By: Sofi Shlepakov After over a year in litigation, District Court Judge, Judge Amit Mehta, declared a judgment against Alphabet’s Google search engine, stating that it was an illegal monopoly and violated section two of the Sherman Act. On September 6, 2024, there was a secondary judgment that gave the Justice Department until December to… Read More Antitrust in Search Engines
This blog discusses Maryland’s newly-imposed tax on digital advertising and how it is likely to affect Big Tech in particular, should it survive the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and lobbying groups representing companies such as Amazon, Google, and Facebook. The bill, which is targeted at businesses that make over $100 million a year through digital advertising, would impose a scaled tax on revenue from digital ads shown in the state. The tax bill has been met with opposition from those who believe it is unconstitutional and will impose an unreasonable and harmful change to businesses. This blog describes the tax and the intended outcome of its implementation, recounts how the law has inspired similar legislation in other states, and evaluates the differing stances of its proponents and opponents. … Read More Taxing Big Tech: Understanding Maryland’s New Digital Advertising Tax
By William Raven “Google was the original gateway to the web. I’m here today to speak about how Google betrayed the web” stated Yelp policy head Luther Lowe at a Senate hearing on digital platforms focusing on anticompetitive practices. “Google physically demoted non-Google results even if they contained information with higher quality scores” further claimed… Read More Monetary Fines and Monopolization: The Case for More Aggressive Anti-Trust Measures in the World of Tech