Executive director Barry Lynn publishes a debrief on the results of the Congressional elections, and what that means for antimonopoly.
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The Open Markets Institute released the following statement from Legal Director Sandeep Vaheesan regarding the Federal Trade Commission’s new policy statement on defining and policing “unfair methods of competition”:
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On Thursday, November 10, the Open Markets Institute, Towards Justice, and the National Legal Advocacy Network filed a brief in support of McDonald’s workers in Deslandes v. McDonalds.
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In this issue, we use the Kroger-Albertsons merger to investigate the changing nature of online advertising, as powerful retailers move into the business of selling ads that target their own customers. And we call on the government to block or regulate Elon Musk’s seizure of Twitter.
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Open Markets puts out an article by Luke Goldstein discussing Elon Musk approaching Goliath-status control.
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Reporter Luke Goldstein writes on the necessary constrains by the government over Elon Musk’s growing control.
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Open Markets puts out a statement on the significant step of antitrust enforcement taken by the courts against the Bertelsmann corporation and their desired merger with of Simon & Schuster.
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In response to Elon Musk buying Twitter Open Markets Institute Director Barry Lynn issues this statement.
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Sandeep Vaheesan provides a comment on OMI’s statement on the DOJ’s Latest Action against individuals practicing on rival corporate boards.
In this issue, we take a look at how President Biden’s executive order on personal data transfers from Europe is unlikely to placate privacy advocates on either side of the Atlantic and may raise Constitutional questions.
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Executive director Barry Lynn and senior fellow Johnny Ryan joined the first in-depth public discussion in Brussels of the European Commission’s failure to use its full antimonopoly authority to address pressing threats posed by concentration.
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In this issue, we discuss how the misinterpretation of common carriage law by conservative courts threatens social media networks’ ability to de-platform users spreading misinformation in a case now headed to the Supreme Court.
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Open Markets Institute Submits Written Testimony Urging the New Jersey State Legislature to Ban Non-Compete Clauses, Pass Senate Bill No. 1410.
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Open Markets Legal Director Sandeep Vaheesan testifies before House Committee on Rules Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process Regarding Right to Repair
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Food Systems Program Manager Claire Kelloway leads another Open Markets Comment on poultry industry schemes submitted to the USDA.
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In this issue, we explore how a monopolized railroad industry damages the economy, abuses workers, and disrupts efforts to cut carbon emissions.
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Open Markets Institute has submitted a comment to the Chief Legal Officer USDA AMS Fair Trade Practices Program about the corporate domination stripping away the autonomy of livestock farmers.
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