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1. www.investopedia.com › terms › aAntitrust Laws: What They Are, How They Work, Major Examples

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   May 31, 2024 · Antitrust laws are enforced by the FTC and DOJ, with the agencies focusing on areas of the economy that receive significant consumer spending, such as technology, healthcare, pharmaceuticals,...

2. www.ftc.gov › guide-antitrust-laws › antitrust-lawsThe Antitrust Laws - Federal Trade Commission

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   The antitrust laws proscribe unlawful mergers and business practices in general terms, leaving courts to decide which ones are illegal based on the facts of each case. Courts have applied the antitrust laws to changing markets, from a time of horse and buggies to the present digital age.

3. hbr.org › 2023 › 02The Surprising Consequences of Antitrust Actions Against Big Tech

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   Feb 24, 2023 · Summary. One of the major questions of the day is whether antitrust actions against Big Tech platforms would increase competition and the number of new products that consumers can choose from. A...

4. www.ft.com › content › 6c550fd5-9a4a-45d1-a457-296c0US antitrust has reached a turning point - Financial Times

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   Oct 9, 2023 · Most significant is that conditions are increasingly favourable to a new — and much more holistic — approach to antitrust enforcement. Nowhere is this more in evidence than in the FTC’s case ...

5. hls.harvard.edu › today › antitrust-issues(Anti)Trust Issues - Harvard Law School

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   Within the Obama White House, “We started to think that the antitrust law had just gone way too far in one direction.”. The Trump administration, too, was skeptical of Big Tech market dominance. In 2019, it launched antitrust investigations against Apple, Amazon, Google, and Meta.

6. www.reuters.com › technology › uk-antitrustUK antitrust regulator to take on Big Tech with new legal power

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   Nov 7, 2023 · LONDON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Britain's antitrust regulator will gain legal powers to tailor rules for big tech companies, such as Meta, Alphabet and Amazon, to ensure they treat businesses and...

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   Will antitrust actions against big tech platforms increase competition?

   • Summary. One of the major questions of the day is whether antitrust actions against Big Tech platforms would increase competition and the number of new products that consumers can choose from. A study of a landmark case against Microsoft more than 20 years ago in the enterprise infrastructure software industry suggests the answer is “not always.”

   The Surprising Consequences of Antitrust Actions Against Big Tech

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   Is antitrust a big policy issue?

   • Every so often, there’s a moment when public sentiment around a big policy issue shifts in a profound way. For antitrust policy in the US, that moment is now. It’s not just the sheer number of big cases that have been brought in the last month, against Amazon, Google, private equity and the meat industry.

   US antitrust has reached a turning point - Financial Times

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   Who enforces antitrust laws?

   • Antitrust laws are enforced by the FTC and DOJ, with the agencies focusing on areas of the economy that receive significant consumer spending, such as technology, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and communications.

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   How do antitrust laws work?

   • Antitrust laws regulate the concentration of economic power to prevent companies from price colluding or creating monopolies. Proponents of antitrust laws argue that they keep consumer prices lower and foster innovation through increased competition. Critics say antitrust regulations intervene in the free market and reduce efficiency.

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   Are conditions favourable to a new approach to antitrust enforcement?

   • Most significant is that conditions are increasingly favourable to a new — and much more holistic — approach to antitrust enforcement. Nowhere is this more in evidence than in the FTC’s case against Amazon.

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   Will Britain's antitrust regulator tailor rules for big tech companies?

   • LONDON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Britain's antitrust regulator will gain legal powers to tailor rules for big tech companies, such as Meta, Alphabet and Amazon, to ensure they treat businesses and consumers fairly, according to the King's Speech setting out the government's priorities.

   UK antitrust regulator to take on Big Tech with new legal power

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8. www.forbes.com › sites › aldenabbottBig Internet Platforms Face U.S. Antitrust Threats - Forbes

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   Mar 7, 2024 · The Supreme Court said that antitrust is “a consumer welfare prescription” in 1979. Since then, U.S. judges have ruled that benefits to consumers, rather than the propping up of...