Archive for anticompetitive

Report: Minority-Owned Media and the Digital Duopoly
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Report: Minority-Owned Media and the Digital Duopoly

Minority-owned news outlets occupy an important place in American journalistic history, and their continued survival – as well as the addition of new outlets – ... Read More
News Media Alliance Hosts Book Launch for “Ugly Truth” Facebook Dominance Exposé
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News Media Alliance Hosts Book Launch for “Ugly Truth” Facebook Dominance Exposé

On July 22, the News Media Alliance hosted a policy maker breakfast and book launch event for An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination ... Read More
Google’s Settlement with the French Authorities Offers a Glimpse of Hope for News Publishers
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Google’s Settlement with the French Authorities Offers a Glimpse of Hope for News Publishers

In early June, the French competition authority, Autorité de la concurrence, announced that Google had reached an agreement with the authority to settle an antitrust ... Read More
Statement: Antitrust Bills Offer Long-Term Solution to Reining in Big Tech
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Statement: Antitrust Bills Offer Long-Term Solution to Reining in Big Tech

Over the last year, multiple lawsuits, bills and investigations have been introduced to examine the anticompetitive behavior of Big Tech companies, such as Facebook and ... Read More
FTC’s Google Memos Underline the Need for Legislation to Balance the Online Marketplace
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FTC’s Google Memos Underline the Need for Legislation to Balance the Online Marketplace

In mid-March, Politico published a powerful piece of investigative reporting titled “How Washington fumbled the future,” detailing the Federal Trade Commission’s 2012 investigation into Google’s ... Read More
Statement: Ad Tech Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Should Stay in Texas
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Statement: Ad Tech Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Should Stay in Texas

Today, the News Media Alliance submitted a Declaration with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to strongly advocate to keep the ... Read More
Statement: News Media Alliance Criticizes U.S. Trade Representative Letter Pressuring Australian Government to Postpone Platform Bargaining Code
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Statement: News Media Alliance Criticizes U.S. Trade Representative Letter Pressuring Australian Government to Postpone Platform Bargaining Code

Today the News Media Alliance sent a letter to the U.S. Economic Council Director, Brian Deese, and the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)-Designate, Hon. Katherine Tai, to ... Read More
Statement: News Media Alliance Applauds State AGs' Ad Tech Suit Against Google
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Statement: News Media Alliance Applauds State AGs’ Ad Tech Suit Against Google

We applaud all 10 states that have stepped forward to take action to address Google's flatly anticompetitive ad technology business.   ... Read More
News Media Alliance Statement: Senator Cantwell Releases Report on Local News
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News Media Alliance Statement: Senator Cantwell Releases Report on Local News

The News Media Alliance commends Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) for the release of her report, “Local Journalism: The Threat to America’s ... Read More
Statement: DOJ Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google
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Statement: DOJ Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google

In response to the lawsuit filed today by the Department of Justice (DOJ) accusing Google of antitrust violations related to its search and advertising services, ... Read More