In this issue, we explore how Big Tech giants like Facebook are reacting to a proposed law in California that would require platforms to pay news publishers a fee for using their content in a bid to revive decimated newsrooms in the state.
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In this issue, we look at how dominance of cloud services helps Microsoft, Google, and Amazon control Gen AI.
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In this issue, we examine a new Senate bill called the AMERICA act that aims to break Big Tech’s control over advertising technology and platforms.
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In this issue, we explore how Big Tech behemoths have always controlled the destiny of digital media outlets like BuzzFeed News, which shut down last week.
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In this issue, we review a new UK law that would help protect citizens from Big Tech predation but still lacks strong political support.
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In this issue, we argue that Congress should focus on the national security threats posed by Apple, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft, along with TikTok.
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In this issue, we explore how evolving digital advertising trends make it increasingly difficult for regulators to protect Americans’ health data.
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In this issue, we look at the potential effects of the Supreme Court’s review of Section 230. We also describe a new Open Markets report that details the dangers of a new carbon credits scheme run by Big Ag.
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In this issue, we look back at our the groundbreaking conference we hosted this week, “Renewing the Democratic Republic.” And we ask whether European Commission regulators are fully committed and able to enforce important new legislation to reign in Big Tech’s dominance.
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In this issue, we dissect the Department of Justice’s painstakingly constructed case against Google for the illegal stranglehold it maintains over the digital advertising market and in doing so, explain how the ad tech market works.
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In this issue, we look at how the antimonopoly struggle will play out this year on an international, national, and state level. We also see our advocacy come to fruition in the FTC’s proposal to ban non-competes.
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In this issue, we look at how fixing Ticketmaster also means fixing the problem of exclusive dealing. And we lead a call on the FTC to issue bright-line rules to outlaw non-competes.
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In this issue, we explore how a drought threatens to keep the railroad industry in crisis mode even if the immediate threat of a strike is avoided. We also describe our urgent call on government agencies to investigate Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter and Starlink, which poses threats to democracy and national security.
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In this issue, we explore the ramifications of Big Tech’s deep penetration into the auto industry, where its products have now become embedded in nearly all cars manufactured by major manufacturers.
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In this issue, we use the Kroger-Albertsons merger to investigate the changing nature of online advertising, as powerful retailers move into the business of selling ads that target their own customers. And we call on the government to block or regulate Elon Musk’s seizure of Twitter.
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In this issue, we take a look at how President Biden’s executive order on personal data transfers from Europe is unlikely to placate privacy advocates on either side of the Atlantic and may raise Constitutional questions.
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In this issue, we discuss how the misinterpretation of common carriage law by conservative courts threatens social media networks’ ability to de-platform users spreading misinformation in a case now headed to the Supreme Court.
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In this issue, we explore how a monopolized railroad industry damages the economy, abuses workers, and disrupts efforts to cut carbon emissions.
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