An ecosystem of Google-funded academics, think tankers and hangers-on will fan out to defend the search giant from the Justice Department’s antitrust case.
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‘It’s Going to Be an Incredible Fight’
Why Ultimate Fighting Championship loves the president—and how the combatant in chief loves them back
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The Big Tech Report That’s Not About Big Tech
The House Antitrust Subcommittee releases a report that’s really about Congress taking back its power to govern.
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What Do You Get When You Google ‘Antitrust’?
Today on TAP: The federal case against Google
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Biden Stiff-Arming Big Tech Would Be Good Politics, Policy
Shutting the revolving door between Silicon Valley and Washington would signal an end to the swamp.
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Gangster Antitrust and the Conservative Fight to Burn Fossil Fuels
An op-ed calling financial-industry resistance to financing oil and gas production an antitrust violation reflects a troubling trend of using antitrust for political ends.
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Big Tech Earnings Confirm Allegations of Excessive Market Power
The Big Four companies took in $206 billion in revenue in the same quarter the economy fell off a cliff.
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The Triumphant Return of Congress
At Wednesday’s Big Tech hearings, the House Antitrust Subcommittee showed what informed politicians and a real investigation can do.
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Big Tech CEOs to Be Grilled—Five Minutes at a Time
The hearing featuring Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and others has rules that could allow them to escape serious scrutiny.
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Fiona, Apple, and Amazon: How Big Tech Pays to Win the Battle of Ideas
A leading antitrust scholar has been working for two tech giants and not disclosing it in her work.