May 23, 20256 min readThe government’s weak case to "break off" InstagramFor the last five weeks, an agency of the Federal government has attempted to convince a judge that Meta should be forcibly broken up for parts. FTC v. Meta is nearing closing statements and could be …
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 …
Jun 19, 20246 min readEU's degrowth policies fence Europeans off from benefits of open source AILast week, American tech company Meta announced in a blog post it will postpone the launch of its Meta AI product to European users. The company had hoped to offer the same product now available in …
Jun 30, 20234 min readThe EU’s ‘regulate first, innovate later’ mantra will sink U.S. tech firmsLast week, a bespeckled white-haired Frenchman strolled the streets of San Francisco in between high-profile meetings and uncomfortable photo ops. With his horn-rimmed round glasses, wavy hair, 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 …
Jun 29, 20223 min readJohn Oliver delivers Democratic Party talking points on antitrustWhat does it say about us when we turn to comedians to inform our thinking on politics? We’ve witnessed the rise of Ukrainian comedian-turned-wartime-President Volodymyr Zelensky. Former Guatemalan …