In this issue, we look at how fixing Ticketmaster also means fixing the problem of exclusive dealing. And we lead a call on the FTC to issue bright-line rules to outlaw non-competes.
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The Open Markets Institute and Public Citizen led a joint letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alongside consumer advocates and organized labor urging the agency to begin its work on a federal rule banning the use of non-compete clauses in employment contracts.
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On December 9th, the Open Markets Institute joined an amicus brief drafted by the Washington Employment Lawyers Association and Towards Justice concerning the enforceability of arbitration clauses under WA state law.
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Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan co-authors an article about the hardships of laborers in the US that are restricted by non-compete agreements, and the opportunity for the Biden administration to diminish these clauses.
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The Open Markets Institute released the following statement from Legal Director Sandeep Vaheesan regarding the Federal Trade Commission’s move to block Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of major game developer Activision Blizzard
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In this issue, we explore how a drought threatens to keep the railroad industry in crisis mode even if the immediate threat of a strike is avoided. We also describe our urgent call on government agencies to investigate Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter and Starlink, which poses threats to democracy and national security.
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The Open Markets Institute submits a letter urging the FTC to block the pending merger between grocer giants, Albertsons and Kroger.
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Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan publishes his comments with other antitrust experts regarding the FTC’s most recent policy statement on competition.
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Reporter Karina Montoya pinpoints antitrust, data privacy, and platform transparency as essential to rein in internet giants.
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The Open Markets Institute, Irish Council for Civil Liberties, and the Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue, a forum of 75 NGOs, have sent the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) a joint submission on the privacy, market, and security hazards of surveillance advertising, urging the agency to act against commercial surveillance and to define “Real-Time Bidding” (RTB) as an unfair and deceptive practice.
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In this issue, we explore the ramifications of Big Tech’s deep penetration into the auto industry, where its products have now become embedded in nearly all cars manufactured by major manufacturers.
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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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