Recently, Judge Mehta issued his ruling on the Google Search remedies. Experts echo that this ruling reflects the impact that AI has had on competition and avoids extreme remedies that would harm consumers and innovation, but raises concerns about consumers’ data privacy. AI has created robust competition The rapid growth of generative AI (GenAI) has […]
Yesterday, Judge Mehta released his ruling on the Google Search remedies. The court rightly rejected the DOJ’s extreme measures—such as forced divestitures—making clear that AI competition is strong in the tech ecosystem, and competition policy should help, not harm consumers. Robust AI competition has created competition and increased choice for consumers. The government brought this […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Department of Justice (DOJ) doubled down on its approach to antitrust enforcement, advocating for measures during the first week of the Google search remedies trial that will harm consumers, restrict innovation, and reward Google’s competitors. At the heart of this strategy is a call for remedies that go beyond antitrust policy and the contracts […]
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 […]
The unique strength of the American business ecosystem is that size doesn’t determine success. A debate over size, therefore, misses the point. Businesses of all sizes compete for customers alongside each other. This is a feature, not a flaw, of the American approach to innovation. A Competitive Tech Sector Expands Opportunities for Businesses of All […]
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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