Publications
In this issue, we detail our successful two-day antimonopoly conference in Paris on how U.S. tech corporations threaten human liberty and European democracy and sovereignty, and look at the potential dangers posed by Fox’s takeover of Roku.
Read MoreIn this issue, we explore how IBM’s stranglehold over mainframe computing, built up over decades, offers a cautionary tale for today’s monopolies in cloud and AI technologies.
Read MoreSenior reporter Karina Montoya argues that the court’s behavioral remedies against Google’s ad tech monopoly offer some new protections for publishers and competitors, but fall short of the structural breakup needed to meaningfully dismantle Google’s market power.
Read MoreLegal director Sandeep Vaheesan discusses how Federal judges clearly exposed Google's illegal, anti-competitive tactics in search and ad tech, yet failed catastrophically by refusing to dismantle the company's monopolies or strip away its economic weapons.
Read MoreAfter finding Google guilty of illegal conduct, this decision is an embarrassing capitulation that essentially lets them determine their own punishment in exchange for a promise not to repeat the behavior.
Read MoreIn this issue, we discuss measures Europe has taken to reduce its dependence on U.S. tech corporations and mitigate the risks of technological coercion by the Trump administration.
Read MoreBarry Lynn released a statement condemning the decision in U.S. v Google, in which U.S. District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema declined to order the breakup of Google’s AdX ad exchange.
Read MoreIn this issue, we take a look at how FIFA manipulated World Cup ticket prices, and the lessons for Congress and enforcers.
Read MoreIn this issue, we take a look at how a new royalty scheme by dominant music streaming service Spotify shortchanges smaller artists in favor of the large music labels.
Read MoreMassive corporations like Google should not be able to buy their way out of complying with EU law.
Read MoreWithout these orders, the 60% of Europeans who use an Android device would be locked into Gemini as their only system level AI assistant, and Google would continue to leverage its overwhelming monopoly over search data to gain an unfair advantage over its competitors in AI development.
Read MoreThe Open Markets Institute Europe warns that the Commission is failing to seize the full potential of the DMA to address harmful abuses of market power by digital gatekeepers.
Read MoreThe Open Markets Institute Europe warns that the Commission is failing to seize the full potential of the DMA to address harmful abuses of market power by digital gatekeepers.
Read MoreIn this issue, we explore the sobering lessons of the last big railroad merger to evaluate the proposal to merge Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.
Read MoreIn this issue, we explore how Google’s proprietary AI chips will do little to dent Nvidia’s monopoly over the industry. We also released a new playbook to help state policymakers stop the encroachment of private equity into child care..
Read MoreCJL program manager Karina Montoya takes stock of Google’s YouTube TV growth in live TV streaming, and what its clashes with TV programmers mean as Big Tech continues to be an unregulated actor in streaming services.
Read MoreIn this issue, we explore Google’s growing power in the television industry, as the tech giant uses YouTube T V to squeeze major TV programmers like Fox and Disney.
Read MoreEurope research fellow Claire Lavin co-wrote an article arguing that Google’s proposed $32 billion acquisition of Wiz would dangerously concentrate control over Europe’s cloud security infrastructure in the hands of a U.S. tech gatekeeper, threatening competition, data governance, and digital sovereignty—and must be rigorously investigated and potentially blocked by EU regulators.
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