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In @thebaffler.com, Lizzie O'Shea outlines the complexities of the antitrust landscape under the Trump administration, and why any alliance might not be as strong as it appears. ⚖️

Shielding Americans from corporate ‘tyranny’ — Harvard Gazette Former Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan highlights agency’s role in checking concentrated economic power.

“Just as the Constitution creates checks and balances in our government, anti-monopoly laws create checks against concentrations of economic power.”

🔥🔥🔥

Excellent wrap-up of Lina Khan's 2025 Stone Lecture on Economic Inequality at the Harvard Kennedy School.

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New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez is taking Meta to court for allegedly enabling child exploitation through its algorithms.

As Washington stalls, it’s state attorneys general who are stepping up to hold Big Tech accountable. 🧑‍⚖️

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Whether advocating for robust antitrust laws, calling out Big Tech flattery, or putting monopolistic behavior on notice, we’re fighting to create a fair and competitive technology ecosystem that empowers consumers, workers, and small businesses. 💪🏻

And we’re just getting started.

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In Big Tech's knotty game of AI Twister, what happens when a giant slips? It's not just OpenAI and Oracle. Inside the rise of strange AI bedfellows.

Big Tech’s billion‑dollar AI partnerships are turning into bidding wars, dominance moves, all with no guardrails. 😱

If we want to foster choice, accountability, and innovation, this cluster is exactly the opposite, it’s a clear sign of consolidation.

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Exclusive | Trump urged to step up antitrust crackdown and ‘resist pressures’ to go soft on Google, Ticketmaster Dozens of business groups asked President Trump on Monday to double down on the aggressive antitrust crackdown he pitched during his campaign – and to “resist pressures” to go soft on G…

It absolutely did raise many red flags 🚩

Kudos to these organizations, both big and small, for calling on the administration to hold these companies accountable.

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OpenAI’s Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real

We have to beat China… so we can flood the internet with ultra-convincing, AI-generated slop. 🙄

OpenAI’s “Sora” is what happens when innovation is guided by billionaires, not guardrails.

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Top Hat & Thimble - September 2025 Welcome to NextGen Competition’s monthly recap, delivering insider insights on antitrust battles, industry shakeups, AI trends, and more.

ICYMI: We dropped our September recap last week, covering everything from @sumitecon.bsky.social’s take on the Google remedies decision as to why Big Tech is cozying up to Trump – again. 😒

Read it here: newsletter.nextgencomp.tech/p/top-hat-an...

NextGen was proud to sign on to PIRG's open letter urging Microsoft to reconsider its decision to end support for Windows 10 before this week’s deadline.

This decision could render 400 million computers obsolete 🤯

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Big Tech’s most effective lobbyist? Jim Jordan. 😒

While the House stalls, Jordan’s Judiciary Committee has become Big Tech’s best defense, trading antitrust action for anti-“woke” theater.

Read @sumitecon.bsky.social's latest op-ed:

My latest Op-Ed in @commondreams.org

House Republicans keep promising a crusade against Big Tech’s power. If they were serious, they would likely find support from their Democratic colleagues

Top Hat & Thimble - September 2025 Welcome to NextGen Competition’s monthly recap, delivering insider insights on antitrust battles, industry shakeups, AI trends, and more.

In our September recap, we cover Judge Mehta’s weak Google remedy, Microsoft’s looming Windows 10 disaster, and why Big Tech is cozying up to Trump – again. 😒

The TL;DR? Monopoly money still talks.

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Letters to the Editor: Tech companies need to be held accountable when AI causes harm 'When a car accelerates uncontrollably, we hold the manufacturer accountable. The tech industry — including AI companies — should be no different,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

For years, Big Tech has dodged product liability and that impunity is one reason they’ve grown so powerful. 🙄

If AI harms people the way other defective products do, the same legal standards should apply. No more excuses. 🙅

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While we’re consistently dismayed and disappointed by congressional attempts at reining in Big Tech, it’s heartening to see the states picking up the mantle.

Kudos to the state attorneys general leading this effort 💪

This is insane, but unsurprising. 😒 No public input. No transparency. And no heads-up when electricity rates spike or water supplies run dry.

People deserve to know what’s happening in their own backyard.

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We need guardrails for Big Tech from this administration, not giveaways.

Enforce antitrust. ⚖️
Protect consumers. 🙋🏻‍♂️
Fight monopolies. 🥊

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OpenAI to Join Tech Giants in Building 5 New Data Centers in U.S.

We’ve seen what AI data centers do to neighboring communities, from draining water to spiking power bills. Now, OpenAI is joining the fold.

The question at hand: what protections will these communities receive? 🤔

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/t...

@stevenlevy.bsky.social coming in hot for @wired.com on Big Tech flattery, Silicon’s Valley’s “suicide pact,” “hurt feelings,” and why we can expect “no reckoning.” A must-read. ⬇️

Our September newsletter is dropping soon! 👀 Make sure you’re subscribed to get the latest on last month’s happenings, from Google remedies aftermath to a new global activist campaign.

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It’s wild that we live in an era when a major corporation gets off easy abroad to avoid the risk of upsetting the President of the United States 🤯

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Former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler weighs in on the Google ruling, highlighting the difficulty of policing 2025-era AI with 1890-era tools:

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Microsoft, Google, Nvidia, OpenAI and others pledge $42 billion in U.K. AI investment | Fortune Flurry of deals surround U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit

When the diplomacy plan is “bring the Big Tech puppets and a checkbook,” don’t be surprised by the strings that come with it. 😒

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Looking for a deep-dive into the Google remedies ruling? 🤔

@sumitecon.bsky.social has you covered in his latest piece for @techpolicypress.bsky.social, where he delves into why the decision is a win for Google:

A Call-Up From the Anti-Monopoly Bench Former antitrust enforcer Reed Showalter is running for Congress to leverage his expertise in fighting corporate power.

We loved @econliberties.bsky.social's Anti-Monopoly Summit – the energy to combat corporate consolidation was 🔥

In @prospect.org, @ddayen.bsky.social captures the momentum, spotlighting Reed Showalter's run for Congress as a sign the anti-monopoly bench is growing:

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Couldn’t have said it better ourselves. As always, Lina Khan nails it. 🔥

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As Former AAG for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter warns, light remedies send the worst message. A slap on the wrist for Google won’t deter monopoly abuse, or protect competition. ⚖️

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...

In @newsweek.com, @joellthayer.bsky.social argues the recent remedies ruling allows Apple to maintain $20 billion yearly in default-search cash, even leaning on Google’s AI for Siri, entrenching not one, but two gatekeepers.

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Top Hat & Thimble - August 2025 Welcome to NextGen Competition’s newsletter, delivering insider insights on antitrust battles, industry shakeups, AI trends, and more.

ICYMI: Our August newsletter is live, now on Substack. 🤗 Apple in China, cloud/vendor lock-in, pay-to-play antitrust, and more!

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Today’s the day! 🎉 @econliberties.bsky.social's Anti-Monopoly Summit here, and we can’t wait to hear from some of the best and brightest across multiple industries and policy arenas, all working to combat concentrated corporate power.