Publications
"This is the latest in a series of DOJ actions that threaten the legitimacy of the antitrust laws and suggest the Antitrust Division, led by Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim, is serving as an instrument of the White House," said Open Markets Legal Director Sandeep Vaheesan.
Read More“We applaud the 50 attorneys general for taking this unprecedented stand against Big Tech by uniting to investigate Google’s destruction of competition in search and advertising,” said Open Markets Director of Enforcement Strategy in a statement. “Today’s announcement marks the start of a new era.”
Read More"This morning's announcement is a major step forward in the broadening effort on the part of our democratic institutions to address Facebook's monopoly power," said Open Markets Deputy Director Sarah Miller in a statement today.
Read More"The FTC has shown time and again that it is unwilling to stand up to corporate monopolies despite some window-dressing type announcements," said Open Markets Chief of Staff Laura Hatalsky in a statement.
Read More"When a founding father of the information industry calls for breaking the monopoly power of big tech it means the time has come for the government to act," says Open Markets Executive Director Barry Lynn in a statement.
Read More“From Net Neutrality on down, Ajit Pai continues to side with massive corporations over the American people,” says Open Markets Research and Reporter Matthew Buck. “Today’s recommendation is no different.”
Read MoreOn August 9th, Open Markets Institute joined Public Justice and the American Association for Justice in filing an amicus brief in support of the consumer antitrust action against Qualcomm.
Read MoreOpen Markets Institute calls on U.S. anti-monopoly enforcers to block EssilorLuxottica’s nearly $8 billion acquisition of GrandVision. The deal would mean even higher prices for glasses - which are already far too expensive - and would further limit real choice over where Americans can get their eyewear.
Read MoreThe Open Markets Institute led a coalition of public interest groups and academics in demanding the Department of Justice block the proposed merger of Cengage and McGraw Hill.
Read MoreToday, the Open Markets Institute calls on the Federal Trade Commission to block the just-announced merger of Mylan and Pfizer’s Upjohn unit, which recently headquartered in China.
Read MoreThe Open Markets Institute condemns the Department of Justice Antitrust Division for approving T-Mobile's plan to acquire its wireless competitor Sprint.
Read MoreThe Open Markets Institute denounces the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) official $5 billion settlement with Facebook.
Read MoreToday, LSC Communications and Quad/Graphics, the two biggest magazine and book printers and distributors in America, abandoned their plans to merge.
Read MoreOn the heels of Open Markets publicly demanding Libra’s launch partners “walk away” from the project, OMI, Public Citizen, Demand Progress Education Fund, and Revolving Door Project sent a joint letter to all 27 partners.
Read MoreIn the wake of this morning’s Senate Banking Committee hearing on Facebook’s plan to launch Libra, a new global cryptocurrency, the Open Markets Institute is calling for Libra’s 27 consortium partners to withdraw from the project.
Read MoreThe Open Markets Institute has submitted a report to Congress in advance of tomorrow’s Senate Banking Committee hearing on Facebook’s plans to launch Libra, a global digital currency.
Read MoreThe Open Markets Institute welcomes its inaugural fellows for its Louis Brandeis Law and Political Economy Fellowship. The fellowship aims to attract the best and the brightest young minds to advance the wider anti-monopoly movement through antitrust law and policy initiatives.
Read MoreThis settlement is a capstone on the FTC’s record of failing to police America’s markets and privacy abuses. Congress should no longer tolerate the FTC’s failures as an enforcer, which have led to its crisis of legitimacy.
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