Press Releases
Creating Fair Food Markets for Affordable Groceries, an expert brief by Food Systems manager Claire Kelloway, shares how policymakers at all levels of government can hold food corporations to account and foster fair grocery markets that provide affordable and readily available food for everyone.
Two months after bending to a White House demand to suspend Jimmy Kimmel Live! from its network, Nexstar Media Group is asking the Trump administration to approve an illegal $6.2 billion merger that would grant it control over TV stations reaching more than half the country. Dr. Courtney Radsch released a statement condemning the merger.
CJL Director Dr. Courtney C. Radsch issued a statement regarding a Spanish court ordering Meta to compensate digital media outlets for illegal use of their data, setting important precedent in the EU.
Open Markets Institute Policy Counsel Tara Pincock released a statement on the misguided ruling on the FTC’s case regarding Meta’s monopoly in social media.
Open Markets welcomes the European Commission’s three market investigations on cloud computing services under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
The Open Markets Institute filed an amicus brief in State of Ohio v. Google, urging the Fifth District Court of Appeals of Ohio to recognize the state’s authority to designate Google Search as a common carrier—just as courts and legislatures have long done for railroads, telegraphs, telephones, and other corporations that hold themselves out to serve the public.
In a statement from Max von Thun, Open Markets condemns Google’s insufficient remedies, proposed in the EU, regarding its conflicts of interests in the adtech stack.
The Open Markets Institute filed an amicus brief led by Policy Counsel Tara Pincock, Legal Director Sandeep Vaheesan, and Jamie Crooks of Fairmark Partners defending Congress’s authority under the Constitution to restrict the President’s ability to remove officials at executive agencies and departments. The brief argues that Congress, under the Necessary and Proper Clause of Article I, has broad powers to structure the federal government and ensure that the execution of the law remains independent from direct presidential control.
Dr. Courtney C. Radsch, Director of the Center for Journalism & Liberty at Open Markets Institute issued a statement regarding the European Commission’s investigation under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) into anticompetitive conduct by Google, which appears to be using its monopoly control of search and visibility to discriminate against news publishers.
Open Markets Institute transportation analyst Arnav Rao released a statement urging the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to halt confirmation proceedings for the President’s Surface Transportation Board nominees.
In The News
In July, Tongsang, the South Korean trade magazines, featured an interview with Audrey Stienon, OMI’s industrial policy program manager, as part of the cover story on digital trade. The following is the full text of that interview.
CJL director Courtney Radsch discussed on an IBA podcast how billionaires like Elon Musk are shaping public narratives on social media, warning of the threats to democracy and the need to protect independent journalism.
CJL Director Courtney Radsch joined the League of Women Voters series to discuss how Big Tech, AI, and media market concentration threaten journalism and democracy in the digital age.
CJL director Dr. Courtney Radsch joins TechSequences to discuss why platform governance must go beyond surface fixes to address the structural harms of surveillance-driven social media.
CJL Director Courtney Radsch was featured in Goodbot’s Common Sense Tech Policy series, where she unpacks how Meta’s news ban in Canada exposes the dangers of letting tech giants control access to essential journalism.
Europe director Max von Thun was quoted on how Europe’s fragmented landscape makes it harder for homegrown tech companies to challenge existing Big Tech players.
Executive director Barry Lynn was quoted highlighting the rare bipartisan agreement in Congress on the need to rein in Big Tech, noting that lawmakers like Senators Mike Lee and Amy Klobuchar often share similar critiques—particularly of companies like Meta—despite differing political perspectives.
Executive director Barry Lynn spoke at The 2025 Antitrust and Competition Conference, hosted by the Stigler Center at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Food systems program manager Claire Kelloway was quoted emphasizing that generic pesticide makers should be allowed to compete, as they offer farmers more affordable options and help lower costs in a concentrated market.
Statements
Two months after bending to a White House demand to suspend Jimmy Kimmel Live! from its network, Nexstar Media Group is asking the Trump administration to approve an illegal $6.2 billion merger that would grant it control over TV stations reaching more than half the country. Dr. Courtney Radsch released a statement condemning the merger.
CJL Director Dr. Courtney C. Radsch issued a statement regarding a Spanish court ordering Meta to compensate digital media outlets for illegal use of their data, setting important precedent in the EU.
Open Markets Institute Policy Counsel Tara Pincock released a statement on the misguided ruling on the FTC’s case regarding Meta’s monopoly in social media.
Open Markets welcomes the European Commission’s three market investigations on cloud computing services under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
In a statement from Max von Thun, Open Markets condemns Google’s insufficient remedies, proposed in the EU, regarding its conflicts of interests in the adtech stack.
Dr. Courtney C. Radsch, Director of the Center for Journalism & Liberty at Open Markets Institute issued a statement regarding the European Commission’s investigation under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) into anticompetitive conduct by Google, which appears to be using its monopoly control of search and visibility to discriminate against news publishers.
Open Markets Institute transportation analyst Arnav Rao released a statement urging the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to halt confirmation proceedings for the President’s Surface Transportation Board nominees.
Tara Pincock released a statement on Amazon‘s $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission following allegations the ecommerce giant tricked customers into enrolling in Prime memberships.
Sandeep Vaheesan criticized the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling to remove FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter from her post at President Trump’s request.
Barry Lynn responded to news that Disney's ABC is indefinitely pulling down “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
Wins
Tara Pincock released a statement on Amazon‘s $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission following allegations the ecommerce giant tricked customers into enrolling in Prime memberships.
Open Markets Europe Director Max von Thun released a statement in response to the European Commission’s decision to fine Google €3 billion for abusing its dominance in the adtech market and ordering the internet giant to end its illegal conduct.
Max von Thun applauds a new report on tech algorithms and misinformation from the UK Parliament’s Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.
The Center for Journalism and Liberty at the Open Markets Institute released a statement on the UK Competition and Markets Authority’s provisional decision to grant Google ‘strategic market status’ and its proposal for possible interventions to restore competition in search.
The Open Markets Institute proudly celebrates Food Program Manager Claire Kelloway who was awarded a James Beard Foundation Media Award for her incisive reporting for the Food & Environment Reporting Network in their “Farm Bill Fight” series published in Mother Jones.
Europe and Transatlantic Partnerships Director Max von Thun released a statement on historic actions for EU competition enforcement.
The Center for Journalism and Liberty at the Open Markets Institute released a statement from its director, Dr. Courtney Radsch on the California Assembly’s passage of AB 412, the AI Copyright Transparency Act.
The Open Markets Institute proudly celebrates Food Program Manager Claire Kelloway for being named a finalist in the 2025 James Beard Media Awards.
Open Markets and the Center for Journalism and Liberty respond to a U.S. court ruling that Google maintains a monopoly over digital advertising markets.
Open Markets Institute food program manager Claire Kelloway comments on the USDA’s finalized rule against deceptive poultry payment tactics and withdrew a proposed rule easing access to justice for unfair treatment by meatpackers.
CJL Director Courtney Radsch was quoted, criticizing OpenAI for its decision to stop assessing AI models for the potential to persuade or manipulate users before releasing them.