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Nota Bene Podcast Episode 134: U.S. Q3 Check In: Infrastructure Bill Updates and Big Tech Antitrust with Elizabeth Frazee and Chani Wiggins
Nota Bene Episode 116: Challenging the U.S. Big Tech Antitrust Debate Assumptions: A Deep Dive with Thomas Dillickrath and Bill Margeson
What to Expect from the Biden Administration
Nota Bene Episode 104: European Q4 Check In: Brexit, Digital Platform Regulation, and National Security Regulation with Oliver Heinisch
Nota Bene Episode 68: The Current Antitrust Enforcement Climate in the United States with Capitol Forum Senior Editor Nate Soderstrom
Nota Bene Episode 46: America’s Existential Antitrust Crisis with Thomas Dillickrath
State attorneys general across the U.S. took bold steps in 2024 to address unlawful activities by corporations in several areas, including privacy and data security, financial transparency, children’s internet safety, and...more
Wednesday, we covered President Trump’s firing of Democratic FTC Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter and explored whether a two-member Commission constitutes a quorum for the agency to take formal action....more
On Thursday, February 20, 2025, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson announced a Request for Information (RFI) for “public submissions from anyone who has been a victim of tech censorship (banning, demonetization, shadow banning,...more
As its first policy initiative under Chair Andrew Ferguson, the FTC announced a Request for Information (RFI) “to better understand how technology platforms deny or degrade users’ access to services based on the content of...more
Missouri’s attorney general (AG) announced on X.com (formerly Twitter) that he is “issuing a rule requiring Big Tech to guarantee algorithmic choice for social media users.” [X.com post (January 17, 2025, roughly 3:35 p.m....more
The election of Donald Trump as president, combined with forthcoming Republican control of Congress, likely means significant change in how the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) is structured and approaches...more
In an effort it describes as intended to help “level the playing field” between banks and nonbank consumer financial service providers that are sometimes characterized as “Big Tech”, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more
Here are some of the cases that dominated the headlines in the state Attorney General space. Grubhub − District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine secured $3.5M in a settlement with the food delivery company for...more
Three of the four stories we feature in this week’s Update detail recent or ongoing examinations by competition regulators of the trade practices of several online travel platforms. Relatedly, we also include again a link to...more
Digital marketing firms that help financial companies design and place online ad campaigns are service providers for the purpose of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said...more
The Washington State Legislature enacted legislation increasing civil penalties under the state’s consumer protection law. By substantially raising civil penalties, the new law provides the Attorney General significantly more...more
Since our last Insider, much of the policy and enforcement focus of the state Attorneys General has been centered on issues around the COVID-19 pandemic, social unrest and election integrity....more
If I told you I was going to give you money now and forcibly take it back from you a few days from now, that is a loan. If you paid me a fee for this, you’d probably presume this to be interest on your loan. But what if...more