Open Markets and partners effectively warn FTC about the dangers of data collection from real-time bidding firm Mobilewalla.
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Open Markets Institute Executive Director Barry Lynn released the following statement regarding the news that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will investigate partnerships between dominant tech giants and artificial intelligence companies, including Microsoft and OpenAI, Amazon and Anthropic, and Google and Anthropic.
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Marketplace quoted Open Markets’ food systems policy director Claire Kelloway on how the proposed merger between grocery store giants Kroger and Albertsons would increase the company’s negotiating power with brands.
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Welcome to our final installment of The Corner for 2023. Over the course of the year, our team continued to drive the reinvigoration of antimonopoly law around the world, as well as policies reining in Big Tech. See some of the ways we did so below.
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Open Markets Legal Director Sandeep Vaheesan put out a statement on the final 2023 merger guidelines from the US Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission.
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The Open Markets Institute welcomed the announcement that gene sequencing company Illumina will sell cancer test developer Grail following inquiries from antitrust regulators.
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Statement in response to Google violating California and federal antitrust laws, stifling competition by removing other publishers like Epic Games from its Play mobile app store.
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On November 15, Open Markets Institute and AI Now Institute convened leading experts from the United States and Europe for a wide-ranging discussion about the promise, threats, and regulatory challenges of large scale artificial intelligence (AI).
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Two new publications feature Open Markets writers and thinkers defining the ways in which President Biden’s economic policies represent a tremendous “sea change” for America's political economy, which shows early signs of generating shared prosperity and stronger, healthier democracies.
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The Open Markets Executive Director Barry Lynn released a statement on the Biden Administration’s newly-announced executive order on artificial intelligence (AI).
A new report by chef Kiki Louya, published by the Open Markets Institute, examines the peanut industry, where farmer-owned cooperatives like Premium Peanut have seen great success taking on the giant shelling monopolies, and explores how other farmers might use cooperatives to circumvent monopolists.
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The Open Markets Executive Director Barry Lynn released a statement regarding the Biden Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) taking decisive action to curb junk fees across the economy.
Open Markets Institute Food Program Manager Claire Kelloway released a statement regarding the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against the meat industry data company Agri Stats.
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Open Markets Institute Executive Director Barry Lynn released a statement in reaction to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announcing its long-awaited suit against Amazon’s monopoly power and abuse.
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Open Markets’ years of actions and scholarship on Amazon’s monopoly power.
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Director of Europe & transatlantic partnerships Max von Thun gives updates on the developments of the Digital Markets Act as the EC provides further regulator conditions against Big Tech.
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Open Markets Institute Executive Director Barry Lynn released a statement concerning KKR’s bid to purchase book publisher Simon & Schuster.
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The Open Markets Institute filed an amicus brief in the case of Illumina v. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), urging the Fifth Circuit to deny a petition for review in the case.
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