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ICYMI: The Hill – Kamala Harris must stay strong on Biden-era corporate enforcement
In a new op-ed, former Senate chief of staff and senior CFPB official Dan Geldon makes the case that Vice President Harris should ignore the billionaires, keep Lina Khan on as FTC Chair and continue the Biden-Harris administration’s strong approach to corporate enforcement. These are the top five reasons: BUILDS ON HER LEGACY: “Harris’s message […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Applauds DOJ for Pursuing Google Break-Up, Strong Behavioral Remedies
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project applauded the Department of Justice’s comprehensive remedy framework for Google’s search and search text ads monopoly, including the structural separation of Google from Google Play, Android, and Chrome. The Justice Department makes the case that strong structural and behavioral remedies, like banning Google’s predatory default agreements, are […]
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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
ANNAPOLIS, MD – 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 […]
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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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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 […]