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We are a group of journalists & scholars in policy & economics working at the vanguard of antimonopoly to achieve victories that empower everyone. Learn more: openmarketsinstitute.org
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Open Markets applauds Ric Davidson, his counsel at Gustafson Gluek, Burns Charest, and Towards Justice for stepping in to defend the FTC's ban on noncompetes in court after the current administration abandoned this crucial rule.

Our full statement:
October 31, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Our transportation policy analyst Arnav Rao weighed in on the ways activist investors are damaging U.S. rail: cnsmaryland.org/2025/10/29/p...
October 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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We welcome the release of the crucial OSCE report "Safeguarding Media Freedom in the Age of Big Tech Platforms and AI" and are thrilled it recommends several reforms championed by our Center for Journalism & Liberty.

Full statement from center director @courtneyr.bsky.social:
October 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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ICYMI: Nobel Peace Prize winner @mariaressa.bsky.social gave a masterclass on platforms, propaganda, the free press, and digital sovereignty at our Future of Democracy event with @article19.bsky.social at the European Parliament in Brussels yesterday.
October 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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"Journalism, technology, and community"

At the European Parliament, @mariaressa.bsky.social gives us a pathway to reclaim our rights & the future of our democracies. There will be no other time to fight back.

📺 Tune into the event: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZTw...

(Photos: @omarhavana.bsky.social)
Maria Ressa starts her presentation at the European Parliament, in a oval room filled with attendees.
October 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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"You compare Duterte to Mark Zuckerberg, and who's the bigger dictator, really?"
October 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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"I've been waiting for a government to build a public interest tech stack, and no one did." Ressa breaks down how Rappler built a tech stack that creates a model for digital sovereignty.
October 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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"Americans voted off where they get their "news" and the generation gap has never been larger than it is today."
October 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Maria Ressa breaks down the way malign actors use influence operations to silence activists, target marginalized communities, and undermine democracy.

Tune in now for a masterclass on platforms and propaganda: www.youtube.com/live/vZTwYPS...
October 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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EU Commissioner @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social:

Democracy does not survive through institutions alone [...] Being a free citizen, a European citizen, means having the space to speak, debate, challenge, and engage in politics without fear.

📺 www.youtube.com/live/KlO8ta8...
EU Commissioner Michael McGrath gives a speech at Open Markets and Article 19 event in Brussels.
October 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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It's a wrap for our last panel! @chionwurah.bsky.social, @alemanno.bsky.social, Thomas Hughes at Appeals Centre Europe, @corneliawoll.bsky.social, and @maxvonthun.bsky.social 👏

Next up: EU Commissioner @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social, Q&A by Mark Dempsey, EU Advocay Lead at @article19.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Roger McNamee: "Big Tech wants you to believe that LLMs are inevitable. But you have the power to say no. There are valuable use cases for LLM, but there aren't that many compared to the money being put on them."

📺 www.youtube.com/live/KlO8ta8...
#DigitalSovereignty #FreeSpeech
October 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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It's a full house here at Residence Palace in Brussels.

Up Next: Keynote and Q&A with Margrethe Vestager, former EU Commission EVP, moderated by Barry Lynn @openmarkets.bsky.social.

#mustwatch here: www.youtube.com/live/KlO8ta8...
October 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Now on stage: Our first panel with David Kaye, Former UN Special Rapporteur @davidakaye.bsky.social, Sasha Havlicek at @isdglobal.org, and MEP Alexandra Geese @alexandrageese.bsky.social. Moderated by @courtneyr.bsky.social at @cjl4news.bsky.social.

Tune in here: www.youtube.com/live/KlO8ta8...
October 15, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Those actions are not just undemocratic; they are un-American.

We sent a letter to the committee laying out principles that should guide constructive transatlantic cooperation with our democratic allies on reining in Big Tech's assault on our freedoms:
September 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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HAPPENING NOW: The House Judiciary is holding a hearing on supposed "censorship" of Americans who use Big Tech platforms by the EU.

Read our statement from Executive Director Barry Lynn on the American values at the heart of the EU's laws:
September 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Statement from Executive Director Barry Lynn on the woefully inadequate remedies imposed on Google following the finding it has illegally monopolized the search market:
WASHINGTON, DC - Open Markets Institute Executive Director Barry Lynn released the following statement following Judge Mehta’s failure to force Google to divest from Chrome and Android following his finding the company has maintained an illegal monopoly on search: “Google for years has wielded its vast power over all layers of the digital economy to crush competitors, halt innovation, and rob Americans of their right to read, watch, and buy what they want without being manipulated by one of the most powerful corporations in human history. Judge Mehta’s order that Google share search data with competitors and cease entering into exclusive contracts does nothing to right those wrongs. Instead, it lets Google and every other monopolist know that even the most egregious violation of law will be met with a slap on the wrist. “After making the legally sound and morally courageous decision to find Google liable for illegal monopolistic practices, Judge Mehta apparently decided that actually enforcing the law was more than he could stomach. Any order requiring the corporation to divest any component of Google’s vast, sprawling, tentacular power system would be “incredibly messy and highly risky,” Mehta wrote. Actually, what is messy and risky is failing to address a concentration of power that threatens US democracy and the liberty of every American. What is messy and risky is the failure to deliver justice. “We call on the Department of Justice and state Attorneys General who pursued this case to appeal these remedies.”
September 2, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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💡 Great piece from former FTC Chair Lina Khan @nytopinion.nytimes.com on how Democrats can be the champions of small business once again by fighting for fair competition. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/o...
July 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Fixed it...
June 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Barry Lynn's statement on Trump's illegal, unconstitutional attempt to fire FTC Commissioners Bedoya and Slaughter.

"[H]e has chosen to put the interests of the oligarch and all-powerful corporation first, and the interests of every other American last."
March 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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In an interview with @Capitol_Forum, Vestager pushed back on EU businesses pushing for weaker merger rules: If you say you want bigger businesses but still want to be challenged, then you should be good with the existing merger rules.
February 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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We're thrilled to hear about the new White House "strike force" on unfair costs.

"President Biden has grabbed onto yet another opportunity to undo decades of bad policy that allowed corporations to amass unsustainable levels of power & control." - Barry Lynn
March 5, 2024 at 1:45 PM