Lauren Feiner
@laurenfeiner.bsky.social
Covering tech policy @theverge.com | Formerly @CNBC.com | she/her | Tips? Find me on Signal @ laurenfeiner.64 (no PR pitches via Signal please)
Only time will tell if Judge Mehta's ruling in the search case will be an outlier for his judicial restraint, or the norm. But it's now clear that the hurdles to antitrust enforcement don't end with a monopoly ruling. Brinkema's ultimate decision will be telling. www.theverge.com/policy/79345...
The judge tasked with deciding Google’s fate would rather not
“My favorite phrase is ‘Let’s settle this case.’”
www.theverge.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Only time will tell if Judge Mehta's ruling in the search case will be an outlier for his judicial restraint, or the norm. But it's now clear that the hurdles to antitrust enforcement don't end with a monopoly ruling. Brinkema's ultimate decision will be telling. www.theverge.com/policy/79345...
The government has monopolization trials slated in cases against Live Nation, Amazon, and Apple, and a pending liability decision against Meta. But comments from both judges in the Google cases caution that winning a monopoly ruling is only half the battle. www.theverge.com/policy/79345...
The judge tasked with deciding Google’s fate would rather not
“My favorite phrase is ‘Let’s settle this case.’”
www.theverge.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The government has monopolization trials slated in cases against Live Nation, Amazon, and Apple, and a pending liability decision against Meta. But comments from both judges in the Google cases caution that winning a monopoly ruling is only half the battle. www.theverge.com/policy/79345...
better than any reality show
August 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
better than any reality show
Covering these trials was a very full-circle moment having followed these cases since their investigation stages. But leaving the courthouse on the final day of Meta's case still felt far from the end of this story www.theverge.com/policy/69044...
Inside the courthouse reshaping the future of the internet
For three weeks, a DC courthouse hosted a split screen of tech antitrust showdowns.
www.theverge.com
June 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Covering these trials was a very full-circle moment having followed these cases since their investigation stages. But leaving the courthouse on the final day of Meta's case still felt far from the end of this story www.theverge.com/policy/69044...
Besides having Meta and Google's trials going on at the same time a few floors apart, it was also ironic to see TikTok brought in as a witness for the FTC in its case against Meta, after TikTok fought the government in the same courthouse over a ban of its app www.theverge.com/policy/69044...
Inside the courthouse reshaping the future of the internet
For three weeks, a DC courthouse hosted a split screen of tech antitrust showdowns.
www.theverge.com
June 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Besides having Meta and Google's trials going on at the same time a few floors apart, it was also ironic to see TikTok brought in as a witness for the FTC in its case against Meta, after TikTok fought the government in the same courthouse over a ban of its app www.theverge.com/policy/69044...