Tag: Big Tech
UK Regulator Warns Big Tech Of Future Antitrust Probes
The UK competition watchdog has told Big Tech companies it is planning a series of antitrust investigations into their practices over the next year,...
Utah Sen. Mike Lee Wants To Lead Antitrust Charge Against Big...
Utah Sen. Mike Lee made an announcement this week that he’s ready to lead the charge against US Big Tech companies and what he...
Big Tech’s Next Big Problem Could Come From People Like ‘Mr....
By David McCabe, New York Times
Google is facing antitrust cases from Europe’s top competition enforcer, the Justice Department and attorneys general from more than 30 states and territories.
Then there...
White House Turns To Silicon Valley For Vaccine Aid
US President Joe Biden’s administration is considering a new approach as it struggles with a messy vaccine rollout, setting aside his harsh criticisms of...
EU Privacy Agency Wants More Safeguards To Curb US Big Tech
EU privacy watchdog EDPS on Wednesday, February 10, backed the bloc’s push to curb the power of Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook via new...
EU May Follow Australia On Making Big Tech Pay For News
EU lawmakers overseeing new digital regulation in Europe want to force Big Tech companies to pay for news, echoing a similar move in Australia...
The Necessary Revival of Sherman Act Section 2
The application of the antitrust laws to single-firm behavior is challenging. On the one hand, neither courts nor government enforcers are well equipped, or...
Gatekeeper Regulation in the Digital Economy – The Pitfalls (and Opportunities)...
Intense regulatory scrutiny on the digital economy and “Big Tech” companies has led to a raft of expert reports and regulatory proposals across the...
Online Gatekeepers to Commerce and Culture
Recently, the term “gatekeeper” has featured prominently in policy discussions concerning whether “big tech” needs to be regulated and whether antitrust laws need to...
Proposed Solutions for Big Tech in the United States: Out of...
The U.S. House Report on digital markets suggests adopting important changes to U.S. antitrust law. If implemented, the proposed changes (particularly those related to...