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Biden-Harris Admin’s Top Antitrust Enforcers On the Beat: Khan & Kanter Keep Racking Up Wins
As Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan and Department of Justice (DOJ) Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter continue racking up wins by enacting the Biden-Harris administration’s historic competition agenda, public support for their work to break up monopolies is sky-high. And it’s not just Democratic voters backing the pair of antitrust enforcers; top lawmakers […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Applauds as Maryland Kids Code Comes Into Force
As the Maryland Kids Code’s landmark protections for children and teens online came into effect today, The Tech Oversight Project Executive Director Sacha Haworth issued the following statement: “Maryland’s success enacting the Kids Code and putting these critical new protections for kids into practice today shows that parents, kids, communities and lawmakers can unite to […]
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New Poll: Overwhelming Support for Lina Khan and Jonathan Kanter, Anti-Monopoly Enforcement Among Democratic Voters
View the results here WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project released a new survey from Public Policy Polling (PPP) showing broad national public support for FTC Chair Lina Khan and Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter’s leadership among Democrats, with 88% supporting Chair Khan and AAG Kanter’s record of holding price gougers and monopolies […]
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Google AdTech Trial TLDR: 9/20/24
TLDR: Digital advertising is the business model of the internet. The Department of Justice claims that Google controls at least 87% of the U.S. ad tech market, and just finished making a solid case that Google knowingly exploits its market dominance to entrench its monopoly, disregarding harmful effects on publishers, competitors and ultimately news ecosystems […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Issues Statement on KOSA Passage out of House Energy and Commerce Committee
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project’s Executive Director Sacha Haworth issued the following statement after the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced the Kids Online Safety Act (H.R. 7891) to the full House floor. “Parents have fought tooth and nail for the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and deserve a final bill that protects […]
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Google AdTech Trial TLDR: 9/18/24
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024 Week two of the US v. Google trial kicked off with a bang this week, as YouTube CEO Neal Mohan was grilled about Google’s practice of buying up competitors and “parking” them to neuter would-be rivals. TLDR: Digital advertising is the business model of the internet. Evidence suggests Google knowingly exploits […]
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The Tech Oversight Project: No Announcement Could Ever Fix Meta’s Youth Safety Failures
As Instagram tries to spin away bad headlines with yet another hollow policy announcement, The Tech Oversight Project Director Sacha Haworth called out Instagram’s owner, Meta, for breaking promise after promise to protect kids and teens, while urging the House to act swiftly on the Kids Online Safety Act: “With the bipartisan Kids Online Safety […]