Threads from ICLE scholars on trending issues for the month of November 2023.

A new article by @TuscaloosaJohn in @Tennessean breaks down DOJ's critical role in TVA's broadband strategy. Concerns raised by Sen. Mike Lee about TVA potentially limiting broadband buildout need urgent attention. pic.twitter.com/AW98ZaAVY6

— kristian stout (@kristianstout) January 5, 2024

https://x.com/AuerDirk/status/1745437215449096208?s=20

https://x.com/laz_radic/status/1747940251224490067?s=20

📢 The new EU (EDPB) Guidelines on cookie consent banners and their impact on online advertising & web analytics (including pixel, URL, IP-based analytics) 🍪📈

— Mikołaj Barczentewicz (@MBarczentewicz) January 18, 2024

https://x.com/geoffmanne/status/1748138227330945511?s=20

https://x.com/AuerDirk/status/1748296453200511115?s=20

https://x.com/laz_radic/status/1748382475288482003?s=20

https://x.com/giucolangelo/status/1748655964260081997?s=46&t=MseC6-npctQ-wOJplkkuqg

https://x.com/GiuColangelo/status/1749432806407569432?s=20

1/13 Perhaps not surprising, but the FTC's AI summit tomorrow appears to be another barely concealed attempt to promote a policy position that is predetermined. pic.twitter.com/eagTHygcj4

— kristian stout (@kristianstout) January 24, 2024

https://x.com/jimpethokoukis/status/1750311884526330020?s=46

https://x.com/AuerDirk/status/1750522154897330584?s=20

https://x.com/AuerDirk/status/1750904881546678515?s=20

https://x.com/laz_radic/status/1751971958151930165?s=20

https://x.com/geoffmanne/status/1751964799481586162?s=20

https://x.com/geoffmanne/status/1751966335385448771?s=20

https://x.com/geoffmanne/status/1752354334740738512?s=20

Threads from ICLE scholars on trending issues for the month of October 2023.

As our comments on copyright and AI suggest, the question is complex. What matters most right now is asking the right questions, collecting the right data, and assessing using the right tools (economic analysis) — not rushing to “Just Do Something!” because there are problems…

— Geoffrey Manne (@geoffmanne) October 30, 2023

1/ Today, ICLE submitted comments to the Copyright Office's inquiry on AI and copyright. We argue current doctrine may restrict AI training data, but drastic changes risk a backlash against copyright. A brief overview thread and link to comments in second tweet pic.twitter.com/r5mFhsg41H

— kristian stout (@kristianstout) October 30, 2023

1/ Last week, the @FCC released its proposed digital discrimination rules. They are a real humdinger. A 🧵

— Eric Fruits, Ph.D. (@ericfruits) October 30, 2023

I'm happy to have been quoted in this piece by @nicoagrant, discussing competition between Google and Apple and Google's potential use of Europe's new DMA to place Chrome as a default on iOS devices. 1/ https://t.co/Q4E6nR81CO

— Gus Hurwitz (@GusHurwitz) October 27, 2023

In 1984, F.A. Hayek was asked who his favorite economist was. He named two.

The first was Nobel Prize winner George Stigler. The second, sadly, never got the recognition he deserved.

Here are 5 papers by the 🐐, Armen Alchian, and why you should read them today 👇 pic.twitter.com/tooCH8WVTC

— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) October 26, 2023

EU’s approach to AI is in in many ways emblematic of this. The EU trails behind the US and China in almost all imaginable metrics, yet it will be the first to pass comprehensive legislation regulating AI. /1 https://t.co/B39QknOT0Y

— Lazar Radic (@laz_radic) October 25, 2023

It's time to dispel some common misconceptions about the consumer welfare standard. A 🧵 about my post on @ProMarket_org with @CompetitionProf https://t.co/gzP5nGemFd

— Lazar Radic (@laz_radic) October 25, 2023

Speed reading the new complaint from state AGs against Meta:

a short 🧵https://t.co/wofIELFmlH

— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) October 24, 2023

1/ @SenCapito is right to call on @FCC to fix pole access rules. With billions in new broadband funding, we can't let pole issues get in the way. The FCC has the power to set reasonable rates and timelines for pole access. pic.twitter.com/xw6CeX37nV

— kristian stout (@kristianstout) October 23, 2023

So late Friday, the Supreme Court (finally!) made a decision on Murthy v. Missouri. The Court will take it up, but it also granted a stay of the preliminary injunction against federal officials who were allegedly coercing or significantly encouraging social media censorship. A 🧵

— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) October 23, 2023

On the latest #HAPod, @BrianCAlbrecht joins @BobMurphyEcon to discuss the work of this year's Nobel (Memorial) Prize Winner Claudia Goldin, with an emphasis on the male-female wage gap. https://t.co/b3j3Med22F

— Mises Media (@mises_media) October 20, 2023

Kroger/Albertsons got you thinking about divestitures?

Luckily, I have a 2 pager (tl;dr) for you! And this thread 👇 https://t.co/9mJCUACDaV

— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) October 18, 2023

1/10 The EC has launched a call for tenders for a study on the possible security concerns stemming from the DMA. But shouldn't this have been done before the law entered into force? A 🧵 https://t.co/1OWxPvWgmJ

— Lazar Radic (@laz_radic) October 18, 2023

1/ While much of antitrust world is focused on the Google Search trial, the Kroger/Albertsons merger is slowly chugging away.

Even so, the FTC has sent some fairly clear signals that they intend to block the merger.

A 🧵… pic.twitter.com/5GS9qgYJ3P

— Eric Fruits, Ph.D. (@ericfruits) October 17, 2023

Kroger & Albertsons' proposed merger has faced scrutiny from the FTC, the Cali AG, and more.

But history shows challenges in blocking retail mergers with divestitures@LawEconCenter's new paper examines the state of competition, antitrust law, and what both mean for the merger. pic.twitter.com/u54gBpUmHs

— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) October 17, 2023

Last week, the @NTIAgov submitted comments to the @FCC regarding rulemaking governing "digital discrimination." The FCC should reject the NTIA's recommendations. 🧵

— Eric Fruits, Ph.D. (@ericfruits) October 12, 2023

🚀 On this week's episode of The Dynamist by @joinFAI, @SayreEvan interviews @LawEconCenter's @RBenSperry on social media, disinformation, and the nexus of public and private digital speech regulation.

Listen and subscribe here: https://t.co/jUslpsaYzb

— Foundation for American Innovation 🇺🇸🚀 (@JoinFAI) October 11, 2023

Korea’s SK Telecom and Netflix sign the first voluntary revenue sharing agreement between an over-the-top service and a telco. Watch as EU telcos point to this as a precedent to boost their “fair share” campaign against big tech. But the EU is not SK. A 🧵https://t.co/HDFt0ETEcj

— Lazar Radic (@laz_radic) October 7, 2023

Threads from ICLE scholars on trending issues for the month of September 2023.

🎶 I just bought a water bed, filled up for me and you 🎶

No. Not Jimmy Buffett. We're talking about the so-called "waterbed effect" in competition economics.

A 🧵 … https://t.co/fcbyp0k5JP

— Eric Fruits, Ph.D. (@ericfruits) September 5, 2023

Continuing my series on anonymous speech, I argue that Section 230 immunity should be conditioned on taking reasonable steps to identify bad actors, subject to the Cahill test for subpoenas, in order to balance protection for speech and accountability. A 🧵

— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) September 6, 2023

Anyone curious why tFIBA seems so much different than the NBA? While some may think it's personnel, I think the real difference is just a few rules and enforcement priorities. As institutional economics teaches us, the rules of the game determine how the game is played. a 🧵

— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) September 8, 2023

This is a huge development. Back to the grind of my paper on this before this law journal cycle completely closes! https://t.co/033OXyH1La

— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) September 8, 2023

In a follow-up to the amazing panel with @FedSocRTP on age-verification laws, and responding in particular to thoughts by my esteemed co-panelist @ClareMorellEPPC, as well as continuing my series on anonymous speech, I present to you my latest at the newly designed @TOTMblog 🧵

— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) September 11, 2023

"Sen. Josh Hawley Proposes 18% Credit Card Interest Rate Cap"

why not? 18 is a nice number. whats not to like about 18? Oh right, its totally arbitrary and is an intervention in the market that will likely have massive unintended consequences that harm poor consumers. 1/5 pic.twitter.com/frRpLOArcf

— kristian stout (@kristianstout) September 11, 2023

As we get closer to the Supreme Court possibly deciding the @NetChoice cases dealing the application of common carriage type regulation to social media, everyone should check out the following.

— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) September 14, 2023

In a new @TOTMblog post, @LawEconCenter's @Julian_Morris notes that innovations in payments systems are contributing to increased financial inclusion and greater participation in the formal economy, contributing to further innovation and economic growth.https://t.co/9OTBkb2Vam

— Int'l Ctr Law & Econ (@LawEconCenter) September 18, 2023

As @NetChoice continues to just win win win no matter what in the courts against so-called "children's online protection laws," check out the recent @FedSocRTP webinar on the subject and some of my recent work!
a 🧵 pic.twitter.com/oQtPoN8v72

— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) September 18, 2023

MORE ON THE MERGER GUIDELINES!!!

While the @LawEconCenter team already killed many proverbial trees with our writings, our submitted comments focused on only the most important topics.

We cut it down to 70 pages to be brief!

An even more brief 🧵https://t.co/Istw6j330P

— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) September 20, 2023

The Digital Competition and Consumers Bill (DMCC), currently in Parliament, will impose strict regulations on "digital activities," potentially jeopardizing Britain's status as a regulatory role-model and @RishiSunak's ambitions to turn 🇬🇧 into a "technology superpower." A 🧵

— Lazar Radic (@laz_radic) September 21, 2023

1/ @LawEconCenter has submitted comments on the FTC's and DOJ's Draft Merger Guidelines. Here's a quick rundown of the key points raised. 🧵https://t.co/v33UwalWQ0

— Lazar Radic (@laz_radic) September 21, 2023

 

 

 

 

My long-promised ICLE White Paper on regulating social media misinformation is finally here! a 🧵

— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) September 22, 2023

1/ Yesterday, @EU_Competition (EC) blocked @bookingcom acquisition of @eTRAVELie. Here are 3 preliminary thoughts on the decision, based on the EC's Press Release. 🧵 https://t.co/le4MU4ZIgX

— Lazar Radic (@laz_radic) September 26, 2023

The @FTC and 17 state attorneys general announced today that they have filed a major antitrust action in U.S. District Court in Seattle targeting @amazon.https://t.co/i383SgQ9vC

— Int'l Ctr Law & Econ (@LawEconCenter) September 26, 2023

ANTITRUST NEWS OF THE YEAR?

FTC and 17 states have sued Amazon. Press release herehttps://t.co/lVrabyPJ10

— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) September 26, 2023

The FTC's complaint against Amazon makes an Econ 101 mistake: confusing a shift of a curve for a movement along a curve.

Fellow Econ 101 teachers, our time has come! A 🧵

— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) September 26, 2023

The slow-motion collapse of California's insurance market, starting with the wildfires of 2017-18, has become fast-motion in recent weeks, capped by Gov. @GavinNewsom's emergency order calling for regulatory relief. https://t.co/9VVz4bsx6c

— Int'l Ctr Law & Econ (@LawEconCenter) September 27, 2023

The Biden administration is in an impossible position in "protecting youth online." Cabined in by the First Amendment, they now seem to realize that pushing bills like KOSA and COPPA 2.0 are dead on arrival. A 🧵https://t.co/HEugjq5L5A

— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) September 29, 2023

Fresh new post up @TOTMblog taking a look at last week's win for @NetChoice in Bonta. A 🧵

— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) September 29, 2023

Threads from ICLE scholars on trending issues for the month of August 2023.

Another issue in the Commission's Policy Brief on Art.102 (CPB) is the attempt to sidestep the indispensability criterion of Bronner by creating a new category of refusal to supply: constructive refusal to supply. https://t.co/upB9ARCCJM 1/5 pic.twitter.com/54FJA6IrTa

— Lazar Radic (@laz_radic) August 29, 2023

Anyone still really into the intersection of broadband deployment, pole attachment policy, antitrust, and the economics of different types of ownership?! Well I got a follow-up blog post for you! A 🧵

— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) August 16, 2023

1/ Last week, Sens. Luján, Warnock, Hirono, Welch, and Warren sent a letter to FCC Chair Rosenworcel, urging the agency to take action on rulemaking regarding digital discrimination. 🧵https://t.co/gCxgZviaq7

— Eric Fruits, Ph.D. (@ericfruits) August 7, 2023

1/24 The FTC is reportedly poised some time within the next month to file "the" lawsuit against Amazon; the big one they've been working on for years. Structural remedies may be on the table. Some preliminary thoughts.🧵 https://t.co/5uMCsMq2ii

— Lazar Radic (@laz_radic) August 4, 2023

Anyone really into pole attachment policy? Antitrust exemptions for government entities? The Tennessee Valley Authority? The antitrust economics of state-owned enterprises? If so, we at ICLE have just the paper for you! A thread

— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) August 2, 2023

 

Threads from ICLE scholars on trending issues for the month of July 2023.

Last October, Kroger/Albertsons announced their agreement to merge. All signs point that the FTC will challenge it.

Our team at @LawEconCenter has a new policy brief with what you need to know.

We highlight 5 problems we expect with an FTC challenge 🧵 https://t.co/bm48pLKAyt

— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) July 27, 2023

With the Senate's markup on KOSA and COPPA 2.0 scheduled for tomorrow, it is worth considering the costs of such bills. My newest op-ed @TheHillOpinion argues that these bills will lead to age-gating and exclusion of teens from many online platformshttps://t.co/W9pHJxaGQG

— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) July 26, 2023

AI Leaders Bring Washington a Bag of Promises
Episode 469 of the Cyberlaw Podcasthttps://t.co/vi4GV36VMo

— stewartbaker (@stewartbaker) July 25, 2023

Some have suggested that the new US draft merger guidelines ("Guidelines") bring the US closer to the EU's tougher stance on merger control. But, in many ways, the Guidelines herald a world in which merger control is stricter in the US than in the EU. Short 🧵

— Lazar Radic (@laz_radic) July 24, 2023

This is a really interesting piece of legislation that would be aimed at banning attempts by federal employees and contractors from coercing social media platforms into censorship (a 🧵) https://t.co/G8htP7iNC1

— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) July 20, 2023

My colleagues @LawEconCenter (@geoffmanne, @GusHurwitz, @laz_radic, and @BrianCAlbrecht) have already offered amazing commentary on the FTC/DOJ's proposed changes to the the merger guidelines, as highlighted @reason but I'd like to add my 2 cents (a 🧵) https://t.co/pro0lPJuVL

— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) July 20, 2023

The new merger guidelines are as we expected. That’s not a compliment.

Here are just a few of the problems with these new guidelines 🧵https://t.co/FyFAMEYbVV

— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) July 19, 2023

Today's big antitrust news: DOJ/FTC released their much-anticipated proposed revisions to the merger guidelines.

A lot to digest, but some initial thoughts below. Bottom line: if adopted as proposed these changes will do serious reputational damage to the agencies in court. 1/

— Gus Hurwitz (@GusHurwitz) July 19, 2023

We've known @linakhanFTC wanted to rewrite US antitrust since she first took office. (Actually, since she was in law school). So far, she's struck out.

Today's new draft FTC/DOJ guidelines reveal her vision on mergers.

If taken seriously, they will set antitrust back decades 🧵

— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) July 19, 2023

Listening to the testimony of Khan, it’s clear to me that she is reproducing -perhaps unknowingly- the narrative that a cabal of evil neoliberals funded by capitalists remade the world in the 1970s to bolster capital and destroy labor. 🧵 https://t.co/lHDz0rRDlB

— Lazar Radic (@laz_radic) July 13, 2023

1/ The EU Commission just decided that the US is “adequate” under the GDPR, giving a convenient and clear legal basis for transfers of personal data to the US. But this will likely be challenged. What will the courts say? Are we going to get “Schrems III”?

— Mikołaj Barczentewicz (@MBarczentewicz) July 10, 2023

In a new @lawfare publication, I suggest that if interoperability can’t be accomplished without reducing security, then the DMA mandate arguably should remain a dead letter until it can.🧵👇 https://t.co/LWK3T4Th3D

— Mikołaj Barczentewicz (@MBarczentewicz) July 7, 2023

https://twitter.com/lawfare/status/1677028748518883330?s=20 

Judge Doughty of the federal district for West. Dist. of La. found enough evidence, if the allegations are taken as true, that federal officials have been coercing social media companies into censoring speech in Missouri, et al. v. Biden et al. (a 🧵): https://t.co/VW4TbllcbR

— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) July 6, 2023

I just published an expanded preliminary analysis of the EU Court's new Meta judgment on my website. One additional thing I noticed is that there's an apparent contradiction in the Court's view on "contractual necessity"… https://t.co/oslMIHnxU3 https://t.co/iB58rEAytt

— Mikołaj Barczentewicz (@MBarczentewicz) July 4, 2023

1/ What must you know about today’s potentially momentous decision from the EU’s highest court (CJEU) in Meta’s case? (Case C-252/21)
TLDR: personalized advertising under the GDPR may get even more tricky, but this is not the end.

— Mikołaj Barczentewicz (@MBarczentewicz) July 4, 2023

It's been said that if you want people to pay attention to your company today, you have to genuflect in the direction of AI, whether AI is actually relevant to your company or not. Apparently the same holds for regulatory agencies. 1/5 https://t.co/nXkKT9Av3t

— Geoffrey Manne (@geoffmanne) June 29, 2023

Threads from ICLE scholars on trending issues for the month of June 2023.

303 Creative v. Elenis is out, and the Supreme Court's opinion that the application of public accommodation laws can't compel speech could have implications for Florida's and Texas's laws compelling the carriage of speech under similar theories. A 🧵https://t.co/7J2ivTiMOk

— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) June 30, 2023

Yesterday's Supreme Court decision in Counterman v. Colorado finding that legal regulation of unprotected "true threats" could chill protected speech has potential implications for legislation like the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). A 🧵https://t.co/QZoV8lC1Yk

— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) June 28, 2023

An underappreciated – and appalling – aspect of this whole bullying of Bedoya affair is the apparent quid pro quo that was demanded for Warren's (&/or other senators?) support of Bedoya's confirmation: that he support Khan in taking down Facebook. https://t.co/aunuhgKCiq

— Geoffrey Manne (@geoffmanne) June 23, 2023

Quick question: If you were running a consumer protection agency & looking to bring a "dark patterns" case about subscription cancelation processes, would you bring it against the companies that make it hardest & most costly, or, say, um, Amazon? 🧵 1/4 https://t.co/0q0CIw5kxp pic.twitter.com/cK8n0RiBSZ

— Geoffrey Manne (@geoffmanne) June 23, 2023

Cloud computing is becoming more and more central to many sectors of the economy.

Banking. Retail. Manufacturing. Entertainment. All rely on different cloud services.

But what do we know about competition in different cloud markets? The FTC wants to know!

Here's what we know

— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) June 22, 2023

It is an increasingly common misconception, especially amongst scholars, that the CWS ignores non-price considerations. A few non-exhaustive counter-examples below🧵 https://t.co/ecY69JYZGO

— Lazar Radic (@laz_radic) June 20, 2023

It is an increasingly common misconception, especially amongst scholars, that the CWS ignores non-price considerations. A few non-exhaustive counter-examples below🧵 https://t.co/ecY69JYZGO

— Lazar Radic (@laz_radic) June 20, 2023

I've been thinking about a chat I had a few weeks ago about AI generated contracts and wills with @dbambauer. I'd love to think / write more about this, but, alas, time is scarce. So a twitter thread, instead. 1/

— Gus Hurwitz (@GusHurwitz) June 19, 2023

New oped about @EU_Competition 's attempt to break up Google.

IMO the case will come to be seen as a blunder: the legal basis is shaky, commission gets the facts wrong, and breakup would harm consumers.

I expect the result will be a decade of litigationhttps://t.co/Y66ck2ouUJ

— Dirk Auer (@AuerDirk) June 15, 2023

Even if overwrought, this Ad brings up a valid point. Right to repair laws, by their nature, do expose the data of digitally-enabled products to potentially shady third-party repair spots. https://t.co/QREMepOFWM

— kristian stout (@kristianstout) June 14, 2023

I didn't study econ in undergrad.

One Friday, I picked up Thomas Sowell’s Basic Economics. On Sunday, I told a friend that I was going to be an economist.

After reading Knowledge and Decisions, I was 💯% hooked.

Why You Should Read More Thomas Sowellhttps://t.co/ZoNiD75no3

— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) June 8, 2023

My @4ipcouncil study on “Finding an efficiency-oriented approach to scrutinize the #essentiality of #SEPs” has been just published in @JIPLP. Hopefully, food for thought for the discussion on the EU regulation proposal #standard #patents #checkshttps://t.co/XairI0tnHa

— Giuseppe Colangelo (@GiuColangelo) June 5, 2023

I agree. Price controls would stop inflation faster.

Guess what? They're still a terrible idea for all the standard reasons: reduced supply, the deadweight loss from waiting in line, I mean, queuing.

The policy goal isn't to limit inflation by any means necessary. Tradeoffs! pic.twitter.com/b36aDAZkk5

— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) June 2, 2023

Why are groceries expensive?

The NYT ran a piece that blames the failure to enforce the Robinson-Patman Act for rising food prices.

Anytime you see a piece connecting antitrust to inflation, you know it's going to be a stretch 🧵 pic.twitter.com/dAQ07jz3Wq

— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) June 1, 2023

Threads from ICLE scholars on current topics.

Looking forward to discussing about data #interoperability at @mpi_inno_comp #EIPIN Conference (Friday, June 2nd). Thanks to Josef Drexl for the kind invitation pic.twitter.com/aUr7ytuyIh

— Giuseppe Colangelo (@GiuColangelo) May 30, 2023

❓Will the new digital markets regulation strike the right balance?
📢 @AuerDirk says the proposals are problematic.
👉Find out more here: https://t.co/wM8lUd8hhO pic.twitter.com/CLbuYjdJkp

— Lords Communications and Digital Committee (@LordsCommsCom) May 25, 2023

As a big fan of price discrimination (and not a fan of the Robinson-Patman Act), let me briefly explain why.

In short, our intuitions about the harms to consumers of price discrimination from the monopoly case don't extend to more firms https://t.co/oyLZlUzcg8

— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) May 23, 2023

This is not a "Meta problem": all services that rely on US-EU data transfers are at risk. EU privacy regulators are fixated on constraining US-EU data transfers, when more serious privacy risks come from domestic surveillance and from unfriendly powers.🧵 https://t.co/edBHZ53abF

— Mikołaj Barczentewicz (@MBarczentewicz) May 22, 2023

I went on The Human Action podcast to talk about Armen Alchian.

But with Lucas's death, I dropped that news on @BobMurphyEcon, so we had to spend a while on his contributions. Enjoy!https://t.co/Riu0kkiuX1

— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) May 19, 2023

The Irish Data Protection Commission has reportedly ordered @facebook parent @Meta to cease all data transfers to the United States and assessed a penalty expected to be the largest ever for violation of the GDPR. A🧵…https://t.co/G258oUdziI

— Int'l Ctr Law & Econ (@LawEconCenter) May 17, 2023

Why would OpenAI's CEO call for more AI regulation?

But my AP history book told me regulation came from advocacy groups over the complaints of businesses!

I'm kidding, but it is always a good time to reteach supply and demand 🧵

— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) May 16, 2023

Interested in the recently reintroduced Kids Online Safety Act? The First Amendment? The law and economics of speech? Want to read almost 4000 words on it? Look no further than my latest @TOTMblog
https://t.co/WtYnIopO54

— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) May 12, 2023

Join us next May 18 for our last session of this semester Digital Finance Seminar Series with @MBarczentewicz to discuss about the tension between #cryptocurrencies and #DeFi with financial surveillance regulation in the EU. Registration link: https://t.co/QLQi4a6h6Y. https://t.co/GFcZnu7zew

— Andres Chomczyk (@achomczyk) May 12, 2023

The EU DMA is in force: it's now key to ensure that it will be interpreted to protect privacy and security of end users. However, parts of the DMA inherently pose dangers to user privacy and security, so this will not be an easy task—but it must be done, as EU law requires it. 🧵

— Mikołaj Barczentewicz (@MBarczentewicz) May 12, 2023

If you want to understand how preventing side-loading and rival App Stores has enabled iOS to become so secure, look no further.

Really well made.

However, I do think the piece underestimates the importance of the 30% fee model.https://t.co/K5jlZj3CtU

— Dirk Auer (@AuerDirk) May 9, 2023

@ThomasSowell is one of the most well-known economists alive. And yet @artcarden and I argue he is still under-appreciated by economists.

Sowell has made seminal contributions across several fields.

Read us, then read Sowell!https://t.co/oO6F5IlyDd pic.twitter.com/KuLB8MamXX

— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) May 3, 2023

In advance of today's @JudiciaryDems/@SenJudiciaryGOP hearing on Competition in the Digital Advertising Ecosystem (at which he will be testifying), a new "tl;dr" from Academic Affiliate M. Todd Henderson summarizing his recent @LawEconCenter white paper.https://t.co/8SjQYiES76

— Int'l Ctr Law & Econ (@LawEconCenter) May 3, 2023

New op-ed today: Florida’s Senate Bill 262 will harm consumers and small businesses online

While it bills itself a “Digital Bill of Rights,” SB 262 would harm consumers and businesses online by substantially raising the costs of targeted advertisinghttps://t.co/rRlGHqDWUB

— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) May 1, 2023

When some of us say existing case law is unlikely to sustain claims the FTC has substantive UMC rulemaking authority under 6(g) of the FTC Act, the Loper Bright case, just taken up by the Court, is why. Today's Court isn't going to support that claim. A short 🧵 1/ https://t.co/d6pI6P9993

— Geoffrey Manne (@geoffmanne) May 1, 2023

Threads from ICLE scholars on current topics.

Great paper on SSRN by James Cooper, Tesary Lin, Garrett Johnson, and Liang Zhong, titled COPPAcalypse? The Youtube Settlement's Impact on Kids Content. A short threadhttps://t.co/yTRT4H3m4V

— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) April 28, 2023

Like clockwork, a challenge was filed yesterday – the same day as @geoffmanne and my op-ed was published.

Part III administrative proceedings were initiated against Black Knight in March. Yesterday they filed a counterclaim in https://t.co/qH6JXSK0w3. 1/https://t.co/bxFy0M1JeE https://t.co/jdt6aGim8z

— Gus Hurwitz (@GusHurwitz) April 26, 2023

There is now a federal bill which mandates age verification to use social media, banning all kids under 13 and requires parental consent for teens under 18 (i.e. 13-17). This will result in an effective ban on anyone under 18 on social media. A threadhttps://t.co/FLNJro0OoM

— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) April 26, 2023

Another big, Big Tech decision is out today: Epic vs. Apple, Round 2

I’ve gone through the 90 pages, so you don’t have to. You’re welcome 😘😘

Here’s what you should know https://t.co/dCrrW6NEo5

— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) April 24, 2023

New oped today: State children's online safety laws fail to help parents protect their teenshttps://t.co/GNvGXAHCYY

— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) April 21, 2023

Yesterday, the FTC closed the comment window on their noncompete rule.

The rule would apply to nearly all workers and would rewrite over 30 million contracts. While some people will say the evidence supports such a far-reaching rule,

I'm gonna have to say no. Not yet. 🧵

— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) April 20, 2023

The EU's panicked response to ChatGPT is symptomatic of a much deeper ill.

As I explain in @CapX, overregulation of the tech sector is placing a massive burden on innovators. And the EU is falling behind.

Time to decide whether to regulate or innovate.https://t.co/8D06yQCYSf

— Dirk Auer (@AuerDirk) April 19, 2023

The Dominion v. Fox trial appears to be underway with the selection of a jury (as long as they don't come to a settlement at the last second). The question at issue if it does go to trial: did Fox act with actual malice in stating false information about Dominion voting machines?

— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) April 18, 2023

Is it anticompetitive to pay for "default status" on an iPhone?

Yesterday, Google asked a federal judge to dismiss the DOJs antitrust lawsuit alleging it was illegal.

I'm unsure if the lawsuit should be dismissed, but I'm skeptical that the action is anticompetitive. 🧵

— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) April 14, 2023

AFTER THAT BIG MERGER, WHAT HAPPENED?

There are often substantial controversies over whether a merger should be allowed to happen, but then relatively little follow-up after the event.

Read more: https://t.co/tkQHFxmKLt via @BBNTimes_en pic.twitter.com/SBPLNpt5Q0

— BBN Times (@BBNTimes_en) April 13, 2023

I sat down with @MBarczentewicz once again to discuss European data privacy law on the @mobiledevmemo podcast. In this episode, among other topics, we unpack the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Digital Services Act (DSA), both of which go into effect soon (1/X). pic.twitter.com/kbgwPdaStZ

— Eric Seufert (@eric_seufert) April 11, 2023

First, Space Force. Now, Space Bureau.

So, I asked the AI write a miniseries. https://t.co/zKjgHsShXc

— Eric Fruits, Ph.D. (@ericfruits) April 11, 2023

This paper by Jenny Blessing and @rossjanderson on practical implementation problems for messaging interoperability under the EU Digital Markets Act #DMA deserves much more attention. A 🧵 with my main takeaways: https://t.co/TzjUq4Z8K8 pic.twitter.com/ygViKXJFyF

— Mikołaj Barczentewicz (@MBarczentewicz) April 10, 2023

This is an interesting paper by @ufukakcigit et al, but I wonder: if the firms exploiting political connections didn’t do so would it be worse for all firms? IOW, rent extractors gonna extract rents. Maybe those paying provide a positive externality >than the observed costs. 🧵1/ https://t.co/4ee5Aub0dL

— Geoffrey Manne (@geoffmanne) April 8, 2023

Video is now available for all of the panels from @LawEconCenter's March 24 "Exploring the Outer Boundaries of Antitrust" event, hosted at @uc3m in Madrid, Spain. https://t.co/punPVcYqYi

— Int'l Ctr Law & Econ (@LawEconCenter) April 6, 2023

The @LawEconCenter offers its deepest congratulations to its own newly minted Dr. @laz_radic. 🥂 https://t.co/hNPT8U839i

— Int'l Ctr Law & Econ (@LawEconCenter) April 4, 2023

Last week @LawEconCenter filed comments responding to Canada's @ISED_CA consultation on the future of competition policy.

Here are 7 guiding principles that jurisdictions contemplating digital market regulations should carefully consider.

A 🧵

https://t.co/dCkTBIZkd7

— Dirk Auer (@AuerDirk) April 3, 2023

Americans for Tax Reform – ICLE research on rewards-card programs was cited by Americans for Tax Reform in a piece about Florida’s proposed intervention in consumer-credit-card transactions. You can read full piece here.

According to data cited by the International Center for Law and Economics (ICLE), “86% of credit cardholders have active rewards cards, including 77% of cardholders with a household income of less than $50,000.”