Publications
Senior legal analyst Daniel Hanley and Europe director Max von Thun co-author an article warning that the monopolization of AI by a few powerful corporations threatens innovation and democracy, urging immediate action to regulate and democratize the technology for the public good.
Read MoreA recap of some of our important pieces from this year's body of work on AI.
Read MoreEurope director Max von Thon urges the EU’s next Competition Commissioner to take bold action against corporate monopolies, especially in digital markets, and to establish a clear vision for fostering fair competition and innovation.
Read MoreIn this issue, we look at the lessons of the U.S. presidential election, and some next steps. We also explore how the EU’s AI strategy might concentrate even more power in the hands of Big Tech.
Read MoreEurope director Max von Thun criticizes the Labour Party's approach to the digital economy, arguing that instead of creating a robust plan to regulate and shape it, they appear to be aligning too closely with big tech monopolies, effectively granting these corporations more control and influence.
Read MoreA report from Open Markets Institute and Mozilla lays out a roadmap for governments and regulators to take immediate steps to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) remains a competitive and innovative field, rather than being dominated by a few tech giants.
Read MoreThe Open Markets Institute and Mozilla published a comprehensive report titled "Stop Big Tech from Becoming Big AI: A Roadmap for Using Competition Policy to Keep Artificial Intelligence Open for All.”
Read MoreOpen Markets and civil society partners urge the European Commission to take decisive action against Google’s dominance in the digital advertising sector in order to restore balance and protect the news media and democracy.
Read MoreIn this issue, we explore how Intel’s recent woes suggest that Biden administration’s CHIPS and Science Act was insufficient and recommend how the next administration must go further in investing in semiconductor manufacturing to protect the country’s national interest.
Read MoreAs the EU's competition enforcer Margrethe Vestager prepares to step down, Max von Thun writes in the Financial Times that the incoming chief Teresa Ribera must take up the mantle to shape markets in the public interest.
Read MoreIn this issue, we report from the Virginia courthouse where the DOJ is laying out its case against Google for monopolization of ad tech. And we look at Europe’s fascinating debate on how to rebuild its economy.
Read MoreEurope director Max von Thun acknowledges here that while Margrethe Vestager faced criticism for not fully curbing tech monopolies, she was for many years the only politician on the global stage trying to check the dominance of Big Tech.
Read MoreEurope director Max von Thun highlights Epic Games’ new iOS app store as a significant challenge to Apple’s market dominance, boosted by the EU’s Digital Markets Act.
Read MoreEurope director Max von Thun published an article on the collusive behavior by Big Tech firms that leads to poor product quality, such as Google’s AI hallucinations.
Read MoreThe New York Times quoted a statement by Open Markets Institute’s Europe director Max von Thun on the global CrowdStrike outage, potentially the biggest in history.
Read MoreOpen Markets Europe Director Max von Thun weighs in on today’s widespread IT outage and how it exposes the great risk in monopolistic corporations controlling our communications systems.
Read MoreOpen Markets’ Europe director Max von Thun’s recent article in ProMarket was cited in The Brookings Institute, which dismissed the notion of creating European champions.
Read MoreOpen Markets’ Europe director Max von Thun last week participated in an event hosted by Oxford University on the intersection of retail trends and competition policy, where he spoke on a panel on the relationship between the high street and Big Tech, and how we can level the playing field.
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