August Threads 2024
Threads from ICLE scholars on trending issues for the month of August 2024.
The DOJ is the dog that finally caught the Google car. What will it do next?
If no existing business model satisfies the DOJ’s antitrust concerns, what future does the department envision?
My latest oped digs into the troubles ahead https://t.co/Af1V08qZeV
— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) August 29, 2024
The DOJ is the dog that finally caught the Google car. What will it do next?
If no existing business model satisfies the DOJ’s antitrust concerns, what future does the department envision?
My latest oped digs into the troubles ahead https://t.co/Af1V08qZeV
— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) August 29, 2024
The FTC is challenging the Kroger/Albertsons merger in court today in Portland.
All the coverage I've seen this week assumes the FTC is always and everywhere the voice of reason and goodness.
Our piece laid out the difficulty of the FTC's case.https://t.co/JbKG7X8ccw
— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) August 26, 2024
This week, @LawEconCenter joined @ceidotorg to file an amicus brief in the Sixth Circuit, arguing that the FCC's Net Neutrality Order is unlawful. We summarized our brief @TOTMblog (a ?):https://t.co/27xDwTDmWF
— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) August 21, 2024
This week, @LawEconCenter and @ceidotorg filed an amicus arguing the 6th Circuit should vacate the @FCC's latest effort to reclassify broadband under Title II in the name of #netneutrality. A ?… https://t.co/4cwO3CHlB6 pic.twitter.com/FWxVhYq6oX
— Eric Fruits, Ph.D. (@ericfruits) August 21, 2024
"Any policy that gives the government the power to decide what price increases are 'fair' or 'unfair' is effectively a price control system."
– Brian Albrecht ?
— FEE (Foundation for Economic Education) (@feeonline) August 21, 2024
? I've just posted a new paper: "A Critical Analysis of the Google Search Antitrust Decision" ?https://t.co/GXgykKpLha
Judge Mehta’s ruling in the case is thorough and well-written, but it’s deeply flawed where it matters most. Here’s why the decision is untenable. ?
— Geoffrey Manne (@geoffmanne) August 15, 2024
Are you worried about what can happen to competition in "AI markets"? I wouldn't blame you, since the press and competition authorities have been hyping the issue bordering on irresponsibility. @AuerDirk and I wrote something about it in @TOTMBlog. ?: (1/15) pic.twitter.com/sXh8mG2xvy
— Mario Zúñiga (@MZunigaP) August 14, 2024
Smart analysis today from @MBarczentewicz regarding the untenable friction for personalized advertising in the EU wrought by the tension between privacy and competition law. pic.twitter.com/cmiufXILnl
— Eric Seufert (@eric_seufert) August 13, 2024
You can be forgiven for not following the NFL "Sunday Ticket" antitrust lawsuit. Sure it involves the biggest sport in the U.S. and consumers love/hate relationship with content providers. But, it's antitrust, so for most people it's a snoozer.
WAKE UP! It's bonkers. A ? …
— Eric Fruits, Ph.D. (@ericfruits) August 9, 2024
The UK's CMA has launched a merger inquiry into Amazon partnership with Anthropic. My initial reaction is:
(1)it would be a shame if this results in anthropic much-needed capital to scale at a time of fierce competition & innovation.
(2) Is this meant to lead to a full-blown…
— Lazar Radic (@laz_radic) August 8, 2024
1/11 A new RAND study of Shopify data provides insights into how competition in online retail is evolving and becoming more nuanced than typically assumed. Some key findings and implications for competition policy:
— kristian stout (@kristianstout) August 7, 2024
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Join us on August 29 at 1 PM ET for "Tech in the Courts," a new virtual series from @TechFreedom & @WLF. Panelists @NoberRoger, @RBenSperry, @BerinSzoka, and Blake Reid will dive into the legal limits on common carriage.https://t.co/jB7uZBX5El pic.twitter.com/C1fPABRzfh
— TechFreedom (@TechFreedom) August 6, 2024
? DOJ v. Google ?
– Court finds that Google has monopoly power in two relevant markets
– Distribution agreements found to be anticompetitive and in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act
– Remedies to comehttps://t.co/tYnLroemtZ
— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) August 5, 2024
? #EventAlert (Happening this week!)
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As technology markets evolve,… pic.twitter.com/l2ri1jx4jt
— The Dialogue (@_DialogueIndia) August 5, 2024
Under Skidmore deference post-Loper, the FCC must persuade courts instead of simply asserting ambiguity. But their analysis for Title II isn't persuasive. As the concurrence from Judge Sutton stated: pic.twitter.com/ba68kxT3qZ
— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) August 1, 2024