#AntiTrust

Sandeep Vaheesan

sandeepvaheesan

I am finally reading the cert-stage filings in NCAA v. Alston. The NCAA and allies argue its employer cartel is a "product design" choice and accordingly should be protected from

Dana Mattioli

DanaMattioli

A WSJ investigation into a decade of Amazon's business practices reveals how the tech giant competes and targets rivalshttps://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-competition-shopify-wayfair-allbirds-antitrust-11608235127?page=1 In the story:

Tim Hogan

TimInHonolulu

1. @FoxNews knowingly incited insurrection. I know of no 1stAm defense to the incitement statute. A jury can decide if they knew or were willfully blind to the fact that

Jason Kint

jason_kint

New Senate Judiciary hearing thread. CEOs of Facebook and Twitter. @LindseyGrahamSC rightly doesn't want govt regulating info on social platforms but concerned about their power. So yes, I agree, an

Spencer Rascoff

spencerrascoff

(1) The #FTC and 40+ states sued #Facebook this week alleging anticompetitive behavior. Lawsuit here: https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/facebook_complaint_12.9.2020.pdf (2) @NYTimes article by @ceciliakang and @MikeIsaac:https://www.nyt

UN

UshaNirmala

16-month investigation by US 'house subcommittee' of Big Tech, excerpts 400 page report for our understanding:who includes big tech:1/apple2/amazon3/google4/facebookinvestigation based on: 1\hearings2\testimony3\>million docum

Tiffany C. Li

tiffanycli

This is big, but not surprising. The antitrust pressure has been building against Facebook and Big Tech for a while now. A few thoughts:https://twitter.com/mikeisaac/status/1336757239390953472 The most compelling argument, for me,

Tim Hogan

TimInHonolulu

1.When I draft a complex #RICO and/or #Antitrust complaint, I've' learned to draft it and then create a work product version that footnotes the allegations with admissible evidence that I

Anand Giridharadas

AnandWrites

So yesterday I'm on the phone with @matthewstoller, asking him deep questions about his life, when the Facebook case drops.Which is like texting with the pope when the Second Coming

Scott McGready 🐿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

ScottMcGready

I spoke about this today on the radio (and will be again tomorrow) and have some serious issues with the article itself and the driving force behind it from Hey.https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56071437

Geoffrey Manne

geoffmanne

The Colorado, et al. Google antitrust suit touches on so many things @laweconcenter has been working on over the past decade-ish, it’s hard to know where to start. Fortunately, that

Alec Stapp

AlecStapp

The CEOs of Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook will be testifying in front of Congress today.Critics want to break up the companies.Here are the 10 myths about Big Tech and

Mark Scott

markscott82

Here we go: @Amazon latest Big Tech giant to face #antitrust charges in Europe. Announcement expected at 12:30 CET https://politi.co/2IkdC9l (HT: @JavierespFT for initial scoop) Should add: these are just

Matt Stoller

matthewstoller

1. One of the best changes in recent years is the GOP abandoning libertarianism. Here's GOP Rep. Greg Steube: “I do think there is an appetite amongst Republicans, if the

Sandeep Vaheesan

sandeepvaheesan

Big tech companies have used tying to maintain and extend their dominance. Short thread on this unfair practice and the still good law on it. Tying is when a firm

Nicolas Petit

CompetitionProf

@randypicker discussion of static monopolization in #Fortnite v Apple displays substantial parallels with the problems faced by antitrust towards tacit collusion 1/nhttps://twitter.com/randypicker/status/1295007314727120897 That is: should

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