The CMA Puts Facebook into a GIPHY Paradox
In May 2020, Facebook completed its acquisition of GIPHY, unaware that this seemingly harmless transaction would trigger ‘the nuclear option’. […]
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competition
Transatlantic Dialogues on Competition in the Digital Sector
This week was the first meeting of the EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue between the European Commission, the U.S. […]
ICYMI: Experts Say DMA Threatens Job Creation
At event on EU Digital Markets Act, PPI Chief Economist says DMA could restrict industry that has created 1.4 million […]
Former Intel, Defense Officials: House Bills Threaten Competitiveness
Today a dozen prominent former intelligence and defense officials wrote U.S. House leadership to raise concerns about the security implications […]
Digital Advertising: Another Unintended Casualty of the House Breakup Bills?
As with several other business models, advertising-supported Internet services and their users are on the list of potential collateral damage […]
ACCESS Act Would Give Access To Covered Companies’ Intellectual Property
A lot has been written about the antitrust proposals that were introduced and marked up by the House Judiciary Committee […]
What SMEs Stand to Lose from Overregulation
The unintended consequences of the bundle of new technology regulations approved by the House Judiciary Committee earlier this summer are […]
Time to issue a red card on DMA fantasy football
Imagine assembling an all-star team from the Euro 2021 tournament. Cristiano Ronaldo, Patrik Schick, Karim Benzema, Emil Forsberg, Romelu Lukaku […]
House Antitrust Nondiscrimination Bill May Require Covered Platforms to Host Discrimination
In a previous post, DisCo discussed the recent legislative proposal, H.R. 3816, the “American Choice and Innovation Online Act”, the […]
The Proposed Digital Markets Act: An Experimental Regulation Without Safeguards
As Members of the European Parliament start drafting and discussing amendments to the Digital Markets Act, one may question whether […]
