Competition Disrupted

Newsletter covering intersection of tech, antitrust, disruption and public affairs curated by @mblafkin

[Competition Disrupted @CDisrupted]

John Elias will testify under oath to @HouseJudiciary that AG Barr has politicized and abused the DOJ’s Antitrust Division.

The only historical parallel to what Elias describes in his opening statement?

Nixon’s ITT Affair.

[Lewis Crofts @lewis_crofts]

[Stresses he is not weeping.. he has an eye infection..."although I have grounds to weep."]

[Lewis Crofts @lewis_crofts]

UK's judge at EU courts Ian Forrester, on his penultimate day: "Judges are meant to disagree with the public authority on occasion, for the benefit of all. I very strongly disagree with the proposition that criticising government action is either unpatriotic or subversive."

[Matthew Miller @matthewamiller]

The guy who opened the barn door is now running around yelling at the horses.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

Mr. President, telling lies about Joe Biden won't protect you from the truth. Joe has more patriotism in his pinky finger than you'll ever have. You violate your oath and undermine American values when you urge foreign nations to do your dirty work. We will hold you accountable.

[Competition Disrupted @CDisrupted]

@Forbes @WashingtonBytes brings together @ProfFionasm @dougmelamed and Jonathan Barnett to discuss FTC vs. Qualcomm ruling. https://t.co/xC9qHQYIPk

[Charlotte Slaiman @CharlottesWWWeb]

@FTC PK's statement, from my colleague John @Bergmayer, "Standards-setting bodies and IP rights cannot be used as an end run around competition law." https://t.co/Vc30q4RGle

[Ben Remaly @BenRemaly]

Bloomberg reports FCC and DOJ involved in an active game of the grade-school classic, "Red Light, Green Light".

[Competition Disrupted @CDisrupted]

@PGunigantiAT A few immediate thoughts on this:

1. Nobody knows how many of their fav apps use API’s like FB AN or G analytics

2. From a privacy by design and data min perspective, they shouldn’t be collecting if they don’t need it.

What are you trying to suss out here?

[Competition Disrupted @CDisrupted]

Was Nixon’s chief #antitrust enforcer the first neo-Brandeisian?

[Competition Disrupted @CDisrupted]

“The #Mueller investigation isn’t Watergate, it’s the ITT Affair,” argues @mblafkin

What lessons can Mueller watchers take from the long-forgotten investigations into the Nixon administration’s 1971 #antitrust settlement with ITT?

[Mike Swift @Swiftstories]

You really have to admire these @FTC lawyers at the #ftcqcom trial. Through all the crap they must be dealing with with the federal #shutdown they are putting on a strong case from my POV.

[Michael Kades @Michael_Kades]

In this months #CompetitiveEdge, former FTC Commissioner @TerrellMcSweeny discusses the challenges that big data and algorithms poses for competition and antitrust law. A great read before tomorrow's #ftchearing on the same topic.

[Competition Disrupted @CDisrupted]

Will the 116th Congress turn up the heat on Big Tech? (PROBABLY)

Does Qualcomm need a plan B? (DEFINITELY)

The newest edition of the Competition Disrupted Newsletter from @mblafkin and @emilykpierce is out today.

[Tom Gara @tomgara]

Whenever there's a big Google story in the news, I always think of this, the funniest thing ever written about Google, from the New Yorker profile of the writers of "Silicon Valley" https://t.co/RAfCJITMOg

[Roslyn Layton, PhD @RoslynLayton]

Don't miss this face-off. @RobAtkinsonITIF @superwuster Dec 10 in DC.
Big Business: “Beautiful” or a “Curse”? | @ITIFdc https://t.co/iufdd9o7gu

[Competition Disrupted @CDisrupted]

@chrissagers @Michael_Kades @HalSinger @JasonCHicks @scalkins2 @sandeepvaheesan @jimb345 Thanks Chris! Will definitely update the online version :)

[Competition Disrupted @CDisrupted]

What’s the Kavanaugh Effect on Antitrust?

Special thanks to @Michael_Kades for helping to pull together analysis from @halsinger @jasonchicks @scalkins2 @chrissagers @sandeepvaheesan @jimb345 and more.

https://t.co/XafPTHakp4

[Competition Disrupted @CDisrupted]

War over the Consumer Welfare Standard rages on:

@JV_Kennedy of @itifdc argues it should be bedrock of antitrust policy

@Econ_Marshall & @mauricestucke say it’s ambiguous and inadequate

MS joins @halsinger @CompetitionProf @sally_hubbard to debate

https://t.co/XafPTHakp4