Antitrust

Lina Khan’s Brain Drain Continues To Plague FTC 

Since becoming chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Lina Khan has frequently bemoaned the “scare resources” that she has at her disposal. However, recent reporting reflects that Khan’s resources are only growing scarcer, but this time it has nothing to do with congressional funding and everything to do with Khan’s…

Antitrust Attorney Dismantles Senator Klobuchar’s AICOA During Her Hearing to Revive It

Senator Klobuchar expected Tuesday’s hearing to serve as a launching pad for her relentless plans to revive her precious pet project, the American Innovation and Online Choice Act (AICOA). However, Senator Klobuchar likely did not expect a standout, well-cited testimony from an antitrust attorney to overshadow the proceedings with thorough,…

Senate Panel To Consider Klobuchar Antitrust Bills That Imploded Last Congress

On March 7, the Senate Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights will hold a hearing that examining “reining in dominant digital platforms, focusing on restoring competition to our digital markets.”  Some lawmakers will likely use the hearing as an opportunity to boost momentum for a package of antitrust…

NTIA Releases Misguided Report on App Stores With Biased, Politically Motivated Conclusions

As a part of the Biden Administration’s full-court press to shove misguided antitrust legislation through Congress, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released a highly flawed report slamming the practices of top American mobile app store ecosystems. The report fails to effectively provide a critical consideration regarding the effects of…

Voters Don’t Buy That OAMA Will Boost App Store Competition

As time goes on, it is becoming increasingly clear that ordinary Americans lack enthusiasm for greater regulation of American tech companies. According to recent polls conducted by Morning Consult/ Politico, only two provisions of the Open App Markets Act (OAMA) — “preventing app stores from self-preferencing their own…

FTC Abandons Consumer Welfare Standard With Latest Lina Khan Edict

According to media reports, Lina Khan’s FTC intends to make “make wider use of its 1914 founding statute to police anticompetitive behavior by companies in the internet age.” At first glance, increased antitrust enforcement against anticompetitive behavior does not seem objectionable. However, a deeper dive into the FTC’s latest policy…