Tag: Tech
Joshua Wright on “Weaponizing Antitrust” Against Tech Companies
Professor Joshua Wright — a University Professor of Law at George Mason University, Director of the law school’s Global Antitrust Institute, a...
House Panel To Hold Tech Antitrust Hearing On Oct. 1
The House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee announced a hearing on October 1 to discuss proposals to strengthen current antitrust laws and restore online...
The tech antitrust hearings are over: What’s next for enforcement?
By Bill Baer, Brookings
As the dust settles on the much-anticipated House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee hearing with the CEOs of Amazon,...
India’s Proposed Data Rules Prompt US Tech Pushback
A plan by India to regulate what it terms “non-personal” data has roiled the executives of Big Tech companies like Amazon, Facebook and Google and advocates for freedom and...
US Tech Chiefs To Testify Before House On July 27
The chief executives of Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook will appear before a US House of Representatives panel on July 27, the...
DOJ, States Eye Alleged Antitrust Issues In Google’s Ad Tech Business
Alphabet’s Google is facing an investigation over potential antitrust violations by 50 of the nation’s state attorneys general led by Texas, CNBC...
“Killer Acquisitions,” Big Tech, and Section 2: A Solution in Search...
Since the term “killer acquisition” was coined last year, many have moved quickly to declaring a killer-acquisition problem in tech and proposing...
The National Security Case for Breaking Up Big Tech
By Ganesh Sitaraman (Vanderbilt Law School)
The claim that breaking up and regulating big tech might have consequences for...
Europe Wants To Grown Its Own Tech Giants
The European Union outlined proposals to bolster its digital economy and keep it from being overly reliant on foreign companies, while cracking...
US: Lobbying spending by tech giants set to hit record highs
Lobbying spending by tech giants like Facebook and Amazon is setting records as both companies have spent more in lobbying than aerospace...
