Items tagged "Big Tech"
Video| Big Tech’s Big Competition Problem : Analyzing the House Judiciary Antitrust Report
October 9, 2020 Antitrust Report , Big Tech , House Judiciary Report , Webinar SeriesAfter seven hearings and more than 200 interviews, will Big Tech finally be held accountable by Congress? The House Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust Subcommittee launched its blockbuster report this week, summarizing the findings of a year-long bipartisan investigation into Big Tech’s market power. Leading the charge to reform and regulate Big Tech, Chairman David Cicilline joined […]
Read MoreHouse Judiciary Antitrust Report Marks Vital Next Step Toward Reforming Digital Platform Market
October 6, 2020 Antitrust , Antitrust Law , Big Tech , Competition , digital platforms , ReportToday, the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee published a report summarizing the findings of a year-long bipartisan investigation into Big Tech’s market power. The report aims to determine where market forces have inadequately prevented abusive practices in the technology sector — and to devise appropriate policy interventions to promote more competition and innovation to fill those gaps.
Read MoreBig Tech and the Starfish Problem: Why Antitrust Alone Won’t Save Us
July 2, 2019 Antitrust , Big Tech , Digital Platform Act , Platform Competition , Platform RegulationOur June 26th event in San Francisco. Learn more at publicknowledge.org/StarfishProblemEvent.
Read MoreShot Across the Pond: UK Competition Authority Makes the Case for How to Regulate Google and Facebook
February 6, 2020 Antitrust , Big Tech , digital platforms , Platform Competition , Platform RegulationThe United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) released its interim report on digital advertising markets in December. The report deserves careful attention by U.S. policymakers and the public. Of course, the findings are “interim,” so they may change as the CMA receives feedback and compiles its final report. (In case you are not inclined […]
Read MoreCreating a news-media cartel would hurt local news
January 22, 2020 Antitrust , Big Tech , Future of News , journalism , Legislation , Local Journalism , Platform CompetitionThis piece was originally published in The Seattle Times. You can view it here on seattletimes.com. Local newspapers are experiencing a steady decline in traditional print-advertising revenue as technology giants like Google and Facebook profit from the digital ads that support their massive information distribution platforms. It’s no wonder that the major media association has […]
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