In a recent piece in The Washington Examiner, political strategist Matt Mackowiak discusses Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter’s former work for clients such as Microsoft, and how his myriad conflicts of interest call into question his departure from the pro-consumer antitrust standard designed to “protect the public from high costs.” Mackowiak reports that Kanter’s conflicts […]

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As the FTC voices “concerns” about competition in the AI space, it’s important to remember that generative AI shows how competitive and dynamic the tech sector is. Since the introduction of ChatGPT earlier this year, the tech space has undergone yet another evolution. With so much potential in new areas of AI technology, companies of […]

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On Thursday, it was reported that within the next couple of weeks, the FTC plans a “major” antitrust lawsuit against Amazon focused on the logistics services Amazon uses to ship Prime purchases to Americans. With the lawsuit seemingly on its way, here is a quick preview of what’s at stake for consumers before a formal […]

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On Thursday, a coalition of public interest, consumer advocacy, and civil society groups signed a joint letter to Senate leadership, opposing the Judiciary Committee’s consideration of the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA).  The coalition writes: “The JCPA will harm communities by increasing the amount of networked disinformation, hateful speech, and harassment on the internet. […]

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In the American economy, mergers and acquisitions are a catalyst for economic activity and wellbeing—benefiting consumers, workers, and businesses. However, the FTC is claiming that an aggressive approach to antitrust enforcement will yield benefits for investors and startup founders. But in reality, the opposite is true. Such an approach increases uncertainty for startups—threatening critical funding […]

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The space for global IT services is vibrant—defined by continuous innovation, choice, and versatility. Competition is thriving as numerous cloud computing companies provide a variety of services and pricing models that are flexible and customized to the needs of small businesses, start ups and governments. These companies are providing data storage, analysis, AI solutions and […]

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During last week’s anti-monopoly summit, some policymakers advocated for a subjective, Neo-Brandeisian approach to antitrust.  To date, Neo-Brandeisian proposals like AICOA or OAMA have little momentum in Congress or support from Americans, so regulators are moving to ignore set rules and policies in order to overstep their authority and legislate through regulation. With this in […]

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This week, antitrust experts gathered in D.C. to discuss today’s antitrust landscape and the future of competition policy. Here’s what you need to know:  1) The week started with the FTC and DOJ Annual Spring Enforcers Summit, where agency leaders doubled-down on their plan to expand Section 5 enforcement.  The FTC’s plan for expanded Section […]

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According to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers, prices in the overall economy increased by 0.4% in February, with the annual inflation rate at 6% from last year. However, prices of online goods continued to fall, with digital prices dropping 0.3% from January 2023 and 1.4% from February 2022, according to the Adobe Digital […]

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Misguided anti-tech legislation like the Open App Markets Act (OAMA) and the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) failed to pass the last Congress for many reasons, including serious flaws that would have harmed consumers. Similarly, as Springboard has previously noted, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) is also a failed bill that […]

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