US takes on Google in landmark antitrust trial

> #Google faces its biggest legal challenge in a Washington court on Tuesday (Sep 12), as it fends off accusations from the US government that it acted unlawfully to build its overwhelming dominance of online search.

> The trial is the biggest #US #antitrust case against a big tech company since the same department took on #Microsoft more than two decades ago over the dominance of its #Windows operating system.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/us-google-lawsuit-antitrust-trial-3759376

U.S. takes on Google in landmark antitrust trial

> #Google faces its biggest legal challenge in a Washington court on Tuesday (Sep 12), as it fends off accusations from the US government that it acted unlawfully to build its overwhelming dominance of online search.

> The trial is the biggest #US #antitrust case against a big tech company since the same department took on #Microsoft more than two decades ago over the dominance of its #Windows operating system.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/us-google-lawsuit-antitrust-trial-3759376

In case you missed it, the enshittification of ProMarket
by an anonymous Board Member.

https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/blog/postscript-a-further-look-at-promarkets-economics

#Antitrust #lawtwitter #econtwitter

Tues 9/5 - Hogan Lovells CEO, EU Set to Crack Down on Anticompetitive Behavior, Paxton Impeachment Trial and Navarro Contempt Trials Begin, and Column Tuesday on Millionaire Tax-Funded Student Lunches

#BigLaw personnel news, #EU gears up for #antitrust crackdown, #Paxton impeachment trial, #Navarro contempt trial, and Column Tuesday, this time about maybe not putting kids into debt for their lunches.

@law #lawfedi #tax

https://www.minimumcomp.com/p/tues-95-hogan-lovells-ceo-eu-set

How did I not know about this before?

> While the litigation is expected to drag on for some time, prosecutors took the extraordinary step of asking a federal judge to force Google to break up its advertising segment from the rest of the company. Around 80% of Google's revenue comes from its advertising business.

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/24/1151055903/doj-files-second-antitrust-suit-against-google-seeks-to-break-up-its-ad-business

#google #AntiTrust

In case you missed it, Yves Smith takes ProMarket to task for the anonymous advisory board member's withdrawal of a piece with economic merit (the Bush, Lozada, and Glick piece).

It's important and telling!

#lawtwitter #econtwitter #antitrust

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2023/08/stigler-center-promarket-hypocrisy-published-then-removed-post-that-justified-anti-trust-bogus-excuses-demonstrate-university-of-chicago-failed-econowashing-of-hard-core-neoclassical-stance.html

"Inventors have accused #Apple of stealing technology for decades, but until recently, most have been dismissed by the public or bullied by threats of legal and financial ruin from Apple.

Some people just don’t want to believe that the world’s largest company is also the world’s most dishonest, and that’s the way Apple likes it."

Aug 19 2023 op-ed in The Hill: "Apple’s anti-competitive tactics must be stopped"
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/4158989-apples-anti-competitive-tactics-must-be-stopped/

#antitrust #patents #ITC

Picture of ProMarket anonymous advisory board member dragging down Professor Zingales and the integrity of Promarket.

#lawtwitter #Antitrust

Bush, Glick and Lozada may need to consult more to understand. Europe, maybe?

https://promarket.org/2023/07/22/the-antitrust-output-goal-cannot-measure-welfare/

WOW. ProMarket refused to publish any debate about this piece. REFUSED

Instead, it NOW chooses to take WRONG shots about the piece. Anon Board member wrote it?

Look at all the ad hominems!!!!!!

#lawtwitter #Antitrust

https://www.promarket.org/2023/07/22/the-antitrust-output-goal-cannot-measure-welfare/

What the throttling at X puts on display is the severe stagnation of the #antitrust bodies when it comes to regulating digital services. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/technology/x-delay-throttle.html?unlocked_article_code=g5mLav7JeWfKdwHR3un7mq8Oyf4pKtUxJs0cyQSdq0JzTQ7t4x0hrTECzHKUqTXMI37s4ER_PkPo-47FCq0tzSqIeVM1iL3oGBn1hclCGXBVpGsWLfGw-nqKfa2yD7JX_PA1o5V3Q-54KmssSc6_5dplNII1uqcDeNoGPTvYrH3pnftQXt7y-lwIxxuXvAu8DL3AKLTq7bPcxlAP0iWRMpvbEtWf6t2ziR-baJ4GuU2T9K8MnC_dFDxCrnPYQxL2dfpKxFc4IGwlUkA9mcjLH4V2y6e38-TUVFy_5meZ0sA8RKb81gCcDAbWWH2JWVyF_t56wDn7TE4DXcvXt0A&smid=url-share #BigTech #Antitrust #Twitter

I just took a sample of all the op-eds opposing antitrust enforcement. They are all about FTC Chair Lina Khan

IS NO ONE ELSE BUT CHAIR LINA KHAN WORKING AT ENFORCING THE ANTITRUST LAWS?

(Or...is something else going on...)

#lawtwitter #Antitrust

In case you missed it: ProMarket at U. Chicago forcibly removed an article by three economists for being *checks notes* "uninteresting."

But the real reason might be more troubling.

https://abovethelaw.com/2023/08/promarket-pulled-our-piece-for-being-uninteresting-why/

#law #Antitrust

I let Darren Bush borrow my platform to explain why his piece with Gabriel Lozada and Mark Glick suddenly disappeared from ProMarket.

They still aren't sure. But it makes for interesting reading. Check it out.

#lawtwitter #Antitrust #AcademicTwitter

https://abovethelaw.com/2023/08/promarket-pulled-our-piece-for-being-uninteresting-why/

Google a été débouté de sa demande, le procès antitrust sur le “search”, intenter par le Department of Justice américain, commencera bien le 12 septembre ! Sans doute l’un des plus grands procès #antitrust depuis celui intenter à Microsoft en 1998 autour d’Internet Explorer.

https://www.lesechos.fr/tech-medias/hightech/anti-trust-google-se-prepare-a-un-proces-historique-en-septembre-1968400 via Les Échos

🔥 🔍 Climate change's financial risks spark clashes between the anti-ESG movement fueled by Big Oil & banks pushing for net-zero goals. In a Fortune op-ed, Cynthia Hanawalt & Denise Hearn shed light on alleged #antitrust law violations. 
🔗 https://fortune.com/2023/08/02/big-oil-anti-esg-movement-banks-climate-cartels-politics-finance/ 

To learn more about antitrust laws & sustainability goals to combat #climatechange, read the new report: “Antitrust and Sustainability: A Landscape Analysis,” published by the @SabinCenter & CCSI.
📊https://ccsi.columbia.edu/content/antitrust-and-sustainability-landscape-analysis

@ianbetteridge

#The only thing that would work is if the #FTC & @EU_Commission would forcibly breakup all the #GAFAM|s with existing #AntiTrust legislation! https://writing.exchange/@ianbetteridge/110818742363170992

🔍 Explore @SabinCenter & CCSI's joint report on how antitrust law shapes markets & its role in advancing sustainability objectives. Discover global trends & potential collaborations to address climate & environmental challenges.
🔗 Report: https://ccsi.columbia.edu/content/antitrust-and-sustainability-landscape-analysis
🎥 Webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsDun0K6Yzk&t=3s
#Antitrust #Sustainability #CompetitionPolicy

La Commission européenne ouvre une enquête #antitrust sur le regroupement du logiciel #Teams avec la suite #Office de #Microsoft - https://www.actutech.info/2023/07/la-commission-europeenne-ouvre-une.html

📣 Today the @SabinCenter & Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment released a new report 🔍 "#Antitrust and #Sustainability: A Landscape Analysis" providing an overview of antitrust law's purview, and its intersections with sustainability goals.
📰 Press Release:  https://climate.law.columbia.edu/news/ccsi-and-sabin-center-release-new-report-antitrust-and-sustainability-landscape-analysis
📊 Full Report: https://ccsi.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/docs/Antitrust-Sustainability-Landscape-Analysis.pdf
💻 Learn More: https://ccsi.columbia.edu/content/antitrust-and-sustainability-landscape-analysis
🌿📚 #ClimateAction #ESG #Cooperation

#Bidenomics > from trickle dn to bottom up

'Folks are tired of being played for suckers. We need basic fairness.' #PresidentBiden

Reining in big biz power by focusing on their abuses & championing competition. Saying NO to Supply Side.

#1 Enforce #antitrust laws by preventing large entities from swallowing up markets & consolidating #power so they can raise prices & undercut #WorkersRights ….believing that such competition promotes #innovation, protects workers, keeps consumer prices down.