The 5 New Antitrust Bills being Considered by Lawmakers – Futurum Tech Webcast
In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, my colleague Olivier Blanchard and I engage in a drill-down conversation around the five new antitrust bills congress brought forward last week aimed at Big Tech, and what the likely ramifications are for reach. Our discussion examined: The Ending Platform Monopolies Act which proposes that Congress can […]
The Problem with Congress’s 5 New Antitrust Bills Aimed at Reining In U.S. Big Tech
Last Friday, House Democrats introduced five new antitrust-style bills aimed at curtailing the market dominance of U.S. technology companies. Futurum’s Olivier Blanchard breaks down the nuances of the bills, outlines the problems with each, and shares thoughts on the challenges ahead.
EU Case Against Amazon Appears to be Running Out of Steam
The News: Regulators in Brussels are struggling to gather enough evidence to bring antitrust charges against Amazon, despite working on the landmark case for nearly two years, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter. Read the full story on the Financial Times. Analyst Take: Over the past few months, I have been closely following […]
Big Tech Spent Millions to Block Bipartisan Antitrust Bills
Big Tech and their industry groups spent millions of dollars in a multiyear congressional effort to block key bipartisan antitrust bills targeting the nation’s four largest tech firms. Antitrust supporters pushed hard for major legislation to rein in the power of Big Tech before the close of this year. Several antitrust reform proposals to give […]
Leave Amazon out of Big Tech Regulation — it Doesn’t have a Monopoly
Plus, the Company’s Package Delivery and Hiring Spree Have Boosted the Economy During the Pandemic A 450-page report by the House antitrust subcommittee released this week rocked the technology industry. Calls for regulation have accelerated as Capitol Hill ramps up what it sees as anti-competitive behavior to widespread abuse of technology hurting privacy, security and […]
