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Following last week’s decision of the FTC v. Meta case, we wrote these article in @DisCo_Project discussing how the agency’s market definition was the cases biggest flaw and how this might impact the FTC v. Amazon case. A Chronicle of a Failure Foretold.
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To sustain U.S. leadership in AI, American companies need top-tier talent, advanced microchips, and a supportive regulatory environment. This includes AI startups, which have suffered from antitrust over-enforcement. pennlive.com/opinion/2025/02…
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The lesson to learn from DeepSeek is that the US needs to remain on the leading technological edge, not bring politically motivated cases against the firms keeping us there.
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The 2024 election made one thing abundantly clear: consumers are fed up with rising prices. Whether it’s the cost of groceries or gasoline, inflation and price sensitivity dominated public discourse and voters' minds and drove their voting intentions.
Against this backdrop, the incoming Second Trump Administration must assess policy proposals with an eye toward their direct impact on the average household budget. buff.ly/3UZJWAG
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NEW academic study explores the impacts of the increase in online & omnichannel retail options on consumers. Consumers don't care whether they are buying in-store or online; instead, they care about shipping cost, travel time, order time, and return policies.
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New Research on AI Usage and Perceptions: How prevalent is AI use among U.S. consumers? A new survey by @MorningConsult and @ccianet finds that close to half of consumers (45%) have used AI services, ranging from 65% of teens ages 13-17 to 30% of adults ages 65-70.
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BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 #NobelPrize in Physics to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.”
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Consumers beware! As the Google Search trial enters the remedy phase, my initial economic estimates show behavioral remedies could increase device prices by up to $87, and structural remedies could increase digital service costs by up to $80 per person. ccianet.org/articles/consume…
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Breaking up Google as a remedy in DOJ’s #antitrust case is unwarranted. Although Google is the most popular search engine, new generative #AI tools, like as ChatGPT and Claude, are quickly gaining market share, according to The Economist: buff.ly/3XVGfMS
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Our analysis of acquisition data shows that antitrust authorities have reduced acquisitions of small startups by 95% to 97% by companies targeted for additional scrutiny, significantly reducing small startups' access to acquisition. ccianet.org/library/ccia-com…
The FTC has lost big cases against Meta and Microsoft. But critics say Khan's aggressive approach has chilled merger and acquisition deals. And startups contend she's stifling innovation by spooking investors. cbsn.ws/4gDpe2T
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@kftcnews officials have been promoting DMA-like policy proposals in Korea by making a particular claim: the U.S. is poised to pass a DMA-like law in the next year, so Korea should follow suit. There’s just one problem: the claim is false! project-disco.org/competitio…
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As Section 230’s authors, we welcome debate on serious efforts to make the internet a more welcoming place. The proposal on offer—dependent on an arbitrary drop-dead date to resolve a complex issue—isn’t one of them, write Christopher Cox and @RonWyden
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@RonWyden on @USTradeRep’s 2024 agenda during a Senate Finance Committee hearing: "The US needs to be a leader in setting the rules of the road for digital trade so our creators and innovators get a fair shake in foreign markets,” also commenting “I want USTR to play offense.”
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In response to a hearing question from @RepLaHood about @USTradeRep abdicating its role in protecting U.S. trade in the thriving digital sector, @AmbassadorTai said trade policies regarding data and the use of it need to be updated.
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The @FTC & @TheJusticeDept’s updated #MergerGuidelines signal a transition into more aggressive #antitrust enforcement for U.S. companies engaging in #mergers & acquisitions.
More from @reuters:
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Join @CCIAnet and @Concurrences at 11:30AM EST for a review of the 2023 U.S. #merger guidelines and a dive into #antitrust agencies more recent shift in motivations and approaches to regulation buff.ly/3IIEXOr
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The @FCC has announced that an order restoring baseline Open Internet protections to safeguard #broadband #internet traffic from blocking, throttling, paid prioritization, & unreasonable conduct will be presented for a vote April 25. #NetNeutrality
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The artificial “performance” market definition that DOJ has manufactured in its case against Apple is likely to disincentivize innovation. This is different from, e.g., “premium organic grocery stores,” because in most cases, “performance” differentiation requires R&D investment.
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How will the @FTC’s new revised #MergerGuidelines affect competition & companies in the U.S.? Join CCIA & @CompetitionLaws for an expert review of the Guidelines Tuesday, 4/9 from 9:00 to 12:30 EDT. #usmergerguidelines
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What are #FirstAmendment experts and #tech journalists saying about CCIA & @NetChoice’s landmark #SCOTUS cases challenging unconstitutional social media laws from TX & FL? @DisCo_Project breaks down the latest: buff.ly/431mu91
