Justice Department Sues Google for Monopolizing Digital Advertising Technologies
The Futurum Group’s principal analyst Shelly Kramer weighs in on the recent Google lawsuit filed by the Justice Department (DOJ) and eight states, California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Virginia, calling for the breakup of the search giant’s digital advertising technology business over alleged monopolization of the digital advertising.
The Growing Influence of Big Tech in Policy and Legislation
Prominent US technology companies, such as Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, have significantly increased their spending on lobbying in recent years, indicating their growing influence on policy and legislation. Big Tech has surpassed the previously dominant big spenders, namely Big Oil and, further back, Big Tobacco. Amazon and Facebook together outspent Exxon and Philip Morris […]
Open App Markets Act Can Rein in Big Tech
The Fatty Fish Editorial Team covers how the OAMA can benefit developers by preventing big tech marketplace operators from “self-preferencing” their own products.
Amazon and Alphabet Ramp Up in Self-Preferencing Bill Fight
Futurum Research analyst Todd R. Weiss looks at how Amazon and Alphabet are ramping up their fight against a “self-preferencing” bill in the U.S. Congress that seeks to rein in Big Tech marketplace influence in online search and sales.
Amazon and Facebook Seek Recusal of FTC Chair Lina Khan
The News: Amazon and Facebook have filed petitions seeking Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan’s recusal in antitrust cases involving their companies. Read the full news item on CNBC. Analyst Take: I’m going to make a bold prediction here that there is no circumstance barring a felony (or similar) that will see these petitions granted. Khan was appointed to […]
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.
German Court Ruling against Facebook Data Collection Practices a Possible Catalyst
The News: A Federal Court in Karlsruhe, Germany has ruled to uphold a decision by Germany’s anti-Cartel office, the Bundeskartellamt, that focuses on Facebook data collection practices, and specifically requires Facebook to stop collecting data on users across its multiple platforms without their explicit consent. Read the full story here. German Court Ruling Against Facebook […]
Germany goes up 1-nil over Facebook in the User Privacy Game–Futurum Tech Podcast Episode 031
On this edition of the Futurum Tech Podcast, German courts push back against Facebook. Will privacy protections finally begin to find fertile ground in 2019? Sprint sues AT&T over its questionable use of the term 5G. A recap of Twitter’s quarterly numbers. This week’s IOT fail of the week. Jeff Bezos’ very strange week, and […]
