July Threads 2024
Threads from ICLE scholars on trending issues for the month of July 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
? 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
This should go under the category of "No Stupid Questions" because I bet 99.9% of the U.S. population has the same questions.
If you have 3-4 hours to kill, the Acquired podcast answers all these questions. A ? …https://t.co/bds2ueOG7y https://t.co/nTS9NKdMB0
— Eric Fruits, Ph.D. (@ericfruits) July 31, 2024
How can something as incipient, complex and heterogenous as "AI" lend itself to the a unitary set of theories of harm and remedies? A ? on the Joint Statement by the FTC, CMA, DOJ and EC on Gen AI and AI products. https://t.co/vmlkslukWI
— Lazar Radic (@laz_radic) July 30, 2024
New paper by Shapiro & Yurukoglu examines evidence on competition trends in the U.S. economy.
Q: Has competition declined in recent decades?
A: "We explain that the empirical evidence… does not actually show a widespread decline in competition." https://t.co/kUHMxsQq8n pic.twitter.com/4XzmgPv7cU
— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) July 29, 2024
As they debate KOSA and COPPA 2.0 today in the Senate, please see my following resources on these bills (a ?):
— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) July 25, 2024
As KOSA and COPPA 2.0 are brought to the floor for a vote, legislators should consider the tradeoffs involved in these bills. For a rundown, see this tl;dr:https://t.co/RxDazRBLW0 https://t.co/JfLmnqqMzb
— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) July 23, 2024
The FTC, DOJ, EU Commission and CMA have just released a joint statement on competiton in generative AI.
Unfortunately, the statement rests on faulty premises and its prescribed policies would reduce competition by making it harder for firms to enter generative AI markets.
— Dirk Auer (@AuerDirk) July 23, 2024
Some very quick thoughts on the Commission's acceptance of Apple's commitment to open access to 'tap and go' technology on iPhones. ? 1/11 https://t.co/KJSl5e2JHG
— Lazar Radic (@laz_radic) July 18, 2024
Last week @EU_Competition accepted commitments from Apple in its NFC proceedings.
The case marks a turning point for EU competition law: the first (but surely not last) time a competition case is settled in the shadow of the DMA.
My (additional) thoughts on this trend? https://t.co/Bwe53DNJRb
— Dirk Auer (@AuerDirk) July 18, 2024
The Haggen divestiture was a failure. Absolutely. Lots of sad details presented here about those affected.
But I think it's also important to keep the broader set of divestitures in mind. Quick thread: https://t.co/LmJ09KKHO6
— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) July 17, 2024
JUST PUBLISHED: a revised version of my @LawEconCenter wp on “#OpenBanking goes to Washington: Lessons from the EU on regulatory-driven data sharing regimes” has been just in Computer Law & Security Review https://t.co/flLovStRXz 1/2
— Giuseppe Colangelo (@GiuColangelo) July 17, 2024
Interesting piece by @michaelxpettis, though I'm confused at points. Equilibrium (supply equals demand) is often imbued with one-sided causation.
e.g., how are foreign investors' needs more important than unnamed US counterparties? Who is more important in supply and demand? https://t.co/EhqAQRd0aI pic.twitter.com/YKL75QRQbl
— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) July 16, 2024
#Competition#DigitalMarkets
Last week the @LawEconCenter submitted comments (prepared by @GoeffManne, @AuerDirk, @laz_radic, and yours truly) answering @CMAgovUK’s invitation to comment on its draft guidance for the digital-markets competition regime. A ? with some highlights: pic.twitter.com/rs0iohObdp
— Mario Zúñiga (@MZunigaP) July 16, 2024
In a win for @EU_Competition, @Apple will now open its "tap and go" technology on iPhones to other providers. But, it this a win for consumers? I argue it is not… short thread (1/x) https://t.co/DAn6X7FOKA
— Mario Zúñiga (@MZunigaP) July 11, 2024
This was a predictable way for the Commission to close a weak competition case (though a much stronger DMA one).
The big question is what this means for DMA enforcement.
A short ? https://t.co/Bwe53DNJRb
— Dirk Auer (@AuerDirk) July 11, 2024
The Supreme Court's Loper Bright mentions Brand X. Gorsuch's concurrence highlights the FCC's flip-flopping on #netneutrality as on reason to jettison Chevron deference.
But, what will Loper Bright mean for the FCC's latest foray into Title II? A ? … https://t.co/bCkWuhN38p
— Eric Fruits, Ph.D. (@ericfruits) July 10, 2024
In this new addition to our special issue on neo-brandeisianism, @AuerDirk and @laz_radic outline three potential future scenarios for the movement. A must-read! https://t.co/g5kIJzIiLr
— Network Law Review (@NetworkLawRev) July 9, 2024
At #CRESSE Conference discussing about #interoperability in mobile ecosystems pic.twitter.com/8e6W20T2RM
— Giuseppe Colangelo (@GiuColangelo) July 5, 2024
The @LawEconCenter offers the following statement from Senior Scholar @RBenSperry on today's NetChoice opinions:https://t.co/7CEC30dndT
— Int'l Ctr Law & Econ (@LawEconCenter) July 1, 2024
1/17 Last week, @TOTMblog posted an interview with @JohnFingleton1. Some interesting insights on the UK's Digital Markets Bill (DMCC) and its post-Brexit approach to competition issues more generally, broken down in this ? https://t.co/lGKttd5Qxp
— Lazar Radic (@laz_radic) July 1, 2024