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A fantastic display of speaking truth to power by @publicknowledge.bsky.social Senior VP, Harold Feld @haroldfeld.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=bshN...

📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms). It’s also concerning. 1/

Correct Judge Mehta didn't order Google breakup last week but late Friday night we saw DOJ is full speed ahead in its other remedies trial in 16 days and posted its PFJ (Proposed Final Remedies) now 60+ pages of brilliant detail. Let me walk you through key terms. /1

Today, @publicknowledge.bsky.social filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in Cox v. Sony, arguing that broadband providers should not be liable for continuing to provide service to users, & should not be forced to disconnect their customers based on sole accusations of copyright infringement.

Annnnd we knew it was coming but it still frustrates: the FTC is dropping its appeal in the non compete rule litigation. Cmmr Slaughter’s statement: www.ftc.gov/system/files...

Agreed. “Unreasonable” is framing that should cause some concern. It cuts against the underlying principle behind the ban.

The Google search remedies decision is a stunning failure to hold Big Tech accountable. Read more on why, and what might come next here:

www.techpolicy.press/the-limits-o... "In the end, the civil society advocacy group Public Knowledge came closest to the real message of the judge’s decision in the search case, saying that “the courts cannot be the end-all, be-all of antitrust." Why thank you very much!

Watching this hearing, "Europe’s Threat to American Speech and Innovation" in House Judiciary. Rep Fitzgerald claiming that the EU's DMA will cost Americans $1 billion dollars every year and states "it's not just a number on a page." But WHERE is that number coming from??

Frankly I'm disappointed that two years of my life led to this outcome, but I'm also perplexed. I'll dive deeper into the decision in a blog later this week. publicknowledge.org/public-knowl...

Is it illegal to not buy ads on X? @publicknowledge.bsky.social Policy Director @lisahmacpherson.bsky.social and Policy Counsel @elisephillips.bsky.social weigh in with @arstechnica.com: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

The kids aren't alright and it's time we do something about it. Read our latest White Paper as we dive into the heated debate on child safety online, and offer several recommendations to protect child users while preserving their rights to learn, explore, and connect. publicknowledge.org/childsafety

While we wait on several antitrust cases against Google, Meta, Amazon, and Apple to survive this administration, here's a story I wasn't expecting to see, by @capitolforum.bsky.social: Dozens of Federal Judges Attended Antitrust Seminars Hosted by Big Tech-Funded Group (with Joshua Wright involved).

Well, yes. Here's a fair, well researched article I wanted to share: www.promarket.org/2025/08/13/d...

The upcoming decision in the FTC's antitrust lawsuit against Meta over its acquisitions of WhatsApp & Instagram is poised to send shockwaves through the Big Tech industry, setting the tone for future litigation. But what exactly is all at stake, and what could come next?

I am thrilled to see that competitive app markets are still a priority in Congress. Many thanks to Reps. Cammack and Trahan for leading the charge in the House on this with the App Store Freedom Act. You can read information on the bill, along with my quote here: trahan.house.gov/news/documen...

I can’t articulate how terrible this take is.

This Reddit AMA by former CFPB Chair Rohit Chopra is really really good: www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...

🚨 The FTC is holding a workshop targeting transgender youth and their families on July 9. This Thursday, we’re answering with facts. Join us at 9 AM E.T. for a live-streamed panel with privacy experts, doctors, parents of transgender youth, & former FTC officials 👇 youtube.com/live/RqKbnnH...

Do you have opinions about tech policy and AI? Do you enjoy yelling at Congress? Want to get paid to combine those two things? Come work with us!

As predicted, the FTC issued a consent order requiring ad agencies not “boycott” online publishers. But it ignores far more likely impacts of the merger on competition. My @publicknowledge.bsky.social colleague @elisephillips.bsky.social and I break it down. publicknowledge.org/update-the-f...

Thanks to @amyklobuchar.com, Marsha Blackburn, & @blumenthal.senate.gov for reintroducing the Open App Markets Act to reduce gatekeeper power and realize the promise of true competition in the app economy. 🎉 Great step toward market fairness! publicknowledge.org/public-knowl...

Late last week, news outlets reported that the FTC may hinge the approval of a merger between ad agencies Interpublic and Omnicom on forcing the new, merged company to not "boycott" online platforms — a requirement that is not only misleading, but unconstitutional as well.

Big Tech keeps getting bigger, and the time has come to think beyond antitrust. Public Knowledge's new paper delves into expert recommendations for creating a digital regulator – and a brighter digital future for all. Read here: publicknowledge.org/policy/build...

We're hosting our third annual spring happy hour, The People's Party, next week! Please come! Information here: publicknowledge.org/the-peoples-...

1/ Sitting in a House hearing about protecting kids online. Let me tell you how the FTC has worked to protect kids and teens online.

I’m here at the House Energy and Commerce hearing this morning where Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter is testifying. Right now I’m hearing strong words from Rep. Pallone condemning her and Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya’s illegal firings.

On Tuesday, Trump & Musk tried to illegally fire FTC Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter & @bedoyaftc.bsky.social In the past 48 hours, they’ve absolutely crushed interviews, showing exactly why this move is both illegal and dangerous. Here’s some of what they’ve said:

I am a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission. Earlier today, the president attempted to illegally fire me. This is corruption, plain and simple. I will see the president in court. My full statement:

🚨 Today, President Donald Trump claimed to have terminated Democratic Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and @bedoyaftc.bsky.social at the Federal Trade Commission. This act violates both the statute that created the FTC and clear Supreme Court precedent.

Trump has illegally fired the Democratic commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission. Read my statement from Public Knowledge here: publicknowledge.org/public-knowl...

reporters need to be way more prepared to push back on “the algorithms” nonsense — what algorithms? in what way are they equipped to make sense of huge caches of unique data? and what outputs are they producing that either Musk or Johnson is equipped to assess?

Independent, bipartisan commissions are essential for regulatory agencies like the FTC to fully protect market competition and consumer interests — but recent moves by the Trump admin put these under threat. Read more in the latest article from @elisephillips.bsky.social:

I’m off today (I’m moving!) but I’m still tuning in to listen to the Senate Commerce Nomination hearing for FTC Nominee Mark Meador

Seeing reports that the FCC plans to take a vague and ineffective step on Section 230 to try to control speech online. So, I thought I'd offer some thoughts on why this Administration's war against the First Amendment and Americans' free speech rights is going nowhere. 🧵 1/??

Good morning! I am covering the Senate Judiciary Committee's Nomination hearing this morning for Trump nominee Gail Slater to the DOJ. 🧵

Just in time for the House hearing on the "censorship-industrial complex", my colleague @lisahmacpherson.bsky.social writes how the "censorship" call is coming from inside the house. Trump admin's systematic efforts to take down news/media he disfavors is censorship 101.

Sen. Markey at SOTN "People over platforms, communities over corporations, innovation over entrenchment, the internet was meant to be free and fair and open" !!!!!

New bill purporting to protect kids by outright banning anyone under the age of 13 from social media does anything but. Learn how this bill risks the privacy, safety, and First Amendment rights of children from L'Allegro Smith, Government Affairs Policy Advocate: publicknowledge.org/public-knowl...

Also hug a lawyer today. Lot of civil litigation attorneys are gonna be working hard for the next four years fighting all kinds of stupid bullshit.

I'm exhausted by all the people out there who are trying to prove they're each the most cynical world-weary disillusioned person who's not gonna ever do a fucking thing ever except dump on everything and expect to be admired for that. Wrote about that in 2016:

My piece for @openmarkets.bsky.social on what to expect in antimonopoly came out 2 days before the inauguration. Although we got no major announcements on competition/antitrust yesterday, the overall EOs have put us closer to the second scenario: www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...

We at @publicknowledge.bsky.social are pleased to see @amyklobuchar.com reintroduce this bill! Thank you Senator for working to increase competition and empower consumers.

1/10 Meta announced it will drastically change some of its content moderation policies to “allow more speech.” Yet most of these changes may instead discourage free expression on Meta’s platforms. Here’s why:

The impending decision in the Justice Dept's antitrust lawsuit against Google on monopolization in the adtech market could change the web as we know it—especially when combined with the earlier landmark decision in US v. Google on Google search. Read the breakdown from @elisephillips.bsky.social:

Watching the Senate Judiciary Antitrust Hearing - looking forward to listening to a bipartisan path forward for anti-monopoly work in Congress next year.

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@lisahmacpherson.bsky.social really brings home how Google's control over ad tech isn't good for anyone but Google - not the advertisers, not the publishers, not the consumers. And she should know - she was a marketing exec for years before getting into public interest tech policy!