Frances Haugen’s Leaking of the Facebook Papers Will Hurt Decision-Making at Tech Companies
Despite Mark Zuckerberg’s assurances that Facebook will continue its research program, it seems almost inevitable that the company will narrow the scale and scope of the...
Facebook’s Responses to Criticism Sound Too Good to Be True
The Facebook Papers show how Facebook’s relentlessly positive and defiant PR messaging is not plausible anymore. Hence, a rebrand.
It sounds too good to be...
Tech Platforms and the Antitrust Duty to Deal
Why is there a widespread view that existing American antitrust law is ill-equipped to address dominant platforms that exclude or discriminate against rivals? How...
In FTC vs. Facebook, the Government Lost the First Round. It Could Still Win the Fight.
Despite some compelling allegations, a federal judge dismissed the FTC's antitrust complaint against Facebook due to the agency’s failure to explain how it calculated...
Why the FTC Antitrust Case Against Facebook Was Dismissed
Many of the problems with the FTC complaint against Facebook that was dismissed in court last month appear to be fixable. However, given that...
The House’s Recent Spate of Antitrust Bills Would Change Big Tech as We Know It
If enacted, the five bills that were introduced in the House this month would represent the most dramatic statutory changes to US antitrust law...
The Biggest Problem Facing America: Misinformation-At-Scale
Technology companies must put community safety and privacy at the core of their business model, ensure that advertising technology is utilized responsibly, and quickly...
Identifying the Market In the Facebook Antitrust Case
Facebook can be a monopolist over a cluster of noncompeting products that do not fit the standard economic definition of a “market.” The key...
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...
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...
