EU vs. Google: Regulators Still Fighting the Last War
Today, EU antitrust authorities began another lawsuit against Google, accusing the company of abusing its dominance of the European search market to favor its own comparison shopping service,...
View ArticleBrussels Declares War on Permissionless Innovation & Free Speech
Yesterday, the European Commission announced that it had reached agreement with the European Parliament and the Council on a new EU Data Protection regulation. The new regulation, which is not yet...
View Article#19: Europocrisy: EU Privacy Hypocrisy with Stewart Baker
On surveillance, is Europe unfairly picking on the United States? The Snowden leaks focused outrage on the NSA, but some experts say that the European Union and privacy advocates should focus on the...
View Article#31: EU Digital Single Market: The View from Milan
When it comes to tech startups and innovation, the European Union has largely lagged behind the United States and China. In an effort to reverse this trend, the European Commission is working to...
View Article#82: Tech Policy in Europe
The European Union (EU) is an interesting case for tech policy. While individual member states get direction from Brussels, where the EU is headquartered, they also create policies within their own...
View ArticleIt’s Official: EU Antitrust Law Isn’t about Consumer Welfare
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the European Commission announced that it had imposed a record $2.7 billion fine against Alphabet. The EC alleges that Google violated European antitrust law by favoring its...
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