Open Markets Institute

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We are a group of journalists & scholars in policy & economics working at the vanguard of antimonopoly to achieve victories that empower everyone. Learn more: openmarketsinstitute.org

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Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Jul 13

🚨 News we've been waiting for: 12 states will challenge the Paramount-Warner Bros merger.

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Jun 22

Sharing some of our featured speakers, with the full day's agenda published at the link:

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Jun 19

Our June 24th panel (below) will cover what a genuinely democratic foreign policy that puts people & shared prosperity ahead of concentrated private power would look like. With @alexandrageese.eurosky.social, former USTR Katherine Tai, @mattduss.bsky.social, & Aya Ibrahim.

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Jun 16

People know the oligarchs have taken control over our lives & politics. Next Wednesday, we'll hear from Independent candidate for US Senate (Nebraska) @osbornforne.bsky.social on what many of our political leaders still need to learn to meet people in this moment.

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Jun 16

Find the full-day's schedule and RSVP form here: www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Jun 16

On JUNE 24: We've got an incredible line up of political leaders, strategists, organizers, & more coming together to imagine an agenda for defeating the oligarchy & reclaiming power & freedom for people.

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· May 14

A brand new report from our fellow Matt Scherer warns that the AI boom is increasingly showing the hallmarks of a dangerous speculative bubble & urges policymakers to prepare now to resist future demands to bail out major tech companies if the market collapses.

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Apr 8

Coming April 20! “Chains of Command: The Rise and Cruel Reign of the Franchise Economy” by OMI chief economist Brian Callaci investigates how US corporations built vast empires by dominating small businesses—without bearing responsibility for the workers who power them.

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Dec 17

Congress will need to shift it's MO in order to protect its own mandated policies carried out at these agencies, writes @austinahlman.bsky.social in this week's The Corner. Give it a read. 2/2 www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Dec 10

We are proud to join over 70 other press and information freedom organizations on this letter calling on the European Commission to stand up for the free press and democracy by rejecting the weak adtech remedies offered by Google and instead pursuing structural reforms.

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Dec 9

The European Commission announced aggressive enforcement actions against Google today to protect AI competition and democracy. The moves follow similarly bold and laudable action against Meta last week. Our full statement from Europe & Transatlantic Partnerships Director @maxvonthun.bsky.social:

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Oct 31

Open Markets applauds Ric Davidson, his counsel at Gustafson Gluek, Burns Charest, and Towards Justice for stepping in to defend the FTC's ban on noncompetes in court after the current administration abandoned this crucial rule. Our full statement:

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Oct 30

Our transportation policy analyst Arnav Rao weighed in on the ways activist investors are damaging U.S. rail: cnsmaryland.org/2025/10/29/p...

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Oct 24

We welcome the release of the crucial OSCE report "Safeguarding Media Freedom in the Age of Big Tech Platforms and AI" and are thrilled it recommends several reforms championed by our Center for Journalism & Liberty. Full statement from center director @courtneyr.bsky.social:

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Oct 17

ICYMI: Nobel Peace Prize winner @mariaressa.bsky.social gave a masterclass on platforms, propaganda, the free press, and digital sovereignty at our Future of Democracy event with @article19.bsky.social at the European Parliament in Brussels yesterday.

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Oct 16

"Journalism, technology, and community" At the European Parliament, @mariaressa.bsky.social gives us a pathway to reclaim our rights & the future of our democracies. There will be no other time to fight back. 📺 Tune into the event: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZTw... (Photos: @omarhavana.bsky.social)

Maria Ressa starts her presentation at the European Parliament, in a oval room filled with attendees.

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Oct 16

"You compare Duterte to Mark Zuckerberg, and who's the bigger dictator, really?"

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Oct 16

"I've been waiting for a government to build a public interest tech stack, and no one did." Ressa breaks down how Rappler built a tech stack that creates a model for digital sovereignty.

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Oct 16

"Americans voted off where they get their "news" and the generation gap has never been larger than it is today."

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Oct 16

Maria Ressa breaks down the way malign actors use influence operations to silence activists, target marginalized communities, and undermine democracy. Tune in now for a masterclass on platforms and propaganda: www.youtube.com/live/vZTwYPS...

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Oct 15

EU Commissioner @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social: Democracy does not survive through institutions alone [...] Being a free citizen, a European citizen, means having the space to speak, debate, challenge, and engage in politics without fear. 📺 www.youtube.com/live/KlO8ta8...

EU Commissioner Michael McGrath gives a speech at Open Markets and Article 19 event in Brussels.

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Oct 15

It's a wrap for our last panel! @chionwurah.bsky.social, @alemanno.bsky.social, Thomas Hughes at Appeals Centre Europe, @corneliawoll.bsky.social, and @maxvonthun.bsky.social 👏 Next up: EU Commissioner @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social, Q&A by Mark Dempsey, EU Advocay Lead at @article19.bsky.social

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Oct 15

Roger McNamee: "Big Tech wants you to believe that LLMs are inevitable. But you have the power to say no. There are valuable use cases for LLM, but there aren't that many compared to the money being put on them." 📺 www.youtube.com/live/KlO8ta8... #DigitalSovereignty #FreeSpeech

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Oct 15

It's a full house here at Residence Palace in Brussels. Up Next: Keynote and Q&A with Margrethe Vestager, former EU Commission EVP, moderated by Barry Lynn @openmarkets.bsky.social. #mustwatch here: www.youtube.com/live/KlO8ta8...

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Oct 15

Now on stage: Our first panel with David Kaye, Former UN Special Rapporteur @davidakaye.bsky.social, Sasha Havlicek at @isdglobal.org, and MEP Alexandra Geese @alexandrageese.bsky.social. Moderated by @courtneyr.bsky.social at @cjl4news.bsky.social. Tune in here: www.youtube.com/live/KlO8ta8...

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Sep 3

Those actions are not just undemocratic; they are un-American. We sent a letter to the committee laying out principles that should guide constructive transatlantic cooperation with our democratic allies on reining in Big Tech's assault on our freedoms:

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Sep 3

HAPPENING NOW: The House Judiciary is holding a hearing on supposed "censorship" of Americans who use Big Tech platforms by the EU. Read our statement from Executive Director Barry Lynn on the American values at the heart of the EU's laws:

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Sep 2

Statement from Executive Director Barry Lynn on the woefully inadequate remedies imposed on Google following the finding it has illegally monopolized the search market:

WASHINGTON, DC - Open Markets Institute Executive Director Barry Lynn released the following statement following Judge Mehta’s failure to force Google to divest from Chrome and Android following his finding the company has maintained an illegal monopoly on search:

“Google for years has wielded its vast power over all layers of the digital economy to crush competitors, halt innovation, and rob Americans of their right to read, watch, and buy what they want without being manipulated by one of the most powerful corporations in human history. Judge Mehta’s order that Google share search data with competitors and cease entering into exclusive contracts does nothing to right those wrongs. Instead, it lets Google and every other monopolist know that even the most egregious violation of law will be met with a slap on the wrist.

“After making the legally sound and morally courageous decision to find Google liable for illegal monopolistic practices, Judge Mehta apparently decided that actually enforcing the law was more than he could stomach. Any order requiring the corporation to divest any component of Google’s vast, sprawling, tentacular power system would be “incredibly messy and highly risky,” Mehta wrote. Actually, what is messy and risky is failing to address a concentration of power that threatens US democracy and the liberty of every American. What is messy and risky is the failure to deliver justice.

“We call on the Department of Justice and state Attorneys General who pursued this case to appeal these remedies.”

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Jul 30

💡 Great piece from former FTC Chair Lina Khan @nytopinion.nytimes.com on how Democrats can be the champions of small business once again by fighting for fair competition. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/o...

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets· Jun 9

Fixed it...