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@openmarkets.bsky.socialWe wrote about this kind of AI-enabled price coordination in our comment to the FTC, urging the agency to ban surveillance pricing. www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
@openmarkets.bsky.socialA proposed class-action lawsuit filed in Illinois alleges that McDonald's uses an AI-powered pricing recommendation system that facilitates coordination among independently owned franchises. www.newsweek.com/mcdonalds-fa...
@clairek.bsky.socialReposted by @openmarkets.bsky.socialThe MN Dept of Agriculture sought public comment on the economic harms of very large dairies. @openmarkets.bsky.social argued that mega-dairies receive unfair advantages and displace family farms hurting rural economies, supply chains, and the environment www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
@openmarkets.bsky.socialNew @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social: Daniel Hanley & Arnav Rao argue that AI companies do not need an antitrust exemption & should instead use a broadly representative, government-supervised standards body to set clear safeguards for frontier AI development. washingtonmonthly.com/2026/10/07/h...
@openmarkets.bsky.socialToday's rail giants have used market dominance to raise prices faster than inflation, driving shippers to trucks.
That's why we've spoken out against a Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger. www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
@openmarkets.bsky.socialThis includes AI copyright violations & much more.
This mean the FTC exercise its enforcement powers against such firms.
@openmarkets.bsky.socialIn a groundbreaking new legal paper, Sandeep Vaheesan argues companies that systematically violate labor, consumer, copyright, environmental, and other laws to undercut rivals are engaging in an unfair method of competition...
@openmarkets.bsky.socialNEW: We've urged the FTC to scrutinize the use of surveillance pricing as an unfair method of competition & take a closer look at AI pricing systems.
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@openmarkets.bsky.socialIBM’s mainframe monopoly has survived for 60 years. Today, nearly every major bank still depends on its technology, with little practical ability to switch providers.
George Colville explains what IBM’s history should teach regulators about cloud and AI. www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
@pressgirlk.bsky.socialReposted by @openmarkets.bsky.social#ParamountWBD From @openmarkets.bsky.social:
"We should remember how outgoing governor Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation to create an AI kill switch.
"We applaud the holdouts, led by Minnesota AG Keith Ellison [..] as well as the Writers Guild of America."
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@openmarkets.bsky.social“By settling with Paramount, the states’ attorneys general reinforce the dangerous message that there are few real checks left on the people who aim to control every aspect of American life and culture."
Statement from Barry Lynn: www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
@openmarkets.bsky.socialTaking on Big Tech presents an urgent opportunity for Democrats to pry working-class voters away from MAGA – strategists say – by demonstrating their willingness to confront deeply unpopular corporate monopolies and portray the GOP as in their pocket.
@cmdgtech.bsky.socialReposted by @openmarkets.bsky.socialThis @nytimes.com piece is worth reading.
It documents the depth & effectiveness of the Trump admin's attacks on journalists, broadcasters, media companies & others for speech the president dislikes. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/u...
@openmarkets.bsky.social“Taking on the AI oligarchs who want to colonize our kids’ brains, jack up our electric bills, and eliminate jobs – there’s no better way to show that you are against corruption, that you are on the side of people instead of the powerful.”
@openmarkets.bsky.socialFull piece: libertyandpower.substack.com/p/why-data-c...
@openmarkets.bsky.socialBig Tech’s own research shows the backlash is about much more than data centers – will Democrats seize the moment to build a broader, populist coalition as Republicans scramble to find their footing?
@openmarkets.bsky.socialEurope is beginning to see its dependence on American Big Tech both an economic AND security problem.
In The Corner, @giorgosverdi.bsky.social explains how mounting U.S. pressure is accelerating Europe’s push for technological sovereignty. www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
@openmarkets.bsky.socialAI policy is “in the ether right now,” says @rodonnell.bsky.social with @dataforprogress.org.
“It’s such a clear winner and it’s such a vacuum the Democrats need to fill – this AI fight is *the* economic populism fight.”
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@openmarkets.bsky.socialThe European Commission published its Tech Sovereignty Package – a suite of measures to reduce their dependence on foreign tech platforms.
It gets a lot right, but ultimately falls short.
Here's how to fix it 👇
@openmarkets.bsky.social“Taking on the AI oligarchs who want to colonize our kids’ brains, jack up our electric bills, and eliminate jobs – there’s no better way to show that you are against corruption, that you are on the side of people instead of the powerful.” – @alyssacass.bsky.social More 👇
