CMDG Condemns FCC Decision to Eliminate Checks on Media Consolidation

“This decision effectively places FCC Chair Brendan Carr in open defiance of Congress, and it gives us yet again another reason to call for removing him from his post,” said CMDG director, Dr. Courtney Radsch.

Open Markets Urges Appeals Court to Restore Competition in Search as Google Extends Its Gatekeeper Power into AI

Open Markets filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to prohibit Google from continuing to pay billions of dollars each year to preserve its monopoly over internet search.

FTC Should Protect Consumers. Not Shield AI Companies from State Oversight, CMDG Says

The Center for Media and Digital Governance (CMDG) at the Open Markets Institute urged the Federal Trade Commission to withdraw its proposed policy statement on AI accuracy, warning that the agency is attempting to use consumer protection law to undermine state AI safeguards while advancing a legal theory that exceeds its statutory authority.

Industry Spotlight: US Economic and National Security is Vulnerable to 'Container Cartel'

A new Industry Spotlight on container shipping shows how decades of deregulation and consolidation have left the United States dependent on a ‘container cartel’ of six foreign-owned shipping firms which control more than 90 percent of US trade on major routes. It recommends a series of fixes to improve the U.S. outlook.

Open Markets Institute Joins Amicus Brief Defending California AI Transparency Law in Landmark Appeal

As debates about AI governance and transparency sweep across governments, the Open Markets Institute has joined an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to uphold California's law requiring AI companies to disclose information about the data used to train their models.

Europe's €890 million Google Fine is 'Bare Minimum' – EU Must Now Force Compliance

Massive corporations like Google should not be able to buy their way out of complying with EU law.

The EU’s Clearance of Paramount-Warner Bros Merger Is a Failure to Protect Europe's Creative Industries and Media Pluralism

The Commission's approval comes despite months of warnings fromcivil society, journalists, and thefilm and TV industries that the deal would concentrate an unprecedented share of production, distribution and broadcasting power in the hands of one company, reducing the number of major American studios from four to three.

Open Markets Institute Applauds EU Decision Forcing Google to Open Android and Search Data

Without 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.

Twelve Attorneys General Move to Challenge the Ellison Family's Corrupt Takeover of the Free Press

Open Markets Institute applauds the 12 state attorneys general suing to block the Ellison family’s illegal, anti-democratic efforts to take over Warner Bros. Discovery properties and fold them into their Paramount-Skydance media empire.

OMI on French Meta Ruling: ‘This Is About Sovereignty and Democracy as Much as Competition’

This decision is about European sovereignty and democracy as much as competition or bargaining power.

Press Releases, StatementsOpen MarketsJuly 9, 20262026, Secondary Feature, CMDG, Facebook, July 2026, Politics

‘Magic Words’ Risk Undermining Significant Progress in Merger Review Guidelines

Open Markets Institute has welcomed the European Commission's draft merger guidelines as a major, overdue modernisation of EU competition rules – part of a once-in-a-generation review – while also urging the Commission to close loopholes which risk undermining progress.

Press Releases, StatementsOpen MarketsJuly 6, 2026July 2026, 2026, Europe, Max von Thun, Secondary Feature

Open Markets Institute Condemns ‘Pro-autocratic’ Trump v. Slaughter Decision

Open Markets Institute issues a statement in response to the US Supreme Court’s precedent-shattering decision in Trump v. Slaughter.

Press Releases, StatementsOpen MarketsJune 29, 20262026, June 2026, Secondary Feature

Levelling The Playing Field for Cloud Services: OMI Welcomes EU Move to Bring Amazon and Microsoft Under DMA Gatekeeper Rules

The Open Markets Institute Europe welcomes the preliminary decision by the European Commission to designate Amazon and Microsoft as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) for their cloud computing services, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.

Statements, Press ReleasesOpen MarketsJune 25, 20262026, June 2026, Europe, Amazon, Politics, Secondary Feature

Dozens of Groups Urge EU to Block ‘Harmful’ Paramount–Warner Bros Merger

Open Markets Institute and more than 25 civil society organizations are calling on Brussels to reject one of the most sweeping media mergers Europe has been asked to approve.

Open Markets Institute Files Amicus Brief Urging Fourth Circuit to Revive Antitrust Claims Against Johnson & Johnson Over Stelara Monopoly

Open Markets filed an amicus brief urging the Fourth Circuit to revive antitrust claims against Johnson & Johnson, arguing the company used its acquisition of biosimilar-related patents to protect its Stelara monopoly and delay lower-cost competition.

Paramount-Warner Merger Would Lead to Fewer Films, Lower Pay, and Weaker Film Industry, OMI Warns

By deepening concentration in the film and TV industry, the proposed transaction raises significant competition concerns. CMDG and Open Markets Europe call on the EU Commission to investigate the proposed merger.

Public Interest Groups Urge Federal Officials to Monitor United Airlines' Conduct at O'Hare

Coalition letter warns United's strategy threatens competition at America's busiest airport and calls for rigorous scrutiny of any future United-American merger.

UK Publisher Protections a First in Holding Google Accountable in AI Content Grab

The UK Competition and Market Authority’s (CMA) will require Google to to adhere to new conduct requirements in their use of publisher content for AI Overviews. CMDG was at the forefront of urging the CMA to adopt remedies to level the playing field with publishers in the transition to AI-enabled search.

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