On November 19, 2024, the Innovators Network Foundation (INF) held its first-ever Capitol Hill briefing co-hosted with the George Washington (GW) Competition & Innovation Lab. INF is the 501(c)(3) foundation arm of ACT | The App Association. INF is dedicated to enhancing discussions on critical issues surrounding digital platforms. [...]
Last week, the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) filed its proposed remedies following a federal judge’s finding that Google monopolized the market for search services. DoJ is asking for broad and deep interventions to address the liability determined in Judge Amit Mehta’s opinion, and they’re worth analyzing in context. [...]
In light of today’s announcement and the FTC release of its finalized rule on filing requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act, ACT | The App Association’s President Morgan Reed issued the following statement: “Today, we are encouraged by the FTC’s decision to listen to the significant concerns voiced by small [...]
In the global race to create the best curated online marketplace (COM), every week seems to bring fresh developments that complicate the picture for enforcers and policymakers. Lawsuits and regulatory proposals to eliminate or restrain the management functions of COMs, from retail storefronts to app stores, should account for ever-evolving [...]
The antitrust maximalist movement has been on an extended shopping spree for a tech marketplace remodel in venues around the world, from Congress and state legislatures to the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK), and concurrently, through the federal courts. But in many of these cases, the sought-after sinecure [...]