Internet Monopolies

Reclaim the Net
View In: Google MonopolySome of these officials have been placed with the goal of focusing on AI and clean energy — two areas where Schmidt has investments. The post Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is helping to fund the salaries of dozens of Biden officials appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

Reclaim the Net
View In: Facebook Monopoly“It’s time to break up the Big Tech Mafia and their organized crime.” The post Laura Loomer files opposition to motions to dismiss RICO lawsuit against Meta and Twitter appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

Truth Out
View In: Microsoft MonopolyThe FTC says the $69 billion merger would be a huge consolidation of industry power.

scheerpost.com
View In: Google MonopolyEconomist Cristina Caffarra, a leader in competition and antitrust, warns that ever-expanding tech giants raise concerns about the extent of their power. The post Top Antitrust Expert: We Need a New Approach to Giant Tech Firms Like Google appeared first on scheerpost.com.

Zero Hedge News
View In: Amazon MonopolyJeff Bezos Hands Dolly Parton $100 Million To Distribute Among Charities Jeff Bezos may force his warehouse employees to pee in bottles, but when it comes to making headlines for charitable giving, the Amazon founder has scored an optics win - handing $100 million to 76-year-old country music star Doll...

Jacobin Magazine
View In: Internet MonopoliesIn their new book, Chokepoint Capitalism: How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We’ll Win Them Back (Beacon, 2022), Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow explain how big market players squeeze creators and consumers through monopoly and monopsony — and outline a way to brea...