Digital platforms
The US v. Google Case Bears More Than a Little Resemblance to the Microsoft Antitrust Case
In many ways, the DOJ’s complaint is a near clone of the Microsoft case, making it a strong, low-risk first step in curbing Google’s...
The Challenges to (Re)forming a Platform Economy for the People
Measured antitrust enforcement and a more comprehensive regulatory regime can ensure that we continue to benefit from digital markets. In attempting to increase competitiveness,...
“Amazon Is Getting Richer by the Moment —But There’s a Limit to How Many People Jeff Bezos Can Buy”
In an interview with ProMarket, Barry Lynn discusses the current state of American antimonopoly, what the Covid-19 crisis has taught us about the fragility...
Effective Enforcement Matters More Than New Rules in the EU’s Efforts to Regulate Gatekeeping Platforms
While the EU’s new Platform-to-Business Regulation went into effect on July 12, the European Commission is already gearing up to introduce two other, more...
The Roots of Congress’ Pathbreaking Report on Big Tech
While the House Judiciary report is chock-full of impressive “gotcha” moments concerning anticompetitive conduct by tech platforms, the real bombshell is the 30-page long...
Structural Separation and Self-Preferencing: What are the Right Lessons of History?
IBM’s entry into the PC market can teach us a lot about the risks involved with the sort of structural separations recommended this week...
Why Congress Must Take on Big Tech Monopolies
Congress must overturn bad Supreme Court precedent and reassert Congressional supremacy over the Supreme Court in antitrust policy. It should legislate break-ups and mandate structural...
The ACCC’s News Media Bargaining Code: Experimenting with “Decentralized Regulation” of Dominant Digital Platforms
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission recently proposed a mandatory bargaining code to govern negotiations between digital platforms like Google and Facebook and publishers...
Australia’s News Media and Digital Platforms Bargaining Code is Great Politics But Questionable Economics
If the Australian government wants to subsidize high-quality journalism then it should, well, subsidize high-quality journalism. The new proposed ACCC code would mess with...
Contextualizing the Dispute Between Australia, Facebook, and Google
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's draft news media bargaining code for digital platforms has elicited aggressive responses from both Google and Facebook and...
