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Reporting for BIG on the Google Search and Ad Tech antitrust trials, and generally confronting the power of Big Tech. Edited by @matthewstoller and @leehepner. bigtechontrial.com Washington, DC Joined September 2023-
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@BigTechOnTrial is back for #ftcvmeta week 2. FTC called its first expert witness, Jihoon Rim, to testify that Instagram and WhatsApp would have flourished on their own. We've heard about Kakao as a comp - and Rim was the founder & CEO of Kakao! stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/ji…
Day 4 of #ftcvmeta brought to you by @BigTechOnTrial (link below)
Our intrepid correspondent faithfully reports on the OTHER trial of the century.
Our intrepid correspondent faithfully reports on the OTHER trial of the century.
"Case by case, antitrust enforcers are taming the beasts of Big Tech." "We applaud @JKBustertruster, @dohamekki, and the last administration’s entire Antitrust Division." @LeeHepner on another landmark antitrust loss for Google.👇
"Case by case, antitrust enforcers are taming the beasts of Big Tech." "We applaud @JKBustertruster, @dohamekki, and the last administration’s entire Antitrust Division." @LeeHepner on another landmark antitrust loss for Google.👇 https://t.co/BFMuz4YpnQ
Here's the @BigTechOnTrial writeup from day 1 of #ftcvmeta trial: bigtechontrial.com/p/day-one-the-…
Wow. I don’t think this has been reported anywhere else: @BBenedict33 reports that Judge Boasberg, who is overseeing the trial to break up Facebook starting next Monday, used to work for Meta’s lead counsel! 😬😵💫
While Zuckerberg roams the halls of the White House trying to buy new friends, Trump’s trial to break up Meta’s social media monopoly is - finally - upon us. For Big Tech on Trial, @BBenedict33 will be in the courtroom every day. Read his breakdown here: bigtechontrial.com/p/zuckerberg-o…
This Thanksgiving, we’re grateful for the work of the Justice Dept and Federal Trade Comm’n to reinvigorate enforcement of Section 2 of the Sherman Act. For your reading pleasure, a summary of closing arguments in Google Ad Tech, from @BalanceCrafting. bigtechontrial.com/p/between-the-…
After a week of rumors, it's official: The Justice Dept is demanding Google "promptly" sell-off Chrome. That's the baseline to cure Google's search monopoly. Here's the big kicker: If Google fails to comply, or if competition is not restored, Android must be sold off, too. /
Great summary of closing arguments in Google Ad Tech from @ArielleSGarcia. Judge Brinkema says it's the best-argued case of her career and cast doubts on a key part of Google's case. usvgoogleads.com/trial-updates/…
"I noticed that in paragraph 78 of your proposed findings of fact, you say that even in a market comprised of the entire ad stack, there's still direct evidence of Google's monopoly power. Can you address that?"
Thread on this morning’s closing arguments in the Google ad tech case, from @econliberties @BalanceCrafting 👇🏼
Thread on this morning’s closing arguments in the Google ad tech case, from @econliberties @BalanceCrafting 👇🏼
Google’s head of search isn’t just being replaced. He’s being promoted. An effective remedy to Google’s Search monopoly would terminate his employment and anyone else whose predatory conduct gave rise to Google’s monopoly. theverge.com/2024/10/17/242…
“This is really about the future of the free and open Internet,” Alford said. “If we’re not going to live in a world where we’re behind paywalls, then we have got to fix the business structure of the free internet.” Great recap by @martyswant. digiday.com/media/what-hap…
For my thoughts on @Google’s defense, @JusticeATR’s rebuttal, and where things go from here: digitalcontentnext.org/blog/2024/09/3… Thanks again to @DCNorg for the opportunity to share my perspective.
For my thoughts on @Google’s defense, @JusticeATR’s rebuttal, and where things go from here: digitalcontentnext.org/blog/2024/09/3… Thanks again to @DCNorg for the opportunity to share my perspective.
The decline of newsrooms over the past two decades was a policy choice to allow companies like Google and Meta to monopolize markets and hoard critical ad revenue. But it’s not too late to reverse this trend. Grateful to be a part of this piece by @MorePerfectUS. Please watch!
The decline of newsrooms over the past two decades was a policy choice to allow companies like Google and Meta to monopolize markets and hoard critical ad revenue. But it’s not too late to reverse this trend. Grateful to be a part of this piece by @MorePerfectUS. Please watch!
This also happened today as Google wound up its defense for anticompetitive behavior in adtech. This is on top of the spoliation issues already noted.
Ugh I realized last night I forgot this in my update. In a super tense rebuttal, this moment felt like a pressure release valve.
Ugh I realized last night I forgot this in my update. In a super tense rebuttal, this moment felt like a pressure release valve.
Is there a "crisis of expertise" in antitrust, as @JusticeATR Chief Kanter recently cautioned in a historic speech at Fordham Law? If so, the government's impeachment of perennial expert Dr. Mark Israel was a fitting capstone to the Google Ad Tech trial. bigtechontrial.com/p/this-is-how-…
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