This podcast episode examines whether the biggest tech companies—including Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook—have too much control over consumers’ internet usage and too much access to their personal data. The panelists discuss the effectiveness of existing antitrust laws and the FTC’s efforts to combat monopolistic practices.

Date Published:

November 15, 2021

Category:

Digital Privacy Rights

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Medium read

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Profiles of monopoly: Big cable and telecom

This research uses federal broadband data to analyze the status of broadband competition throughout the U.S.

Date Published:

August 1, 2020

Category:

Competition

Reading Length:

Long read

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