Digital platforms
Facebook Break-up Can Be Feasible, Efficient, and Ultimately Beneficial to Consumers
Is the relief sought by the FTC in its case against Facebook the right way to go? In principle, yes. However, the FTC might...
A Simple Way to Measure Tipping in Digital Markets
Digital markets are prone to “tipping.” Policymakers are starting to look at tipping as a market failure worthy of consideration. But as much as...
Senator Klobuchar’s Antitrust Bill Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Senator Klobuchar’s bill includes many useful proposals to bolster antitrust enforcement, but the antitrust laws have been so weakened by the courts and by...
The Irony in Senator Klobuchar’s Antitrust Bill
The antitrust reform bill recently proposed by Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) purports to fix problems caused by antitrust courts’ reliance on “inaccurate economic assumptions.”...
Forcing Interoperability on Tech Platforms Would Be Difficult to Do
Governments around the world seem to be on a path to turn the leading tech firms into public utilities. Interoperability is likely to be...
What Would Lina Khan’s FTC Nomination Mean For the Future of Antitrust Enforcement?
If confirmed, Khan’s nomination potentially heralds a profound shift in the way that antitrust law is enforced and discussed in the US.
Editor's note: Lina...
Congress Is Leaning Towards a Big Tech Breakup
The dominant platforms have proven themselves to be ungovernable. Behavioral remedies, especially those that require continuous oversight, might be pushed aside. The only issue...
Antitrust at CPAC: Conservatives Debate Breaking Up Big Tech
Speaking at the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference, Congressmen Darrell Issa and Ken Buck discussed their stances on breaking up Big Tech, Section 230,...
Why Are Google and Facebook Now Okay with Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code?
A week of commercial deals and government negotiations has resulted in a series of amendments to the legislation aimed at making Google and Facebook...
“Free is Not Free”: What the Apple-Facebook Spat and the GameStop-Robinhood Fiasco Have in Common
In an interview with ProMarket, antitrust scholar, lawyer, and businesswoman Dina Srinivasan explains why she believes that if users were given the choice to...
