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Ben Remaly

@benremaly
13 posts
2025-05-31
Judge Mehta makes clear his Google Search remedies will go beyond preventing Google from paying billions of $ for default/exclusive status on phones/browsers. “I mean, we all could have closed up shop if the only thing that needed to be done was to enter an injunction.”
2025-05-31 View on X
Wall Street Journal

US v. Google: during closing arguments, a judge queried both sides on ideas to limit Google's monopoly in search and said he expects to issue a ruling in August

Lawyers began making closing arguments Friday in landmark antitrust case over online search market, future of artificial intelligence

2025-05-28
Judge Boasberg challenges the FTC's economic expert on how Meta could be an illegal monopolist if the social media giant continues to gain more users. “Isn't that an easier concept to grasp than quality?”
2025-05-28 View on X
New York Times

The US FTC's antitrust trial against Meta ends; Judge James Boasberg, who is presiding over the case, says he will work “expeditiously” to issue an opinion

Cecilia Kang / New York Times :

2025-04-17
BREAKING: Google illegally maintained monopolies over publisher ad servers and ad exchanges, federal court rules. [image]
2025-04-17 View on X
New York Times

A US judge says Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in some online advertising tech, the second time in a year a court found Google acted illegally

The ruling was the second time in a year that a federal court had found that Google had acted illegally to maintain its dominance.

Fmr AAG Jonathan Kanter: “This is a huge victory for antitrust enforcement plain and simple. I am so proud of our team at DOJ for this momentous outcome.”
2025-04-17 View on X
New York Times

A US judge says Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in some online advertising tech, the second time in a year a court found Google acted illegally

The ruling was the second time in a year that a federal court had found that Google had acted illegally to maintain its dominance.

2025-03-09
DOJ: “Google must divest the Chrome browser—an important search access point—to provide an opportunity for a new rival to operate a significant gateway to search the internet, free of Google's monopoly control.”
2025-03-09 View on X
Reuters

Filings: the US DOJ drops a bid to force Google to sell its AI investments to boost search competition but still seeks a court order requiring it to sell Chrome

an important search access point—to provide an opportunity for a new rival to operate a significant gateway to search the internet, free of Google's monopoly control.” Anna Langloi...

2025-03-08
DOJ: “Google must divest the Chrome browser—an important search access point—to provide an opportunity for a new rival to operate a significant gateway to search the internet, free of Google's monopoly control.”
2025-03-08 View on X
Reuters

Filings: the US DOJ drops a bid to force Google to sell its AI investments to boost search competition but still seeks a court order requiring it to sell Chrome

The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday dropped a proposal to force Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O) to sell its investments …

2025-02-21
FTC opens probe of tech platform censorship. Very broad. No companies named. Clear the FTC is considering antitrust and consumer protection.
2025-02-21 View on X
Bloomberg

US FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson announces an inquiry into “Big Tech censorship”, which he calls “un-American” and “potentially illegal”, and seeks public comment

including ‘shadow banning’ Sean Burch / The Wrap : Trump-Appointed FTC Chair Launches Big Tech Inquiry for ‘Bullying’ and Censorship Sean Burch / TVNewsCheck : Trump-Appointed FTC ...

2024-08-21
FTC's noncompete ban no longer set to take effect next month. Federal judge in Dallas finds the FTC's rulemaking authority for defining unfair methods of competition is a mere “housekeeping statute”. [image]
2024-08-21 View on X
Reuters

A US district judge in Texas strikes down the FTC's ban on worker noncompete agreements, due to start September 4, after temporarily blocking the rule in July

Potential $400B Earnings Boost For Workers Over Next Decade Blocked Ben Werdmuller / Werd I/O : The FTC's noncompete agreements ban has been struck down Todd Spangler / Variety : J...

2024-08-06
JUDGE MEHTA FINDS GOOGLE VIOLATED SECTION 2 OF THE SHERMAN ACT MY MAINTAINING ITS MONOPOLY OVER GENERAL SEARCH [image]
2024-08-06 View on X
Bloomberg

US v. Google: a federal judge rules that Google illegally monopolized the search market, including through deals to be the default option on phones and browsers

Google's payments to make its search engine the default on smartphone web browsers violates US antitrust law, a federal judge ruled Monday …

2024-04-03
Stewart: “I wanted to have you want to podcast and Apple asked us not to do it... Why are they so afraid to even have these conversations out in the public sphere?” [image]
2024-04-03 View on X
Axios

On The Daily Show, Jon Stewart says Apple asked him not to interview FTC chair Lina Khan on his Apple podcast by saying “please don't talk to her”

Apple Called Out By Jon Stewart For Blocking FTC Chair Lina Khan's Interview The Daily Show on YouTube : Jon Stewart On The False Promises of AI | The Daily Show American Economic ...

2024-04-02
Stewart: “I wanted to have you want to podcast and Apple asked us not to do it... Why are they so afraid to even have these conversations out in the public sphere?” [image]
2024-04-02 View on X
Axios

On The Daily Show, Jon Stewart says Apple asked him not to interview FTC chair Lina Khan on his Apple podcast by saying “please don't talk to her”

- “Apple's conduct extends beyond just monopoly profits and even affects the flow of speech.

2023-11-14
Curious as to how much consideration DOJ gave making a Section 1 claim in this lawsuit. ATR certainly has used a lot of restraint-of-trade-type language. (source: summary judgment filings) https://www.justice.gov/... [image]
2023-11-14 View on X
Bloomberg

US v. Google: Google's main economics expert says Google pays Apple 36% of the revenue earned from search ads via Safari, a figure that was meant to stay secret

Kevin Murphy, a University of Chicago professor, disclosed the number during his testimony in Google's defense at the Justice Department's antitrust trial in Washington.

2020-07-18
I've never worked at the FTC, but I imagine you always consider deposing the top two executives of the company you're investigating? https://twitter.com/...
2020-07-18 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Sources: the FTC is considering deposing top Facebook executives, including Zuckerberg and Sandberg, as part of its anti-trust probe

Facebook officials have prepared for potential depositions  —  The Federal Trade Commission is considering taking sworn testimony from Facebook Inc. Chief …