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The Tech Oversight Project Issues Statement on the DOJ’s Apple Antitrust Case
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued the following statement on the Justice Department’s antitrust case against Apple, alleging multiple violations that illegally block competition on smartphone devices. “The Department of Justice’s complaint makes one thing crystal clear: Apple has built a moat around its smartphone monopoly that increases prices and stifles innovation. […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Issues Statement on the Latest Anticompetitive Apple-Google Partnership
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued the following statement on Apple and Google’s most recent anticompetitive partnership. Earlier today, Bloomberg reported that the two tech giants would build on their already contentious search engine default agreement by having Google’s Gemini AI artificial intelligence engine power numerous iPhone features. The two tech giants […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Issues Statement on President Biden’s FY25 Budget
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued the following statement on President Joe Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request. The Budget proposes $288 million for the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, which is a 56 percent increase since 2021, and $535 million for the Federal Trade Commission, which is a 52 percent increase […]
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KOSA Coalition Applauds Biden for SOTU Mention of Children’s Data Privacy, Presses for KOSA Floor Vote
President Biden: “Pass bipartisan privacy legislation to protect our children online.” WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the KOSA Coalition applauded President Joe Biden for including the urgent need to pass bipartisan children’s privacy measures in his State of the Union address. The KOSA Coalition is continuing to push Congress to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety […]
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24 Advocacy Groups Urge Congress & White House to Support Antitrust Division Funding
Washington, D.C. — As the Biden administration’s agenda continues to enjoy significant victories across the economy, the Tech Oversight Project, American Economic Liberties Project, and 22 organizations today sent a letter to Congressional leaders and the White House urging them to oppose proposed appropriations text that would limit funding to the Department of Justice Antitrust […]
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The Tech Oversight Project Issues Statement Calling for Changes to Proposed Congressional Funding Cuts to DOJ Antitrust
Current language would cut $45 million from DOJ Antitrust Division’s Budget and Decouple the Division’s Funding from Merger Filing Fees WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued the following statement calling for changes to current appropriations language that would cut $45 million from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division budget and decouple […]
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The Tech Oversight Project: Governors Have Opportunity to Take Action on Digital Youth Safety
Kids Code Bills Offer State-Led Solutions to Address Youth Social Media Crisis WASHINGTON, DC – Ahead of the National Governors Association’s winter meeting, Sacha Haworth, Executive Director of The Tech Oversight Project, issued the following statement: “As the NGA gathers this week, safeguarding children online should be at the forefront of every Governor’s agenda. The […]