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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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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Open Markets Institute Executive Director Barry Lynn released the following statement in regard to Facebook’s threat to cut off access to news in California Facebook feeds if lawmakers in the state pass the California Journalism Preservation Act.
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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 strategic counselor Caroline Fredrickson explores a decision made by the majority of the justices decided to rewrite the Clean Water Act despite its professed belief in narrowly interpreting statute.
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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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Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan writes an article regarding Activision Blizzard being blocked by the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority and how vertical mergers are affected with repercussions.
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Reporter Karina Montoya amplifies the contrast of lay offs and persistence between that of digital media platforms, such as BuzzFeed, and Big Tech corporations .
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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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Director of Europe & transatlantic partnerships Max von Thun talks about the advancement of new antimonopoly enforcements on Big Tech in the UK.
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Senior legal analyst Daniel Hanley discusses market definition and its prevalence in antitrust litigation.
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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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Open Markets Institute Policy Counsel Tara Pincock released the following statement in reaction to the Ninth Circuit Appeals Court’s decision to uphold Apple’s numerous violations of our antitrust laws.
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Europe Director Max von Thun put out an Open Markets statement on the CMA’s valiant actions against Big Tech’s attempted dominance by denying Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
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The Open Markets Institute released the following statement from Europe Director Max von Thun following the UK Government’s publication of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill, a major new piece of legislation targeting Big Tech’s market power.
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Open Markets Institute Europe Director Max von Thun, alongside a group of leading European civil society organizations, has submitted a detailed response to the European Commission’s call for evidence on future guidelines on enforcement of Article 102 TFEU, one of the European Union’s key antitrust laws.
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The Open Markets Institute today led a coalition of fifty civil society groups that urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to ban non-compete clauses as well as functionally equivalent restraints.
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