Observing all of the policy ordnance leaping from the previous Administration’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC), one has a sense of its relentless ideological certainty. And yet, it is difficult to identify from it a unified or tangible FTC vision for the ideal state of competition in digital markets. What [...]
We recently highlighted a bright spot in the otherwise dismal outlook for global digital marketplace regulation. Specifically, as governments around the world consider Digital Markets Act (DMA)-style regulatory frameworks, we have highlighted the way that these regulations harm small innovators globally. President Trump has focused on another aspect, calling [...]
The court considering the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) antitrust lawsuit against Amazon scheduled an economics hearing for March 7, providing an opportunity for us to better understand the FTC’s economic thinking. A quick recap of our commentary on the case may help provide some context ahead of the hearing: [...]