Open Markets submitted a letter advocating for the Consumer Grocery Pricing Fairness Act to level the playing field for independent grocers by curbing discriminatory pricing practices from large retailers like Walmart and Amazon.
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The Open Markets Institute submits an alternative vision for the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan, one which fosters widespread innovation, rather than corporate concentration and control.
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Open Markets Chief Economist Brian Callaci delivered testimony in support of Minnesota’s non-competes ban before the Minnesota State House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee.
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Open Markets submitted a letter welcoming the UK's draft Strategic Steer to the CMA, emphasizing alignment with broader policy goals while maintaining the regulator's independence.
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Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan testifies in support of SB 11, a bill designed for protecting workers from exploitative contractual non-compete clauses.
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In a submission to the UK Intellectual Property Office's consultation on copyright and artificial intelligence, groups call for the urgent implementation of an opt-in protocol for AI training data collection to protect creators' rights and compel technology companies to respect these rights through fair compensation.
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Open Markets submitted a letter to the French Competition Authority advocating for updates to France's merger control thresholds to address concerns over "killer acquisitions" by dominant firms, especially in Big Tech and Big Pharma, emphasizing the need for a more robust and flexible regulatory framework.
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The Open Markets Institute and its Center for Journalism & Liberty at Open Markets have submitted a detailed letter to the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to support its Strategic Market Status (SMS) investigation into Google’s general search services.
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The Open Markets Institute submitted a letter to the USDA led by food systems program manager, Claire Kelloway, urging stronger actions to ensure fair, transparent, and competitive cattle pricing, addressing concerns about market consolidation and the impact on ranchers' compensation.
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Open Markets Institute submitted a comprehensive comment letter to the Justice Department (DOJ) and Department of Transportation (DOT), outlining actionable steps to address the ongoing decline in the airline industry and air travel experience.
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The Center for Journalism & Liberty (CJL) at the Open Markets Institute submitted a detailed letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division, advocating for decisive action to dismantle Google’s monopoly over online search and search text advertising.
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Open 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.
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Open Markets submitted a comment to the FTC calling for termination of a 2012 Coopharma consent order and urging the agency to endorse an exemption for employees, contractors and small firms that challenge concentrations of power.
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Open Markets submits comment on USDA's proposal to define unfair practices under the Packers & Stockyards Act.
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Open Markets Institute Food Program Manager Clare Kelloway led a comment submission to the USDA in support of the agency’s proposal to regulate unfair tournament payment systems under the “Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems” rule.
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Open Markets Executive Director Barry Lynn testified on June 5, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. EST before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights at a hearing entitled “Strengthening U.S. Economic Leadership: The Role of Competition in Enhancing Economic Resiliency."
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Open Markets Executive Director Barry Lynn testified at a U.S. Trade Representative public hearing on May 2nd, 2024 on “Supply Chain Resilience.”
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Open Markets and partner civil society organisations active in Europe urge the European Commission to address early concentration in the AI market.
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The Center for Journalism & Liberty at Open Markets submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law written testimony in response to the subcommittee’s January 10th hearing, “Oversight of AI: the Future of Journalism.”
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Open Markets worked with civil society groups from Europe, the UK and the US to submit details and recommendations to the European Commission regarding Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI, as the Commission investigates the partnership on fair competition grounds.
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A coalition of civil society groups including Open Markets, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, Mozilla, Foxglove and more wrote to the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) calling for a full investigation into Microsoft's $13 billion monopolistic partnership with OpenAI.
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The Open Markets Institute, Foxglove, and Balanced Economy Project have provided a civil society submission on the UK’s Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (DMCCB), as the bill moves to the House of Lords for further discussion.
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CJL Director Courtney Radsch testified at the California Senate Judiciary Committee’s “Information Hearing on Issues Facing Digital News”.
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CJL Director Courtney Radsch testifies before the Canadian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage (CHPC) regarding the ways in which Big Tech companies have used their outsized power in order to censor news, distort public information, and subvert government oversight.
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Open Markets Institute, the Authors Guild, and the American Booksellers Association have sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) urging these agencies to focus on how Amazon abuses its monopoly power over the market for books and ideas, as regulators appear on the verge of bringing a major suit against Amazon.
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Open Markets Institute and Europe Director Max von Thun have joined civil society partners in making a public submission to the European Commission on effective compliance with the DMA.
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Open Markets Institute Europe Director Max von Thun gave oral evidence in the UK Parliament on the UK’s Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill.
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Open Markets submitted a comment led by Claire Kelloway, to the USDA enthusiastically supporting their “Product of USA” labeling rule to make the case for why the agency, having the legal authority to do so, must finalize the proposal.
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The Open Markets Institute has led a joint submission to the European Commission on the critical role of third parties in implementation and enforcement of the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA).
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Open Markets Executive Director Barry Lynn testified on May 3, 2023 at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights on “Competition in the Digital Advertising Ecosystem.”
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