May 16, 20257 min readThe FTC’s shell game on social media ‘monopolies’In Washington, D.C. this week, government lawyers wrapped up their antitrust lawsuit arguing that Instagram should be broken off from its parent company. The same for WhatsApp. The company Meta, …
Apr 16, 20255 min readFTC v. Meta Is All About Politics, Not Antitrust LawMeta had its first day in court against the Federal Trade Commission in what will be the second-largest antitrust trial of the decade. At stake is Meta’s ownership of both Instagram and WhatsApp, and …
Apr 15, 20251 min readFTC wants Instagram and WhatsApp spun off Meta, testing Trump's pro-tech posture | Yaël on SchwabTVhttps://youtu.be/DK38MwGiBDY?si=zGxswBJ9pUINM79r Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski offers a wider perspective around Meta Platforms’ (META) antitrust trial launched by the …
Oct 5, 20245 min readLina Khan’s Partisan Pivot Should Be the Beginning of Her EndDemocratic candidates are crisscrossing the country to garner support before November’s elections. Joining campaign events alongside the likes of Senator Bernie Sanders, Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego, …
Jul 7, 20245 min readThe FTC should throw out its ‘junk fees’ rule and start overEverything feels more expensive right now, and that’s because it is. Despite a notable decline from its peak of 9.1 percent in June 2022, inflation remains higher than the Federal Reserve’s 2 percent …
Jun 10, 20241 min readSchwab TV: FTC and DOJ succumb to "Tall Poppy Syndrome" on tech and antitrustOn 360 Round with anchor Nicole Petallides on Schwab Network, I discussed recent antitrust actions by the FTC and the DOJ, and how this is harmful not only to American innovation, but also to the …
Apr 5, 20245 min readMisinformed Jon Stewart Applauds FTC Chair Lina KhanIt’s not often that the head of a U.S. federal agency is given the red carpet treatment on Comedy Central, but for Jon Stewart, it’s to be expected. Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission …
Feb 28, 20241 min readKibbe on Liberty: Congress Is Using Kids to Impose Online CensorshipWhile I was in Washington, D.C., I spoke to freedom maximalist and “Don’t Hurt People and Don’t Take Their Stuff” author Matt Kibbe about online privacy and the Internet, the …
Feb 9, 20244 min readThe FTC’s cheering of a failed merger shows its disdain for consumersSince when do government agencies applaud business deals that fall apart, resulting in hundreds of layoffs and loss opportunities for consumers who depend on those products? That’s what happened …
Sep 27, 20231 min readConsumers are skeptical about FTC's efforts to break up Amazon Primehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gAMPEsz9cM On Scripps News Tonight, Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director @yaeloss (Yaël Ossowski) sifts through the latest #antitrust lawsuit and why consumers …
Aug 9, 20235 min readSplit up Amazon, Prime and AWS? If Biden's FTC breaks up Bezos' company, consumers loseFTC and Lina Khan think consumers need to take one for the team when it comes to sacrificing their savings, in both time and money, that Amazon creates. Lina Khan is not tired of losing. Fresh off her …
May 10, 20234 min readWould Lina Khan’s real-life FTC break up Succession’s fictional Waystar RoyCo?The truth is often stranger than fiction. In this season of the hit HBO show Succession , viewers are subjected not just to the business antics of the troubled Roy family but also to politicians and …
Dec 20, 20225 min readIs the FTC kneecapping VR before it even gets off the ground?In a courtroom in San Joe, California today, the US government squared off against a social media company and grilled that company’s CEO about its investments in another technology company, and its …