By: John Garrasi Earlier this month, Apple was fined almost two billion dollars by the European Commission over restrictions placed on App Store access to third parties. At the same time, an U.S. judge ruled that Alphabet’s Google would not be saved from having to face claims of monopolization in the online ad business.… Read More Finally: Antitrust’s Unstoppable Force Meets Big Tech’s Immovable Object
By: John Garrasi It is the dawning of a new age for American antitrust law. Led by the idealistic Lina Khan as head of the FTC, idealists and regulators alike find themselves gearing up for the biggest fight in a generation. In the more than two decades since the Department of Justice’s last battle… Read More Fruit of the Forbidden Tree Apple’s Pending Battle Against the FTC
The DOJ dismissed the Trump administration’s legal challenge to California’s net neutrality statute. The California legislation bars internet service providers from slowing down website speeds, blocking access to certain websites and charging for large websites. As the law is still being challenged in the same court in a case brought by telecommunications industry trade groups, now is the time to discuss the renewal of federal net neutrality protections. Protecting our access to a free and open internet is now more important than ever in order to maintain a competitive marketplace and a fair democracy.… Read More DOJ Drops Suit Against California Statute, Now It’s Time for National Net Neutrality Protection
What do the rapper T.I. and infamous computer innovator John McAfee have in common? They’ve both been indicted in 2020 on tax charges related to cryptocurrency. If you read about John McAfee in a novel, you would think the author got lazy and borrowed the character from a knock-off James Bond story. McAfee made his fortune in the 1970s and 1980s by creating one of the first anti-virus digital security companies. His actual net worth is unknown because of his unusual income, the financial collapse, and his various legal troubles. But over the past few years, McAfee has been advertising his services as a promotional base for smaller, lesser-known cryptocurrencies. … Read More Software Won’t Save You Now: McAfee, Cryptocurrency and the IRS