Posts tagged 2026
The Corner Newsletter: A Bill to Prevent Corrupt Antitrust Settlements & A New Report on Emerging AI Content Licensing Market

In this issue, we explore Sen. Klobuchar’s bill to bolster the Tunney Act following a series of weak antitrust settlements that were driven by President Trump’s cozy relationships with corporations.

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Open Markets Institute Launches New “Industry Spotlight” Series with Timely Examination of Private Equity

Turning Profit-Maximizing Financiers Into Stewards of the Public Interest marks the first in a planned series of reports examining a variety of industries’ market structures and how they either support or undermine public well-being.

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FCC’s Brendan Carr Is Turning FCC Into State Censorship Bureau

Statement condemning the Federal Communications Commission’s politically motivated decision to order Disney, ABC and their television subsidiaries to file early license renewal applications – a move which comes as the White House once again calls for late-night host Jimmy Kimmel to be fired. 

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OMI Leads Civil Society Groups to Urge Antitrust Investigation into Netflix’s Market Power

The Open Markets Institute and a coalition of leading civil society organizations sent a letter to federal antitrust enforcers calling for a formal investigation into whether Netflix is engaging in monopolistic practices that harm competition, creators, and consumers in the rapidly evolving video streaming market.

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Open Markets Institute Announces Its Expansion in Europe 

The Open Markets Institute shares its news of expanding its European operations with new staff and the launch of a European Advisory Council – bringing together leading experts, technologists and former policymakers to defend fair markets and democratic accountability.  

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Tech Policy Press - How the UK Retreated on Cloud and Called Its Local Media Band-Aid a Plan

Open Markets Institute Center for Journalism and Liberty director Courtney Radsch argued that the UK failed to meaningfully address the dominance of hyperscale cloud providers, criticizing regulators for relying on voluntary commitments rather than structural remedies despite clear evidence of concentrated market power.

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In New Book, OMI Chief Economist Brian Callaci Examines How Powerful Franchisors Have Eaten Our Lunch 

In Chains of Command: The Rise and Cruel Reign of the Franchise Economy (University of Chicago Press, April 20, 2026), Brian Callaci delivers the first comprehensive history of how franchising has shaped American capitalism. It reveals franchising as a hidden architecture of power, one that allows corporations to dominate markets while evading responsibility. 

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Open Markets Institute Welcomes "Fair Prices for Local Businesses Act" 

OMI praised U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and his colleagues for introducing the Fair Prices for Local Businesses Act, landmark legislation to curb corporate price discrimination and restore fair competition for small businesses across the country. 

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