers.
Regulation
Chair Khan Says FTC Monitoring Post-Chevron Legal Climate
Congress likely needs to be 'very explicit in its delegation to agencies,' Khan said.
House Judiciary
House Republicans Grill FTC Head for Alleged ‘Harassment’ of Twitter
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan cited an incident where he said Khan engaged in ‘targeted harassment’.
Justice
Kate Forscey: For the FTC to Rein in Big Tech, Slow and Steady Wins the Race
Going after Big Tech with marquee cases may make headlines, but those failures make big headlines too.
Sole FTC Republican to Resign, Faster Decisions from Meta Oversight Board, High Variance in 5G Performance
Wilson accused Chairwoman Lina Khan of defying legal precedent and abusing her power.
usda
FTC Sues Meta, USDA Awards $401M for Broadband, Ookla Acquires CellRebel
‘Meta in recent years has set its sights on building, and ultimately controlling, a VR ‘metaverse.’
AI
FTC Commissioner Says Agency Report on AI for Online Harms Did Not Consult Outside Experts
The FTC released a report that warned about the dangers of AI’s use to combat online harms.
FTC
Watchdogs Cannot Allow Another T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Under New Consolidation Guidelines, Event Hears
A Yale economics professor called on the FTC and DoJ to make it easier for them to pursue harmful mergers.
Antitrust
Republican FTC Commissioner Criticizes Biden Economic Officials as Detrimental to Agency
Commissioner Christine Wilson attributes poor results of FTC staff satisfaction surveys to the officials’ leadership.
Antitrust
In Wake of Antitrust Review, Lawyers Say Current Laws are Adequate
Antitrust lawyers are concerned about a chilling effect over-regulation could bring.
FTC Mum on Microsoft-Activision Deal, Proposes Review of Merger Guidelines
The deal would elevate Microsoft in an even more favorable position in the games-as-a-service market.
defense
Senate Commerce Urges Facebook Probe, Chinese Export Restrictions, Microsoft IoT Security Survey
Senators are concerned over Facebook’s practices for advertising and hate speech moderation.
Americans Want Action on Monopolies, Robinhood Data Breach, Nationwide Comcast Outages
Tim Wu said ‘supermajority’ of Americans think government needs to address monopolies.
