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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 12h
Days before Brazil's election, Meta briefly blocked President Lula's campaign page from running political ads and removed an Instagram profile behind a viral video on Flávio Bolsonaro. Both decisions were reversed, but raised public concerns. Brazilian investigative journalist Laís Martins reports.
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On Eve of Brazil Elections, Meta Content Moderation Decisions Raise Questions
Two recent moderation decisions—while later reversed—have raised concerns about the company's policies and practices, writes Laís Martins.
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Sumit Sharma @sumitecon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Why the recent Meta settlement with State AGs is a win for Meta @techpolicypress.bsky.social Product design changes do not restrict Meta’s ability to target or monetize teens, nor are damages substantial. Meta might even gain competitively from the settlement www.techpolicy.press/two-reasons-...
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NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Google’s ad tech dominance needed structural relief. Instead, the court chose behavioral remedies that may leave Google’s conflicts intact. @sumitecon.bsky.social: publishers, advertisers, competitors, and consumers need real competition. Read his full statement: nextgencomp.tech/statements/n...
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NextGen Competition Disappointed by Court’s Decision Rejecting Structural Remedies in Google Ad Tech Case
On Wednesday, September 2, 2026, U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema of the Eastern District of Virginia rejected a breakup of Google’s ad tech business and instead approved a series of behavioral ...
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NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The latest Top Hat & Thimble is here. 📰 This month: @sumitecon.bsky.social on app store distribution monopolies, Candeub Candon't, the rise of Little Tech, and more! Read it here: newsletter.nextgencomp.tech/p/top-hat-an...
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Top Hat & Thimble - July 2026
Welcome to NextGen Competition’s monthly recap, delivering insider insights on antitrust battles, industry shakeups, AI trends, and more.
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Leah 'AntiTrustButVerify' Nylen @leahnylen.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Senate Judiciary held a hearing for the new antitrust division nominee, Adam Candeub, today. It didn't go that well. Candeub dodged questions from R and D senators on the First Amendment, saying his job as the general counsel of the FCC precluded him from answering.
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Sumit Sharma @sumitecon.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Sharing my new report on US Consumer Benefits of Unlocking Competition in App Distribution on Smartphones for the Coalition for App Fairness (CAF). We estimate that a more competitive app distribution market would result in savings of the order of $8.9B every year for US consumers. Link ⬇️
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NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The latest Top Hat & Thimble is here. 📰 This month: @sumitecon.bsky.social on Big Tech and AI, Alex Bores’ anti-Big Tech run in New York, the Supreme Court’s blow to independent agencies, and more. Read it here: newsletter.nextgencomp.tech/p/top-hat-an...
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Top Hat & Thimble - June 2026
Welcome to NextGen Competition’s monthly recap, delivering insider insights on antitrust battles, industry shakeups, AI trends, and more.
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Sumit Sharma @sumitecon.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
As Gov Kathy Hochul imposes a data center moratorium in NY @nextgencompetition.bsky.social presents its first AI report card ⬇️
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Sumit Sharma @sumitecon.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
My take on the AI bubble and how antitrust enforcement can help. My favorite example of the bubble is ‘All Birds’ a maker of wool sneakers that promised to become a GPU-as-a-Service provider and its stock surged 350% in a week! @techpolicypress.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/antitrust-en...
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NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Google wants to overturn search remedies. The DOJ and 38 states want them strengthened. As Executive Director @sumitecon.bsky.social notes, no rival can outbid Google for default placement. Without stronger remedies, Google’s monopoly machine keeps running. ⚖️ www.techtimes.com/articles/318...
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Google Antitrust Appeal Filed: DC Circuit Can Strengthen Data Rules Even Without Chrome Sale
Google antitrust appeal reached the DC Circuit after Google filed its opening brief on May 22, 2026, challenging both the monopoly ruling and data-sharing mandates already in effect. The DOJ and 38 st...
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
"The question we should be asking here is: what do Musk and Vance and others hope to achieve by such obviously incendiary rhetoric? Perhaps the issues of shrinking resources — in housing, healthcare, policing and education — and the interests of the world’s richest man are connected after all."
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Big Tech is stoking unrest in the UK. Why?
Elon Musk’s amplification of anti-immigrant sentiment in Belfast, Southampton and beyond cannot be explained by ideology alone
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NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
ICYMI: A state senate candidate taking on Big Tech’s data center rush? 👀 In NextGen’s latest Q&A, @sumitecon.bsky.social discusses data centers, monopoly power, and affordability with West Virginia’s Elizabeth Ferris. Read it here: nextgencomp.tech/blog/qanda-w...
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Q&A with Writer, Teacher, and State Senate Candidate Elizabeth Ferris
Why Big Tech's Data Center Boom Threatens Local Control and What States Can Do About It
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NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Our latest edition of Top Hat and Thimble is out now! 📰 Get @sumitecon.bsky.social's take on the vital role State AGs play, coalition advocacy efforts, Meta on trial, and more! Read it here: newsletter.nextgencomp.tech/p/top-hat-an...
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Top Hat and Thimble - April 2026
Welcome to NextGen Competition’s monthly recap, delivering insider insights on antitrust battles, Big Tech shakeups, AI trends, and more.
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Sumit Sharma @sumitecon.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
My latest on Google search remedies
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Sumit Sharma @sumitecon.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
My new report on implementing search remedies in US v Google - despite some important limitations, the remedies ordered could be useful if implemented judiciously. When life gives you lemons... insights.sumitsharma.consulting/p/google-sea...
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Report on Data Sharing & Syndication Remedies in US v Google
How to implement the syndication, web search index, and user-side data sharing remedies ordered by Judge Mehta + recommendations to improve remedies ordered
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Sumit Sharma @sumitecon.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
My Op-Ed in @commondreams.org on how our 4th amendment protections are being undermined - do we want our rights to depend on tech firm T&Cs? Also the FBI confirmed it is buying data that can be used to track people - exactly the concern that @anthropic.com raised hat tip @americans4ri.bsky.social
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 20/03/2026
Sam Altman himself admitted the whole thing was “rushed” and that “the optics don’t look good,” which is one way to describe handing the Pentagon sweeping AI capabilities while your competitor gets blacklisted for insisting on civil liberties protections.
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Americans Agree: The Government Shouldn't Use AI Tech to Spy on Us
​What is lacking is any action by Congress to protect our rights. Do we want to live in a country where our fundamental rights depend on the terms of service of powerful technology companies?
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
LIVE NOW: @scottwiener.bsky.social is introducing SB(ASED) 1074 to crack down on Big Tech’s monopoly abuses and make it easier to leave the evil platforms propping up the Trump regime and build alternatives like Bluesky and Mastodon. @fightforthefuture.org supports www.youtube.com/live/Yr9mHKx...
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Senator Scott Wiener Press Conference at YC
YouTube video by YC Root Access
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Sumit Sharma @sumitecon.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Great to speak with Carleigh Beriont - Dem candidate for Congress in NH 1. Not only she is up for taking on BigTech and has smart policies to address affordability - she is only campaigning in person and is off social media ! ⬇️ @nextgencompetition.bsky.social newsletter
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Sumit Sharma @sumitecon.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Palantir reported $1.5 billion of U.S. income but paid exactly zero federal income tax in 2025. Despite explosive growth, tax breaks from the Trump tax law helped Palantir avoid paying even a dime of federal income tax on its earnings. Read more at: itep.org/palantir-pay...
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Palantir Pays Zero Federal Income Tax Despite Explosive Growth, Largely Due to Trump Tax Law
Palantir reported $1.5 billion of U.S. income but paid exactly zero federal income tax in 2025. Despite explosive growth, tax breaks from the Trump tax law helped Palantir avoid paying even a dime of...
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Sumit Sharma @sumitecon.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Agree @meredithmeredith.bsky.social & @profgalloway.com , Amazon's super bowl ad is aimed at a tertiary market - surveillance and shocking how quickly this is developing ! youtu.be/5Wi6hse46l0?... ➕ Amazon is also positioning itself as the infrastructure layer for all consumer IoT. ⬇️
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Is AI a Threat to Privacy? | Prof G Conversations
YouTube video by The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway
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Sumit Sharma @sumitecon.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Covered Amazon’s dystopian vision of AI-enabled Ring cameras surveilling us in @nextgencompetition.bsky.social latest newsletter.⬇️ And also how Amazon is positioning itself as the infrastructure layer for all consumer IoT. Classic leverage of market power.
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asad ramzanali @asad09.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
People assume that gov’t inaction is the best policy strategy to support Little Tech. We pulled together conservative, progressives, LT companies, investors and found 7 discrete fed. & state policies to support Little Tech that could garner bipartisan and industry support.
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Sumit Sharma @sumitecon.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
All the cozying up to the Trump Administration coming back to bite Google ! ‘America First’ is increasingly ‘America Alone’ which means naturally but slowly (very slowly ) foreign markets shut out foreign digital infrastructure. How’s that for your bottom line Goolge?
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Sumit Sharma @sumitecon.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
My take on the Apple-Google Gemini deal in @nextgencompetition.bsky.social newsletter. ➡️ Apple said in search case Google payments were to compete on AI ➡️ False ➡️ Undermines remedies ordered in Google search & another reason to appeal ➡️ Also data point in DOJ suit against Apple ⬇️
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Sumit Sharma @sumitecon.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Shocking to see the Wapo decimate headcount. Some systemic reasons are not in our control: like print decline. Some reasons are: like Google’s monopoly in search & the power this gives Google over publishers & how their content is used and attributed
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Sumit Sharma @sumitecon.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Fixed it for you! Jim Jordan is having another sham hearing today - as I wrote in @commondreams.org he is Big Tech’s Most Effective Lobbyist. ⬇️ What a waste of taxpayer dollars!
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Reed Showalter @reedforcongress.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Anti-monopoly is the answer to this moment. We can take on corporate power and create markets that actually work for people. I'm running for Congress b/c monopolies make our lives more expensive. The only way through the crisis is to unmake their power.
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Sumit Sharma @sumitecon.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Courts alone cannot check the corrupting influence of billionaires or challenge the market & political power of the largest corporations. We need legislators like @reedforcongress.bsky.social who can take up this challenge. See ⬇️ for the full Q&A @nextgencompetition.bsky.social
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NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Alongside @consumerfed.bsky.social, @epic.org, and @demandprogress.bsky.social, we're proud to join an amicus brief in support of Commissioner Slaughter. The FTC serves the public, not corporate profit, and giving the President unbridled power to fire economic regulators puts Americans at risk.
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Sumit Sharma @sumitecon.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Some reflections on two key ingredients identified by this year's economic Nobel prize winners for technological progress to result in sustained economic growth in @nextgencompetition.bsky.social latest newsletter newsletter.nextgencomp.tech/p/top-hat-an...
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Top Hat & Thimble - October 2025
Welcome to NextGen Competition’s monthly recap, delivering insider insights on antitrust battles, industry shakeups, AI trends, and more.
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Sumit Sharma @sumitecon.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Of course Apple fights tooth & nail for its App Store monopoly and closed ecosystem…it makes over $100 billion from services with a 7️⃣5️⃣ % !! gross margin which makes up 5️⃣0️⃣ % of its profits !
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Sumit Sharma @sumitecon.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
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
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 12/10/2025
Jim Jordan has been traveling the world on our dime to lobby for Big Tech in the name of protecting “free speech.” This shift from antitrust to anti-woke is a gift to Big Tech.
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Big Tech’s Most Effective Lobbyist, Jim Jordan, Is Temporarily Constrained
The House Judiciary Committee under Jordan has not merely diverged from bipartisan concerns over corporate power, it has helped neutralize any meaningful legislative solutions by redefining the very nature of the threat.
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Sumit Sharma @sumitecon.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
In my September letter for @nextgencompetition.bsky.social I write about the Google search decision & how it is a missed opportunity. ⬇️
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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
These lies are pissing me off. This isn’t about health care for undocumented immigrants – that’s already against the law. It’s about the fact that Republicans are intentionally skyrocketing your premiums.
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Sumit Sharma @sumitecon.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
My take on the Google search remedies decision in @techpolicypress.bsky.social ➡️Remedies Not Enough as Google will still be default ➡️None of the other remedies compensate for this ➡️ Just relying on AI is bananas www.techpolicy.press/us-courts-re...
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US Court's Remedies Not Enough Given Google Can Continue to Pay for Search Defaults | TechPolicy.Press
The remedies ordered will not pry open competition, because Google can continue to pay to be a default service, writes Sumit Sharma.
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NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Antitrust advocates call on #FTC to investigate Meta's de facto vertical acquisition of Scale AI "This investment includes all the anti‑competitive hallmarks typical of Big Tech’s minority stakes in generative AI firms." @sumitecon.bsky.social, NextGen Competition nextgencomp.tech/letters/recJ...
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Leah 'AntiTrustButVerify' Nylen @leahnylen.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
The move comes a day after the agency ousted the antitrust division’s head of mergers amid disagreements on merger policy
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Leah 'AntiTrustButVerify' Nylen @leahnylen.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
The Justice Department has dropped its challenge to American Express Global Business Travel’s proposed acquisition of rival CWT
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
US citizen and army vet was detained during immigration raid and held incommunicado for three days www.cnn.com/2025/07/19/u...
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A US citizen and Army veteran was detained at an immigration raid and held for 3 days. His family scrambled to find him | CNN
George Retes, a 25-year-old Army veteran and father of two, had been planning his three-year-old daughter’s Minnie Mouse birthday party at the park for weeks.
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Sumit Sharma @sumitecon.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
👏 @Proton.me for joining the class-action lawsuit against Apple. ⬇️ Is Apple a privacy first company ? It sells iPhone user data to Google, is developing an advertising business & as Proton explains: "Apple’s App Store policies disproportionately favor the surveillance capitalism business model…”
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Trump Withholds Nearly $7 Billion for Schools, With Little Explanation www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...
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Trump Withholds Nearly $7 Billion for Schools, With Little Explanation
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
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Birthright Citizenship | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Clay Bennett's Times cartoon for June 28, 2025.
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Joseph Jerome @joejerome.com · 05/06/2025
Closing arguments "offered a window into the court’s thinking around four critical factors: markets that remedies should apply to, how remedies might affect other markets, proportionality of remedies, and administrability of remedies,” writes @sumitecon.bsky.social for @techpolicypress.bsky.social:
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Reading the Tea Leaves: Closing Arguments in Google’s Search Remedies Trial | TechPolicy.Press
Closing arguments in Google’s search remedies trial highlighted key questions the court will consider in doling out relief, Sumit Sharma writes.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
This is legit hilarious
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NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
“Instead of focusing on fighting this abstraction, Apple should really be focusing on innovating.” – @sumitecon.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥 A must-read on the Apple contempt ruling and what it means for Big Tech. ⬇️
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Sumit Sharma @sumitecon.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
On Meta’s uniqueness because it is controlled by one person—Mark Zuckerberg. How it operates without any constraints If the FTC and the Courts are allowed to operate independently we may get some relief - read more ⬇️
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Sumit Sharma @sumitecon.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
My statement "Apple has consistently prioritized profits over the developer ecosystem that creates the majority of value for iPhone users. Instead of appealing the ruling, Apple should comply and focus on innovating - where is the intelligent Siri we were all promised in its ads?" ⬇️
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NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Need a roundup of April’s antitrust news? Our latest newsletter just dropped! 📩 Catch @sumitecon.bsky.social's take on the Meta-FTC trial, fresh updates on OpenAI, Big Tech flattery, and a full recap of our work this month. Check it out: nextgencomp.tech/news
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