At a time when Americans are counting on tech more than ever, it can be easy to forget that the internet as we know it — with information on every topic, in every language, at the fingertips of billions of people — is powered by advertising. The ad-supported internet fosters a win-win ecosystem: free websites […]
Ahead of today’s House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law hearing, it is important to remember that: 1. When it comes to browsing, purchasing, and starting a new business, consumers and founders have access to more online tools than ever. 2. “Glass-Steagall for the internet” is a dangerously misapplied framework when it comes […]
Before parsing through the Texas-led ad tech lawsuit against Google, it’s important to turn to the facts: competition is thriving and that is benefiting businesses and consumers through lower prices and more choices. Specifically: — Digital advertising prices and ad tech fees continue to fall, benefiting advertisers, website and app publishers, and consumers. — Digital […]
Technology services enhance nearly every aspect of life, including how you take care of your health. Tech’s role in telehealth has always been clear, but the COVID-19 pandemic’s social distancing measures and travel restrictions have put a renewed spotlight on the rise of telehealth and the innovations pushing the industry forward. Some highlights of telehealth’s […]
With the House Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust Subcommittee digital markets report imminent, we want to bring you a useful guide through the biggest issues in antitrust in the tech industry and our go-to resources. Define and dive in to these key concepts: – Antitrust – Consumer Welfare Standard – Kill-Zone Myth – Multihoming – Network Effects – […]
– Antitrust Laws: The legal framework aimed at ensuring that competition governs markets by sanctioning conduct that distorts market competition – Chicago School Position: A framework for analyzing competition and antitrust, developed in the 1970s and 1980s at the University of Chicago Law School. The position centers around the use of economic analysis to inform […]
There is a lot of information out there, so we wanted to help provide you with a one-stop resource for everything that will be discussed on Wednesday.
The Lincoln Center’s Head of Policy Zach Graves recently argued that much of the current tech debate represents a “schism” between everyday Americans and the “pundit class.” Polling suggests he may have a point—whereas tech debates in Washington focus on extreme proposals, American consumers and small businesses consistently say they love the tools and innovations the tech […]
As conversations surrounding tech and antitrust become increasingly politicized, it seems that a critical fact about competition is often overlooked: markets aren’t static. As Mercatus Center’s Jennifer Huddleston said at CES earlier this year, “innovation has in and of itself been the best kind of competition policy in America.” Further: — Warnings of “natural” tech monopolies have […]
This morning, Morning Consult released a new poll finding 41 percent of respondents support a newly announced Federal Trade Commission Tech Task Force. The poll also found that respondents believe the tech industry holds less influence than Hollywood and Wall Street, offering the latest data point that illustrates public opinion of the tech sector. This […]
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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