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If you’re not a celebrity with a massive platform, what’s your recourse when Google or Meta publishes false, reputation‑killing claims about you?
Big Tech has no customer service line for regular people and no accountability either. 😒
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
Big Tech has no customer service line for regular people and no accountability either. 😒
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
Who Pays When A.I. Is Wrong?
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
If you’re not a celebrity with a massive platform, what’s your recourse when Google or Meta publishes false, reputation‑killing claims about you?
Big Tech has no customer service line for regular people and no accountability either. 😒
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
Big Tech has no customer service line for regular people and no accountability either. 😒
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
Alongside @consumerfed.bsky.social, @epic.org, and @demandprogress.bsky.social, we're proud to join an amicus brief in support of Commissioner Slaughter.
The FTC serves the public, not corporate profit, and giving the President unbridled power to fire economic regulators puts Americans at risk.
The FTC serves the public, not corporate profit, and giving the President unbridled power to fire economic regulators puts Americans at risk.
November 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Alongside @consumerfed.bsky.social, @epic.org, and @demandprogress.bsky.social, we're proud to join an amicus brief in support of Commissioner Slaughter.
The FTC serves the public, not corporate profit, and giving the President unbridled power to fire economic regulators puts Americans at risk.
The FTC serves the public, not corporate profit, and giving the President unbridled power to fire economic regulators puts Americans at risk.
Big Tech isn’t just corroding the internet, it’s coming for Hollywood, too, as Netflix, Amazon, and Apple are reportedly circling Warner Bros. Discovery. 👀
If past mergers are any guide, expect fewer voices, more consolidation, and an industry ruled by tech giants.
www.theverge.com/news/805387/...
If past mergers are any guide, expect fewer voices, more consolidation, and an industry ruled by tech giants.
www.theverge.com/news/805387/...
Netflix, Amazon, and Apple are reportedly interested in buying Warner Bros.
The Warner Bros. bidding war is on.
www.theverge.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Big Tech isn’t just corroding the internet, it’s coming for Hollywood, too, as Netflix, Amazon, and Apple are reportedly circling Warner Bros. Discovery. 👀
If past mergers are any guide, expect fewer voices, more consolidation, and an industry ruled by tech giants.
www.theverge.com/news/805387/...
If past mergers are any guide, expect fewer voices, more consolidation, and an industry ruled by tech giants.
www.theverge.com/news/805387/...
ICYMI: We dropped our October recap last week, covering everything from @sumitecon.bsky.social's take on AI and competition to Big Tech’s biggest lobbyist in Congress 😒
Read it here: newsletter.nextgencomp.tech/p/top-hat-an...
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Top Hat & Thimble - October 2025
Welcome to NextGen Competition’s monthly recap, delivering insider insights on antitrust battles, industry shakeups, AI trends, and more.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
ICYMI: We dropped our October recap last week, covering everything from @sumitecon.bsky.social's take on AI and competition to Big Tech’s biggest lobbyist in Congress 😒
Read it here: newsletter.nextgencomp.tech/p/top-hat-an...
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Anyone else concerned that tech giants are investing billions of dollars in data centers that wreak havoc on communities for a nascent technology? 🤯
November 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Anyone else concerned that tech giants are investing billions of dollars in data centers that wreak havoc on communities for a nascent technology? 🤯
Excellent piece from @capitalb.bsky.social on how Big Tech’s unquenchable thirst for data is affecting black communities in the South, and how they’re fighting back 💪🏾
capitalbnews.org/data-centers...
capitalbnews.org/data-centers...
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Excellent piece from @capitalb.bsky.social on how Big Tech’s unquenchable thirst for data is affecting black communities in the South, and how they’re fighting back 💪🏾
capitalbnews.org/data-centers...
capitalbnews.org/data-centers...
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Some reflections on two key ingredients identified by this year's economic Nobel prize winners for technological progress to result in sustained economic growth in @nextgencompetition.bsky.social latest newsletter
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Top Hat & Thimble - October 2025
Welcome to NextGen Competition’s monthly recap, delivering insider insights on antitrust battles, industry shakeups, AI trends, and more.
newsletter.nextgencomp.tech
November 7, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Some reflections on two key ingredients identified by this year's economic Nobel prize winners for technological progress to result in sustained economic growth in @nextgencompetition.bsky.social latest newsletter
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In @inc.com, Lindsey Witmer Collins highlights why the remedies decision was such a letdown, why we can’t leave it up to Congress or the tech giants to act responsibly, and why judges should be held to a higher standard. ⚖️
Read more: www.inc.com/lindsey-witm...
Read more: www.inc.com/lindsey-witm...
Google’s Monopoly Survives Antitrust Ruling
Big tech rulings are allowing monopolies to continue.
www.inc.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
In @inc.com, Lindsey Witmer Collins highlights why the remedies decision was such a letdown, why we can’t leave it up to Congress or the tech giants to act responsibly, and why judges should be held to a higher standard. ⚖️
Read more: www.inc.com/lindsey-witm...
Read more: www.inc.com/lindsey-witm...
Our October newsletter is live! 🗞️ AI and competition, Big Tech’s most effective lobbyist in Congress, bending the knee for a ballroom, and more.
Read the latest on Substack: newsletter.nextgencomp.tech/p/top-hat-an...
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Top Hat & Thimble - October 2025
Welcome to NextGen Competition’s monthly recap, delivering insider insights on antitrust battles, industry shakeups, AI trends, and more.
newsletter.nextgencomp.tech
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Our October newsletter is live! 🗞️ AI and competition, Big Tech’s most effective lobbyist in Congress, bending the knee for a ballroom, and more.
Read the latest on Substack: newsletter.nextgencomp.tech/p/top-hat-an...
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These layoffs may be a drop in the bucket while Amazon realizes “efficiency gains,” but these are 14,000 individuals who will lose their jobs at the hands of a tech giant worth almost $3 trillion dollars.
Shameful. 😠
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Shameful. 😠
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
What Amazon’s 14,000 job cuts say about a new era of corporate downsizing
Executives have echoed Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s talking points, tying their job cuts to expected gains from AI and the need for more nimble operations.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
These layoffs may be a drop in the bucket while Amazon realizes “efficiency gains,” but these are 14,000 individuals who will lose their jobs at the hands of a tech giant worth almost $3 trillion dollars.
Shameful. 😠
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Shameful. 😠
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
As Former AAG for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter says, “Looking ahead, energy, power is going to be an extremely important area of focus for antitrust enforcers.”
Read more about the antitrust implications of the data center boom from Edith Hancock ⬇️
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/data...
Read more about the antitrust implications of the data center boom from Edith Hancock ⬇️
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/data...
Data-Center Power Use to Become Major Antitrust Issue
As tech giants pour billions into data centers to cope with unrelenting demand, regulators are taking note. Jonathan Kanter, a former top official at the U.S. DOJ’s trustbusting division, expects it t...
www.wsj.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
As Former AAG for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter says, “Looking ahead, energy, power is going to be an extremely important area of focus for antitrust enforcers.”
Read more about the antitrust implications of the data center boom from Edith Hancock ⬇️
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/data...
Read more about the antitrust implications of the data center boom from Edith Hancock ⬇️
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/data...
In @thebaffler.com, Lizzie O'Shea outlines the complexities of the antitrust landscape under the Trump administration, and why any alliance might not be as strong as it appears. ⚖️
October 31, 2025 at 5:29 PM
In @thebaffler.com, Lizzie O'Shea outlines the complexities of the antitrust landscape under the Trump administration, and why any alliance might not be as strong as it appears. ⚖️
“Just as the Constitution creates checks and balances in our government, anti-monopoly laws create checks against concentrations of economic power.”
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Excellent wrap-up of Lina Khan's 2025 Stone Lecture on Economic Inequality at the Harvard Kennedy School.
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
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Excellent wrap-up of Lina Khan's 2025 Stone Lecture on Economic Inequality at the Harvard Kennedy School.
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
Shielding Americans from corporate ‘tyranny’ — Harvard Gazette
Former Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan highlights agency’s role in checking concentrated economic power.
news.harvard.edu
October 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
“Just as the Constitution creates checks and balances in our government, anti-monopoly laws create checks against concentrations of economic power.”
🔥🔥🔥
Excellent wrap-up of Lina Khan's 2025 Stone Lecture on Economic Inequality at the Harvard Kennedy School.
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
🔥🔥🔥
Excellent wrap-up of Lina Khan's 2025 Stone Lecture on Economic Inequality at the Harvard Kennedy School.
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez is taking Meta to court for allegedly enabling child exploitation through its algorithms.
As Washington stalls, it’s state attorneys general who are stepping up to hold Big Tech accountable. 🧑⚖️
Read more: time.com/7327229/raul...
As Washington stalls, it’s state attorneys general who are stepping up to hold Big Tech accountable. 🧑⚖️
Read more: time.com/7327229/raul...
October 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez is taking Meta to court for allegedly enabling child exploitation through its algorithms.
As Washington stalls, it’s state attorneys general who are stepping up to hold Big Tech accountable. 🧑⚖️
Read more: time.com/7327229/raul...
As Washington stalls, it’s state attorneys general who are stepping up to hold Big Tech accountable. 🧑⚖️
Read more: time.com/7327229/raul...
Our October newsletter is dropping soon! 🎃 Nothing scarier than Big Tech's antics.
Make sure you’re subscribed to get the latest on this past month’s happenings, from the AI bubble to another crippling outage, this time courtesy of Amazon.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Whether advocating for robust antitrust laws, calling out Big Tech flattery, or putting monopolistic behavior on notice, we’re fighting to create a fair and competitive technology ecosystem that empowers consumers, workers, and small businesses. 💪🏻
And we’re just getting started.
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And we’re just getting started.
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Big Tech’s billion‑dollar AI partnerships are turning into bidding wars, dominance moves, all with no guardrails. 😱
If we want to foster choice, accountability, and innovation, this cluster is exactly the opposite, it’s a clear sign of consolidation.
www.businessinsider.com/big-techs-ai...
If we want to foster choice, accountability, and innovation, this cluster is exactly the opposite, it’s a clear sign of consolidation.
www.businessinsider.com/big-techs-ai...
In Big Tech's knotty game of AI Twister, what happens when a giant slips?
It's not just OpenAI and Oracle. Inside the rise of strange AI bedfellows.
www.businessinsider.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Big Tech’s billion‑dollar AI partnerships are turning into bidding wars, dominance moves, all with no guardrails. 😱
If we want to foster choice, accountability, and innovation, this cluster is exactly the opposite, it’s a clear sign of consolidation.
www.businessinsider.com/big-techs-ai...
If we want to foster choice, accountability, and innovation, this cluster is exactly the opposite, it’s a clear sign of consolidation.
www.businessinsider.com/big-techs-ai...
It absolutely did raise many red flags 🚩
Kudos to these organizations, both big and small, for calling on the administration to hold these companies accountable.
nypost.com/2025/10/06/b...
Kudos to these organizations, both big and small, for calling on the administration to hold these companies accountable.
nypost.com/2025/10/06/b...
Exclusive | Trump urged to step up antitrust crackdown and ‘resist pressures’ to go soft on Google, Ticketmaster
Dozens of business groups asked President Trump on Monday to double down on the aggressive antitrust crackdown he pitched during his campaign – and to “resist pressures” to go soft on G…
nypost.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It absolutely did raise many red flags 🚩
Kudos to these organizations, both big and small, for calling on the administration to hold these companies accountable.
nypost.com/2025/10/06/b...
Kudos to these organizations, both big and small, for calling on the administration to hold these companies accountable.
nypost.com/2025/10/06/b...
We have to beat China… so we can flood the internet with ultra-convincing, AI-generated slop. 🙄
OpenAI’s “Sora” is what happens when innovation is guided by billionaires, not guardrails.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/t...
OpenAI’s “Sora” is what happens when innovation is guided by billionaires, not guardrails.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/t...
OpenAI’s Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real
www.nytimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We have to beat China… so we can flood the internet with ultra-convincing, AI-generated slop. 🙄
OpenAI’s “Sora” is what happens when innovation is guided by billionaires, not guardrails.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/t...
OpenAI’s “Sora” is what happens when innovation is guided by billionaires, not guardrails.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/t...
ICYMI: We dropped our September recap last week, covering everything from @sumitecon.bsky.social’s take on the Google remedies decision as to why Big Tech is cozying up to Trump – again. 😒
Read it here: newsletter.nextgencomp.tech/p/top-hat-an...
Read it here: newsletter.nextgencomp.tech/p/top-hat-an...
Top Hat & Thimble - September 2025
Welcome to NextGen Competition’s monthly recap, delivering insider insights on antitrust battles, industry shakeups, AI trends, and more.
newsletter.nextgencomp.tech
October 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
ICYMI: We dropped our September recap last week, covering everything from @sumitecon.bsky.social’s take on the Google remedies decision as to why Big Tech is cozying up to Trump – again. 😒
Read it here: newsletter.nextgencomp.tech/p/top-hat-an...
Read it here: newsletter.nextgencomp.tech/p/top-hat-an...
NextGen was proud to sign on to PIRG's open letter urging Microsoft to reconsider its decision to end support for Windows 10 before this week’s deadline.
This decision could render 400 million computers obsolete 🤯
Read more: pirg.org/updates/our-...
This decision could render 400 million computers obsolete 🤯
Read more: pirg.org/updates/our-...
Our open letter to Microsoft on the end of support for Windows 10
pirg.org
October 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
NextGen was proud to sign on to PIRG's open letter urging Microsoft to reconsider its decision to end support for Windows 10 before this week’s deadline.
This decision could render 400 million computers obsolete 🤯
Read more: pirg.org/updates/our-...
This decision could render 400 million computers obsolete 🤯
Read more: pirg.org/updates/our-...
Big Tech’s most effective lobbyist? Jim Jordan. 😒
While the House stalls, Jordan’s Judiciary Committee has become Big Tech’s best defense, trading antitrust action for anti-“woke” theater.
Read @sumitecon.bsky.social's latest op-ed:
While the House stalls, Jordan’s Judiciary Committee has become Big Tech’s best defense, trading antitrust action for anti-“woke” theater.
Read @sumitecon.bsky.social's latest op-ed:
Jim Jordan has been traveling the world on our dime to lobby for Big Tech in the name of protecting “free speech.” This shift from antitrust to anti-woke is a gift to Big Tech.
Big Tech’s Most Effective Lobbyist, Jim Jordan, Is Temporarily Constrained
The House Judiciary Committee under Jordan has not merely diverged from bipartisan concerns over corporate power, it has helped neutralize any meaningful legislative solutions by redefining the very nature of the threat.
www.commondreams.org
October 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Big Tech’s most effective lobbyist? Jim Jordan. 😒
While the House stalls, Jordan’s Judiciary Committee has become Big Tech’s best defense, trading antitrust action for anti-“woke” theater.
Read @sumitecon.bsky.social's latest op-ed:
While the House stalls, Jordan’s Judiciary Committee has become Big Tech’s best defense, trading antitrust action for anti-“woke” theater.
Read @sumitecon.bsky.social's latest op-ed:
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My latest Op-Ed in @commondreams.org
House Republicans keep promising a crusade against Big Tech’s power. If they were serious, they would likely find support from their Democratic colleagues
House Republicans keep promising a crusade against Big Tech’s power. If they were serious, they would likely find support from their Democratic colleagues
Jim Jordan has been traveling the world on our dime to lobby for Big Tech in the name of protecting “free speech.” This shift from antitrust to anti-woke is a gift to Big Tech.
Big Tech’s Most Effective Lobbyist, Jim Jordan, Is Temporarily Constrained
The House Judiciary Committee under Jordan has not merely diverged from bipartisan concerns over corporate power, it has helped neutralize any meaningful legislative solutions by redefining the very nature of the threat.
www.commondreams.org
October 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My latest Op-Ed in @commondreams.org
House Republicans keep promising a crusade against Big Tech’s power. If they were serious, they would likely find support from their Democratic colleagues
House Republicans keep promising a crusade against Big Tech’s power. If they were serious, they would likely find support from their Democratic colleagues
In our September recap, we cover Judge Mehta’s weak Google remedy, Microsoft’s looming Windows 10 disaster, and why Big Tech is cozying up to Trump – again. 😒
The TL;DR? Monopoly money still talks.
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The TL;DR? Monopoly money still talks.
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Top Hat & Thimble - September 2025
Welcome to NextGen Competition’s monthly recap, delivering insider insights on antitrust battles, industry shakeups, AI trends, and more.
newsletter.nextgencomp.tech
October 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
In our September recap, we cover Judge Mehta’s weak Google remedy, Microsoft’s looming Windows 10 disaster, and why Big Tech is cozying up to Trump – again. 😒
The TL;DR? Monopoly money still talks.
newsletter.nextgencomp.tech/p/top-hat-an...
The TL;DR? Monopoly money still talks.
newsletter.nextgencomp.tech/p/top-hat-an...
For years, Big Tech has dodged product liability and that impunity is one reason they’ve grown so powerful. 🙄
If AI harms people the way other defective products do, the same legal standards should apply. No more excuses. 🙅
www.latimes.com/opinion/lett...
If AI harms people the way other defective products do, the same legal standards should apply. No more excuses. 🙅
www.latimes.com/opinion/lett...
Letters to the Editor: Tech companies need to be held accountable when AI causes harm
'When a car accelerates uncontrollably, we hold the manufacturer accountable. The tech industry — including AI companies — should be no different,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
www.latimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
For years, Big Tech has dodged product liability and that impunity is one reason they’ve grown so powerful. 🙄
If AI harms people the way other defective products do, the same legal standards should apply. No more excuses. 🙅
www.latimes.com/opinion/lett...
If AI harms people the way other defective products do, the same legal standards should apply. No more excuses. 🙅
www.latimes.com/opinion/lett...