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Rebalancing Europe - A new economic agenda for tackling monopoly power
Events
Rebalancing Europe - A new economic agenda for tackling monopoly power
Events

On Monday April 15th, The Open Markets institute and a coalition of organizations committed to challenging monopoly power in Europe brought together leading policymakers and thinkers for a half-day conference in Brussels.

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Events
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The Corner Newsletter: April 12 , 2024
Newsletters
The Corner Newsletter: April 12 , 2024
Newsletters

In this issue, we describe the UK’s efforts to block the United Arab Emirates from pushing into the country’s media market, and ask whether this offers a model for how the U.S. can handle foreign investment of U.S. media assets.

 

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NewsPub - Illinois bill would force Big Tech to compensate local news outlets
Clippings
NewsPub - Illinois bill would force Big Tech to compensate local news outlets
Clippings

CJL director Dr. Courtney Radsch’s testimony before the Canadian parliament was cited in an article on the Journal Preservation Act introduced in Illinois.

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Open Markets & Partners Publish Roadmap for Europe to More Effectively Address Concentrations of Economic Power & Protect Democracy 
Press Releases, Reports & White Papers
Open Markets & Partners Publish Roadmap for Europe to More Effectively Address Concentrations of Economic Power & Protect Democracy 
Press Releases, Reports & White Papers

The Open Markets Institute and several civil society partners active in the European Union have published “Rebalancing Europe: A New Economic Agenda for Tackling Monopoly Power,” a new manifesto for the next European Commission and Parliament that sets out how policymakers should more effectively address monopoly power and control in Europe.

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What We Do

research • policy • advocacy

Shining a light on monopoly power and its dangers to democracy.

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Washington Monthly - The Exploitative Origins of Amazon
Karina Montoya
Washington Monthly - The Exploitative Origins of Amazon
Karina Montoya

Senior Reporter Karina Montoya shines a light on the destructive path Bezos and Amazon leave in their tracks by stealing ideas, squelching competition, and cheating on its taxes.

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Karina Montoya
Tech Policy Press - The AI Act and the Existential Risk Facing Journalism
Open Markets
Tech Policy Press - The AI Act and the Existential Risk Facing Journalism
Open Markets

CJL Director Dr. Courtney Radsch discusses the EU’s recently published AI Act in efforts to resuscitate and instill legal and ethical standards for AI.

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Open Markets
Brookings - Can journalism survive AI?
Open Markets
Brookings - Can journalism survive AI?
Open Markets

CJL Director Dr. Courtney Radsch shines a light on the struggles journalism is facing as AI develops further.

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Open Markets
 

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Publications
The Corner Newsletter: April 12 , 2024
The Corner Newsletter: April 12 , 2024

In this issue, we describe the UK’s efforts to block the United Arab Emirates from pushing into the country’s media market, and ask whether this offers a model for how the U.S. can handle foreign investment of U.S. media assets.

 

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The Corner Newsletter: March 28 , 2024
The Corner Newsletter: March 28 , 2024

In this issue, we broaden the conversation past TikTok to the myriad ways tech platforms and their data-collection practices harm Americans.

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The Corner Newsletter: March 15 , 2024
The Corner Newsletter: March 15 , 2024

In this issue, we sound the alarm on Amazon’s rapidly growing ad business, which hit record revenues last year and should be cause for concern for U.S. antitrust enforcers.

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Rebalancing Europe - A new economic agenda for tackling monopoly power
Rebalancing Europe - A new economic agenda for tackling monopoly power
The Value of News
The Value of News
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How Monopoly Threatens Democracy and Security
How Monopoly Threatens Democracy and Security
Barry Lynn Speaks at Antitrust Conference in Brussels
Barry Lynn Speaks at Antitrust Conference in Brussels
 
 

Exclusive Report Series

AMAZON’S PERVASIVE SURVEILLANCE

Amazon is a surveillance corporation, first and foremost. Surveillance of all parties—from workers to competitors to consumers—is a fundamental aspect of the corporation’s operations. It uses invasive surveillance tactics to enable and facilitate its predatory conduct and fortify its monopoly power. Our “Eyes Everywhere” two-part report series, illustrates the dangers of Amazon’s worker surveillance, Amazon’s competitor and consumer surveillance, and the solutions available.

 
 
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Testimonials

“A tiny nonprofit that’s becoming a lightning rod for growing anger and frustration with Big Tech in America.”

-Quartz

“Open Markets is doing revolutionary and essential work when monopoly looms over American life.”

- VICE

“The Open Markets group led by Lynn contains many of the most respected voices in an increasingly prominent discussion about technology and telecom monopolies, and its findings about corporate consolidation and monopolistic power have been extremely influential in turning antitrust into an important policy issue.”

- New York Magazine

“There have been few think tank teams as effective as Barry Lynn’s [and the Open Market Institute’s].”

- The Atlantic

“The whole idea of a think tank is to cultivate ideas that have an actual impact on The Debate. Barry Lynn [and the Open Markets Institute] has done that better than anyone.”

- Chris Hayes, MSNBC

“The past couple of years have seen a resurgence of political interest in antitrust policy, which is increasingly seen as a potential solution to America’s current dilemma of high corporate profits and slow economic growth…It’s fair to say that the primary intellectual mover behind all of this has been Barry Lynn [and the Open Markets Institute].”

- Vox

“It's difficult to overstate Mr. Lynn’s [and Open Market Institute’s] influence in raising concerns about the market dominance of Google, as well as other tech companies such as Amazon and Facebook.”

- The New York Times

 

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