…Trade Commission declined to take action against Google’s search practices in 2013, it is ironic, and a touch absurd, for FairSearch members to complain that the Commission’s processes are still…

Glenn Manishin · April 1, 2014

…three-monopolies argument on the assertion that “money has been reallocated from the companies that created the content to the companies that operate the platforms” belies Taplin’s antitrust ignorance. That advertising…

Glenn Manishin · May 22, 2017

…partnership with governments, including the Ukrainian Prime Minister, among other policymakers. Companies are also working to ensure the safe availability of basic technological tools like apps for secured communications and…

Matt Schruers · March 18, 2022

This article, the latest entry in DisCo’s “Antitrust in 60 Seconds” series, explores public utility regulation, the inverse of free market competition. This post explains what public utility regulation is,…

Matt Schruers · March 8, 2019

…of punishment could affect a potential offender’s incentives. He explained that as companies have different costs of compliance, they may be incentivized to commit crimes if the cost of compliance…

Project Disco · June 21, 2019

…disparaging remarks by a dominant operator against one of its competitors is a serious practice with regard to competition rules.” “Between December 2007 and December 2009, SNYL broadcast information discrediting…

Glenn Manishin · August 1, 2014

…reality (AR), and IoT. As Harrell said, “[Wi-Fi 6] will help drive innovation around high-bandwidth and latency-sensitive use cases that should really be untethered, like AR/VR, gaming, and video communications.”…

Jacqueline Yin · June 17, 2019

…the DNS system, considerable strides have been made to secure Internet communications from attack. Companies have designed new tools and services to make security the default for Internet users in…

Keir Lamont · October 2, 2019

…saying: First, the Sherman Act does not police “fair” prices or competition; it protects the competitive process. Judge Easterbrook once asked, “Who says that competition is supposed to be fair,…

Jacqueline Yin · April 11, 2019

…to ensure artists get a fair and competitive deal. Digital services have similar needs. Just as artists need accurate and reliable information to know they are receiving a square deal,…

Matt Schruers · January 22, 2015