Antitrust cases are fought as much in the court of public opinion as in a courtroom, and experts say that calls for a multipronged strategy.
Antitrust lawyers love to talk about the consumer welfare standard and the rule of reason, and indeed these things are central to the intellectual framework of the law and to practical counseling. But when they’re put to the test in high-stakes litigation against Big Tech, courts generally recoil...
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In response to a plea to investigate TikTok, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan told Florida Senator Marco Rubio she shares concerns about misleading representations regarding access to user...
As Big Tech companies seek to recuse top law enforcers from antitrust proceedings, academics say such petitions are unlikely to result in a recusal but offer a win-win for the tech giants.
The Federal Trade Commission’s inspector general said he examined allegations that financial software company Intuit broke the law regarding its lobbying efforts and legal representation — and...
Ever since the first storytelling teddy bears flew off store shelves in the 1980s, toy companies have been focused on making interactive toys that help kids learn.
2022 was a busy year for antitrust and consumer protection. It brought us computer chips, rocket motor monopolies, alleged chicken conspiracies and reputable New York publishers. Most of all, it...
The Federal Trade Commission has adopted a new approach to data security enforcement in the past year, one that Deputy Technologist Alex Gaynor says represents a “new mindset” that seeks to address...
As privacy and antitrust continued to make headlines, books tackled these topics from an array of angles. Here are some worthwhile ones reviewed by FTCWatch.