A recent piece from the Brookings Institution detailed the competitive risks of forced data disclosure in the Google Search case. The DOJ continually pushed remedies that would compel Google to hand over users’ search data to its rivals, and Brookings warned this could reduce innovation by devaluing Google’s investments in their products and lower incentives […]
A new white paper by scholars from Indiana University, Harvard, and the University of Southern California, “Ensuring Antitrust Actually Promotes Competition in the Digital Economy,” shows that the Department of Justice’s proposals in its Google Search antitrust case antitrust case would harm consumers, undermine innovation, deter investment, and weaken the companies that have propelled the […]
Ahead of the Google ad tech remedies trial set to start in September, the DOJ filed its proposed remedies plan – which would force Google to divest part of its business, like the technology that enables it to bring advertisers and publishers together, which includes AdX and Google DFP. The DOJ’s proposed remedies ignore the […]
Earlier this month, Fox News reported that former National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien issued a stark warning about the Department of Justice’s proposed remedies in U.S. v. Google, calling them “wildly overbroad” and dangerous to national security. His letter raised serious concerns that the DOJ’s aggressive push to restructure Google Search would not only harm […]
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson’s remarks at the International Competition Network (ICN) meeting reinforced three key points in antitrust: being pro-innovation is pro-consumer; abandoning consumer-centered antitrust is perilous; and regulatory overreach impedes the future of AI and tech innovation broadly. Pro-Innovation is Pro-Consumer Chair Ferguson’s focus on innovation is a welcome shift from […]
As part of its proposed remedies in the Google Search case, the Department of Justice (DOJ) seeks to force Google to make user data, the Google Search index, ranking technologies, and query understanding accessible to competitors. This unprecedented remedy would demand Google share existing and future sensitive search and advertising data with a wide group […]
The case ignores a competitive, thriving tech sector Rather than tailoring remedies to address the contracts at issue, the DOJ’s proposed remedies are pushing for structural changes and sweeping restrictions that ignore the evolving nature of the search market in an attempt to benefit Google’s competitors. Even while search is undergoing one of its greatest […]
CNBC recently highlighted how America’s tech startups are increasingly finding support with industry leaders – from investments to help securing chips. This backing from leading tech companies has fueled the growth of AI startups, driving product innovation and underscoring the dynamic nature of the American startup ecosystem. Leading Technology Companies are Increasingly Supporting a Resilient […]
Last week, Project DisCo covered the recent “Economics Day” hearing in the FTC’s case against Amazon. The agency, once again, struggled to define what market Amazon has monopolized, a basic requirement to prove Amazon has engaged in anticompetitive behavior. The FTC is Still Unsure About How it Defines Amazon’s Market Despite nearly six years of […]
For years, the Federal Trade Commission aggressively discouraged M&A activity, arguing transactions only benefitted large players. The tale of American robotics company iRobot is a cautionary tale about how misguided this view is. The last few years have shown us that overly restrictive regulatory enforcement can stifle innovation and harm companies and startups that would […]
Hostility to innovation and technology diminishes the incredible Internet-enabled opportunities that leading tech services provide: empowering consumers, driving prices down and increasing choice, and providing platforms to help entrepreneurs grow their businesses. It has given us a golden era of entertainment, knowledge, and everything from fashion startups, to booming mom and pop stores, to the latest app.
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