Favorite We’re in the midst of a long-overdue resurgence in antitrust litigation. In the past 12 months alone, there have been three landmark rulings against Google/Alphabet (in search, advertising, and payments). Then there’s the long-running FTC v. Meta case, which went to trial last week. Plenty of people are cheering these cases on, seeing them…
All posts tagged Competition
Saving the Internet in Europe: Fostering Choice, Competition and the Right to Innovate
Favorite This post is part four and the final part in a series of posts about EFF’s work in Europe. Read about how and why we work in Europe here. EFF’s mission is to ensure that technology supports freedom, justice, and innovation for all people of the world. While our work has taken us to…
Podcast Episode Rerelease: Dr. Seuss Warned Us
Favorite This episode was first released on May 2, 2023. We’re excited to announce that we’re working on a new season of How to Fix the Internet, coming in the next few months! But today we want to lift up an earlier episode that has particular significance right now. In 2023, we spoke with our…
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Google Search? Courts Must Enable Competition While Protecting Privacy.
Favorite Can we get from a world where Google is synonymous with search to a world where other search engines have a real chance to compete? The U.S. and state governments’ bipartisan antitrust suit, challenging the many ways that Google has maintained its search monopoly, offers an opportunity. Antitrust enforcers have proposed a set of…
EFF to NSF: AI Action Plan Must Put People First
Favorite This past January the new administration issued an executive order on Artificial Intelligence (AI), taking the place of the now rescinded Biden-era order, calling for a new AI Action Plan tasked with “unburdening” the current AI industry to stoke innovation and remove “engineered social agendas” from the industry. This new action plan for the…
Decentralization Reaches a Turning Point: 2024 in review
Favorite The steady rise of decentralized networks this year is transforming social media. Platforms like Mastodon, Bluesky, and Threads are still in their infancy but have already shown that when users are given options, innovation thrives and it results in better tools and protections for our rights online. By moving towards a digital landscape that…
No Matter What the Bank Says, It's YOUR Money, YOUR Data, and YOUR Choice
Favorite The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) has just finalized a rule that makes it easy and safe for you to figure out which bank will give you the best deal and switch to that bank, with just a couple of clicks. We love this kind of thing: the coolest thing about a digital world…
Court Orders Google (a Monopolist) To Knock It Off With the Monopoly Stuff
Favorite A federal court recently ordered Google to make it easier for Android users to switch to rival app stores, banned Google from using its vast cash reserves to block competitors, and hit Google with a bundle of thou-shalt-nots and assorted prohibitions. Each of these measures is well crafted, narrowly tailored, and purpose-built to accomplish…
Disability Rights Are Technology Rights
Favorite At EFF, our work always begins from the same place: technological self-determination. That’s the right to decide which technology you use, and how you use it. Technological self-determination is important for every technology user, and it’s especially important for users with disabilities. Assistive technologies are a crucial aspect of living a full and fulfilling…
A Flourishing Internet Depends on Competition
Favorite Antitrust law has long recognized that monopolies stifle innovation and gouge consumers on price. When it comes to Big Tech, harm to innovation—in the form of “kill zones,” where major corporations buy up new entrants to a market before they can compete with them—has been easy to find. Consumer harms have been harder to…