Antitrust Laws & Big Technology Companies

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Facebook fights FTC's new privacy themes in revised antitrust case
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Facebook fights FTC's new privacy themes in revised antitrust case

In the FTC's revised antitrust case against Facebook, it added new arguments that hint at its goal to align competition and privacy oversight.

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Op-ed: Facebook's moral failure shows the need for competition and is a test for Congress, write Reps. Buck and Cicilline
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Op-ed: Facebook's moral failure shows the need for competition and is a test for Congress, write Reps. Buck and Cicilline

This latest evidence of Facebook's moral failures is credible and damning, but concerns are not new, argue Reps. David Cicilline, D-R.I., and Ken Buck, R.Colo.

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Lina Khan’s Theory of the Facebook Antitrust Case Takes Shape
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Lina Khan’s Theory of the Facebook Antitrust Case Takes Shape

With a beefed-up complaint, the Federal Trade Commission explains precisely why it thinks the social media giant is an illegal monopoly.

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Bill takes aim at Apple and Google app-store tactics
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Bill takes aim at Apple and Google app-store tactics

Bill introduced by Sens. Blackburn, Blumenthal and Klobuchar takes aim at Big Tech companies requiring payment through their systems and competing against independent app developers while charging fees of up to 30% of sales

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'Big Tech' antitrust legislation will hit small business too, think tank warns
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'Big Tech' antitrust legislation will hit small business too, think tank warns

A bipartisan bill in the Senate that targets "Big Tech" was introduced Wednesday and there's movement in the House as well. But a Washington, D.C. think tank is warning that the House package approved by the Judiciary Committee poses a threat to small businesses.

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Apple’s hot antitrust autumn: Storm clouds are forming from multiple directions
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Apple’s hot antitrust autumn: Storm clouds are forming from multiple directions

The decision in a landmark antitrust case could come by the end of the month, but that is far from the only antitrust concern bearing down on Apple Inc.

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‘They should be worried’: will Lina Khan take down big tech?
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‘They should be worried’: will Lina Khan take down big tech?

Within weeks of Khan’s appointment as FTC chair, Facebook and Amazon asked that she be recused from antitrust investigations

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Democrats urge Amazon, Facebook to stop campaigning for FTC Chair Khan's recusal in ant...
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Democrats urge Amazon, Facebook to stop campaigning for FTC Chair Khan's recusal in ant...

The lawmakers said the petitions "add to the perception that you are attempting to bully your regulators."

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President Biden’s Recent Executive Order on Promoting Competition in American Economy
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President Biden’s Recent Executive Order on Promoting Competition in American Economy

On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued an “Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy,” which aims to drive down prices for consumers, increase wages for workers, and promote innovation and economic growth.

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Biden’s Antitrust Team Signals a Big Swing at Corporate Titans
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Biden’s Antitrust Team Signals a Big Swing at Corporate Titans

The president has stacked his administration with crusaders who have spent their careers challenging corporate consolidation.

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Biden taps Google critic to lead the DOJ’s antitrust division
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Biden taps Google critic to lead the DOJ’s antitrust division

The Biden administration tripled down on its commitment to reining in powerful tech companies Tuesday, proposing committed Big Tech critic Jonathan Kanter to lead the Justice Department’s antitrust division.

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Start-ups will suffer from antitrust bills meant to target Big Tech, VCs charge
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Start-ups will suffer from antitrust bills meant to target Big Tech, VCs charge

Congress is considering a slate of new antitrust laws to rein in Big Tech power, including merger restrictions on the largest firms.

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Big Tech Spent Millions on Lobbying Amid Antitrust Scrutiny
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Big Tech Spent Millions on Lobbying Amid Antitrust Scrutiny

Apple expenditure rises slightly, Facebook lobbying levels off
Spending continues as lawmakers debate tougher regulations

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N.Y. may become Antitrust Central
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N.Y. may become Antitrust Central

The Empire State is poised to become the center of the Antitrust Universe

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How to hold Big Tech accountable without overhauling antitrust law | Opinion
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How to hold Big Tech accountable without overhauling antitrust law | Opinion

Courts must recognize that consumers are in fact paying for these "free" services.

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Is Facebook a monopolist?
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Is Facebook a monopolist?

A judge rules there is no simple answer | Business

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Facebook’s court win could end up leading to trouble for tech giants
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Facebook’s court win could end up leading to trouble for tech giants

A court ruling in the US might appear to be a blow to the drive to break up Big Tech. Instead, it might lead to a far graver threat to the likes of Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple.

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Amazon wants FTC chair Lina Khan to step aside from US probes
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Amazon wants FTC chair Lina Khan to step aside from US probes

Petition says antitrust chief has 'already made up her mind' on the e-commerce group

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New FTC Chair Lina Khan Wants To Redefine Monopoly Power For The Age Of Big Tech
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New FTC Chair Lina Khan Wants To Redefine Monopoly Power For The Age Of Big Tech

The new Federal Trade Commission chair's first big challenge will be rewriting a lawsuit against Facebook that a federal court tossed out earlier this week.

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Judge dismisses government antitrust lawsuits against Facebook
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Judge dismisses government antitrust lawsuits against Facebook

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of state attorneys general, dealing a significant blow to attempts by regulators to rein in tech gia...

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Op-ed: This week showed how the Big Tech antitrust campaign is totally misguided
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Op-ed: This week showed how the Big Tech antitrust campaign is totally misguided

Small tech companies are going public left and right while a judge laughed the FTC's antitrust complaint against Facebook out of court.

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China Isn’t the Issue. Big Tech Is.
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China Isn’t the Issue. Big Tech Is.

Don’t be distracted by the fearmongering.

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Analysis | The battle to break up Big Tech has just begun
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Analysis | The battle to break up Big Tech has just begun

For antitrust reformers, Facebook's court win might not be the setback it would seem.

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Analysis | Did Big Tech Get Too Big? U.S. Crackdown Seeks Answer: QuickTake
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Analysis | Did Big Tech Get Too Big? U.S. Crackdown Seeks Answer: QuickTake

The rise of global technology superstars Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google created new challenges for the competition watchdogs who enforce antitrust laws.

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Jeff Bezos's Amazon 'Business Miracle' Is Under Threat
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Jeff Bezos's Amazon 'Business Miracle' Is Under Threat

Amazon’s cloud-services dominance is waning as corporate America flocks to rivals Microsoft and Google. It’s a big challenge for incoming CEO Andy Jassy.

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Big Tech scored 2 big victories this week against antitrust movement
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Big Tech scored 2 big victories this week against antitrust movement

Big Tech scored two big wins this week when the courts thwarted a major antitrust lawsuit against Facebook and blocked a Florida law seeking to combat alleged censorship and viewpoint bias. The issues at stake were different but the outcomes demonstra...

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Democrats circulate draft antitrust bills that could reshape Apple, Amazon, Facebook
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Democrats circulate draft antitrust bills that could reshape Apple, Amazon, Facebook

The draft bills come after a more than year-long probe into Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google by a House panel.

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Congress Faces Renewed Pressure to ‘Modernize Our Antitrust Laws’
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Congress Faces Renewed Pressure to ‘Modernize Our Antitrust Laws’

After a federal judge threw out state and federal competition cases against Facebook, calls grew for lawmakers to quickly change century-old monopoly laws.

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Top U.S. antitrust lawmaker targets Big Tech with new bills
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Top U.S. antitrust lawmaker targets Big Tech with new bills

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives are working on drafts of five antitrust bills, four of them aimed directly at reining in Big Tech, and may introduce them within days, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

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Lawmakers, Taking Aim at Big Tech, Push Sweeping Overhaul of Antitrust
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Lawmakers, Taking Aim at Big Tech, Push Sweeping Overhaul of Antitrust

A bipartisan group of House members introduced five bills targeting Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google.

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