Antitrust
Is It Time To Break Up Big Tech?
Economic researchers Matt Stoller and Geoffrey A. Manne debate the resolution, "The U.S. government should break up large technology companies like Amazon, Meta, and Google to protect workers, suppliers, consumers, and…
Netflix and Paramount will fight for Trump’s favor
Netflix has moved to acquire Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion, a massive media deal that would bring the film studio's iconic intellectual property—everything from Harry Potter to Tony Soprano—under the auspices of the…
Paramount makes $108B play for Warner Bros., challenging Netflix deal
Takeover? On Friday, streaming giant Netflix announced an $83 billion deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, a deal agreed to by both boards. Then on Monday, Paramount launched a hostile takeover bid, in competition with…
Why Elizabeth Warren and Donald Trump hate the Netflix deal
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch are joined by associate editor Liz Wolfe to sort through the political free-for-all surrounding the Warner Bros. and Netflix merger. They look at why…
Donald Trump says he’ll ‘be involved’ in Warner Bros. merger
In the three days since Netflix announced its planned $83 billion acquisition of Warner Bros., neither the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) nor the Justice Department's antitrust division has released public statements…
Antitrust enforcers could block Netflix–Warner Bros. deal
Netflix announced its plan to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) for $83 billion on Friday. The merger between the entertainment giants will likely draw international antitrust scrutiny, as rival bidder Paramount Skydance…
L.A. mayor Karen Bass says you can defeat NIMBYism by building less
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's stories include: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' persistent cowardice on housing. The Department of Justice's antitrust settlement with…
Meta’s victory over the Federal Trade Commission shows the market moves faster than antitrust enforcement
The federal government's yearslong case to label Meta a monopoly ended on Tuesday when a federal court ruled in favor of the tech giant. The ruling sets the important precedent that the current market in which a dominant…
Many people enjoy digital content abundance despite occasional overload
"What if people appreciate having an abundance of content and communication, more than they feel overloaded by it?" Rasmus Klein Nielsen, a communication professor at the University of Copenhagen, recently asked on…
How Lina Khan is busy striving to maximize Zohran Mamdani’s power
Lina Khan has quickly thrown water on any hopes that she might be a benign force on New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team. The former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chair suggested in a recent…
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