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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Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan writes on the methods used by companies that spread beyond the utilization of noncompete clauses.
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Senior legal analyst Daniel Hanley writes about how we shall ensure labor benefits from the veritable renaissance of long-dormant antitrust enforcement in the US under the Biden Administration.
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The Open Markets Institute writes a letter on how Canada could strengthen its antimonopoly laws, including on merger review, exclusive dealing and other forms of unfair competition and vertical restraints.
Open Markets Institute Europe Director Max von Thun released the following statement with regard to Apple’s designation as a “platform of paramount significance for competition” under Section 19a of the German Competition Act (GWB), and the approval by Germany’s federal cabinet of new powers for Germany’s competition regulator the Bundeskartellamt.
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The Open Markets Institute and that Union of Open Markets Staff have ratified their inaugural collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the first union contract for employees at Open Markets.
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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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Reporter Karina Montoya explains how the unregulated market of data brokers enables criminals to target vulnerable communities.
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Reporter Karina Montoya explains how the unregulated market of data brokers enables criminals to target vulnerable communities.
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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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Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan and chief economist Brian Callaci co-author a report that examines how the Chicago School revolution in antitrust contributed to the growth of franchising, gig work, and other fissured arrangements across the U.S. economy.
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Open Markets Institute Policy Director Phillip Longman released a statement on the decision by the Surface Transportation Board to approve the merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railroads.
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Open Markets Institute Europe Director Max von Thun teams up with the Balanced Economy Project, and the European Digital SME Alliance sending an open letter to the EC on EU responses to U.S. investments in a clean energy transition.
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Open Markets Executive Director Barry Lynn released a statement on the Federal Trade Commission’s decision to oppose Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) $13 billion takeover of prominent mortgage data company Black Knight.
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Open Markets strategic counselor Caroline Fredrickson confronts the contradictory practices of conservative jurists that demand “textualism” to get what they want, except when a statute’s words thwart their desired goal.
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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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Chief economist Brian Callaci published a piece on the vitality of instilling effective merger guidelines that would force corporations to innovate rather than seek acquisitions in order to grow
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Director of Europe and Transatlantic Partnerships Max von Thun examines how the European Union’s regulatory authorities maybe falling behind in the fight for competition.
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