antitrust and competition
The Monopoly Harms That Antitrust Keeps Missing
In his new book Monopolized, journalist David Dayen tells the stories of individuals who have suffered at the hands of monopolists, showing the myriad...
Tech Monopolies Are the Reason the US Now Has a TikTok Problem
Tech platforms like Facebook say we should protect, empower, and celebrate their concentrated power for the sake of America’s national security. But their history...
Big Tech Is Officially Too Big to Manage
Last week’s Congressional hearing on Big Tech showed the CEOs of the four largest tech platforms unable to answer basic questions about their own...
The House’s Big Tech Hearing: Break Ups Large and Small?
Last week’s epic House hearing on online platforms raised many issues, chief among which was the question who gets to operate at scale.
Last week’s...
Top 10 Admissions from Tech CEOs Secured at the Antitrust Hearing
This week’s Congressional hearing produced evidence of anticompetitive conduct that state attorneys general and private enforcers can use to pursue the dominant platforms under...
More and More Employers Are Spying on Workers Online. Federal Regulators Are Okay With It
Employers today have numerous tools at their disposal to monitor workers’ behavior and communications. Outdated federal regulations and an administration that prioritizes employers’ interests...
Webinar: Mehrsa Baradaran, Eli Cook, and Luigi Zingales on the Complicated Relationship Between Antimonopoly and Race
Watch a discussion between UC Irvine’s Mehrsa Baradaran, Haifa University’s Eli Cook, and Chicago Booth’s Luigi Zingales on the composition, strengths, and weaknesses of different US...
What Congress Should Ask Big Tech CEOs
This week, the House Committee on the Judiciary will hold a hearing on digital platforms and market power, during which members will get to question...
The EU’s Attempt at Updating Antitrust Market Definition for the Digital Age
The rise of digital platforms has upended markets and the very act of market definition—the basic unit of antitrust analysis. With the review of...
Why the Political Misuse of Antitrust Must be Prevented
Misuse of antitrust for partisan purposes violates a norm intended to insulate enforcement from direct political influence and discourage politicians from exploiting enforcement decisions...
