Topic
Competition
Competition in digital markets fosters a diverse marketplace of ideas and innovations, enabling the widespread availability of new technologies and promoting economic opportunity. Yet, the promise of the digital age to spur competition and lower barriers to entry for entrepreneurs is fading as a small handful of large tech companies have leveraged massive scale, acquisitions, and exclusionary practices to control entire industries and dominate markets. To reverse this trend, regulatory agencies can enforce antitrust laws to reduce market consolidation and inhibit anti-competitive conduct. Policymakers can also examine other policy options, such as interoperability mandates, to give consumers more choices in digital markets and utilize government purchasing power to support smaller players. Moreover, policymakers should be mindful of how well-meaning regulations could further entrench dominant companies and raise barriers to entry.
Name | Type | Government | Date Initiated | Status | Last Updated |
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Litigation | United States | Oct 20, 2020 | Court rules that Google in violation of antitrust laws | Nov 20, 2024 | |
Litigation | United States | Sep 26, 2023 | Motion to dismiss denied in part and granted in part | Nov 14, 2024 | |
Litigation | United States | Dec 16, 2020 | Discovery | Nov 13, 2024 | |
Litigation | United States | Dec 9, 2020 | Discovery | Nov 13, 2024 | |
Litigation | United States | Aug 23, 2024 | Complaint Filed | Oct 31, 2024 | |
Litigation | United States | Mar 21, 2024 | amended complaint filed | Oct 30, 2024 | |
Litigation | United States | Aug 13, 2020 | Permanent Injunction against Google | Oct 18, 2024 | |
Litigation | United States | Jan 24, 2024 | Trial Phase | Sep 9, 2024 | |
Legislation | European Union | Dec 15, 2020 | enacted | Oct 31, 2023 |