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NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 8h

While we’re consistently dismayed and disappointed by congressional attempts at reining in Big Tech, it’s heartening to see the states picking up the mantle.

Kudos to the state attorneys general leading this effort 💪

WOWK 13 News @wowk13news.bsky.social · 8d

16 states' Attorneys General, including West Virginia's J.B. McCuskey, are launching an investigation into Google, Meta, Amazon and Microsoft.

https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/attorney-general-j-b-mccuskey-joins-15-others-in-investigating-4-major-tech-companies/

Attorney General J.B. McCuskey joins 15 other AGs in investigating 4 major tech companies

16 states’ Attorneys General, including West Virginia’s J.B. McCuskey, are launching an investigation into Google, Meta, Amazon and Microsoft.

www.wowktv.com

NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 1d

This is insane, but unsurprising. 😒 No public input. No transparency. And no heads-up when electricity rates spike or water supplies run dry.

People deserve to know what’s happening in their own backyard.

www.freepress.net/blog/why-dat...

NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 5d

We need guardrails for Big Tech from this administration, not giveaways.

Enforce antitrust. ⚖️
Protect consumers. 🙋🏻‍♂️
Fight monopolies. 🥊

Join us in the fight: nextgencomp.tech

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Working to create a fair and competitive technology ecosystem that empowers consumers, workers, and small businesses.

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NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 6d

We’ve seen what AI data centers do to neighboring communities, from draining water to spiking power bills. Now, OpenAI is joining the fold.

The question at hand: what protections will these communities receive? 🤔

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/t...

OpenAI to Join Tech Giants in Building 5 New Data Centers in U.S.

www.nytimes.com

NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 7d

@stevenlevy.bsky.social coming in hot for @wired.com on Big Tech flattery, Silicon’s Valley’s “suicide pact,” “hurt feelings,” and why we can expect “no reckoning.” A must-read. ⬇️

Steven Levy @stevenlevy.bsky.social · 16d

When @wired asked me to look at Silicon Valley in the age of Trump, I saw the crash of the idealism that originally drew founders--and me--to the tech revolution. Selling out the dream will not serve those moguls (or us) well. www.wired.com/story/silico...

I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong

Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact.

www.wired.com

NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 8d

Our September newsletter is dropping soon! 👀 Make sure you’re subscribed to get the latest on last month’s happenings, from Google remedies aftermath to a new global activist campaign.

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NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 12d

It’s wild that we live in an era when a major corporation gets off easy abroad to avoid the risk of upsetting the President of the United States 🤯

www.wsj.com/tech/eu-acce...

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NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 13d

Former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler weighs in on the Google ruling, highlighting the difficulty of policing 2025-era AI with 1890-era tools:

www.npr.org/2025/09/18/n...

NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 14d

When the diplomacy plan is “bring the Big Tech puppets and a checkbook,” don’t be surprised by the strings that come with it. 😒

fortune.com/2025/09/17/b...

Microsoft, Google, Nvidia, OpenAI and others pledge $42 billion in U.K. AI investment | Fortune

Flurry of deals surround U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit

fortune.com

NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 15d

Looking for a deep-dive into the Google remedies ruling? 🤔

@sumitecon.bsky.social has you covered in his latest piece for @techpolicypress.bsky.social, where he delves into why the decision is a win for Google:

Sumit Sharma @sumitecon.bsky.social · 26d

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...

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.

www.techpolicy.press

NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 15d

We loved @econliberties.bsky.social's Anti-Monopoly Summit – the energy to combat corporate consolidation was 🔥

In @prospect.org, @ddayen.bsky.social captures the momentum, spotlighting Reed Showalter's run for Congress as a sign the anti-monopoly bench is growing:

prospect.org/politics/202...

A Call-Up From the Anti-Monopoly Bench

Former antitrust enforcer Reed Showalter is running for Congress to leverage his expertise in fighting corporate power.

prospect.org

NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 16d

Couldn’t have said it better ourselves. As always, Lina Khan nails it. 🔥

pitchbook.com/news/article...

NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 16d

As Former AAG for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter warns, light remedies send the worst message. A slap on the wrist for Google won’t deter monopoly abuse, or protect competition. ⚖️

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...

NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 17d

In @newsweek.com, @joellthayer.bsky.social argues the recent remedies ruling allows Apple to maintain $20 billion yearly in default-search cash, even leaning on Google’s AI for Siri, entrenching not one, but two gatekeepers.

www.newsweek.com/what-google-...

NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 19d

ICYMI: Our August newsletter is live, now on Substack. 🤗 Apple in China, cloud/vendor lock-in, pay-to-play antitrust, and more!

Read the latest: newsletter.nextgencomp.tech/p/top-hat-an...

Top Hat & Thimble - August 2025

Welcome to NextGen Competition’s newsletter, delivering insider insights on antitrust battles, industry shakeups, AI trends, and more.

newsletter.nextgencomp.tech

NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 23d

Today’s the day! 🎉 @econliberties.bsky.social's Anti-Monopoly Summit here, and we can’t wait to hear from some of the best and brightest across multiple industries and policy arenas, all working to combat concentrated corporate power.

American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 28d

Our 2025 Anti-Monopoly Summit is less than one week away!

Tickets are now sold out, but you can still grab a spot on the waitlist for #AMS2025👇

www.tickettailor.com/events/ameri...

Get Tickets for The Anti-Monopoly Summit – The Anti-Monopoly Summit 2025 – Washington, DC

The Anti-Monopoly Summit 2025 – Washington, DC, Mon Sep 15, 2025 - Tue Sep 16, 2025 - The waitlist is now open for the 2025 Anti-Monopoly Summit, the flagship event of the American Economic Liberties ...

www.tickettailor.com

NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 24d

An interesting counterfactual: could stronger antitrust laws have halted Amazon’s rise? 🤔

Edward A. Snyder of the Yale School of Management delves into just that, using the 2023 FTC/DOJ guidelines to evaluate 9 Amazon acquisitions over the last few decades:

insights.som.yale.edu/insights/wou...

Would Stricter Antitrust Rules Have Stopped the Rise of Amazon?‌

In a new study, Prof. Edward A. Snyder and his co-authors consider whether current antitrust guidelines would have checked Amazon’s voracious appetite for acquisitions if they had been in place earlie...

insights.som.yale.edu

NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 26d

“I think the broader anti-monopoly tradition which thinks about securing freedom not just through ensuring protections and safeguards from an abusive state and a government that can coerce, but also making sure that people are protected from abuses of monopoly power.”

🔥🔥🔥

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Sep 3

"Not only are they not enforcing the law going forward, they're actually undoing the past law enforcement where companies had already agreed to pay out the money they had stolen from people." That's the kind of "populist" Trump is.

Lina Khan joins @timmiller.bsky.social on The Bulwark Podcast:

NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 27d

ICYMI: Last week, Google may have notched a win, but we’re still fighting for robust competition, innovation, and real choice for users and developers. 💪🏻

Read @sumitecon.bsky.social’s full statement:

nextgencomp.tech/statements/n...

NextGen Competition Statement on Judge Mehta’s Google Search Remedies Ruling

On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, US District Judge Amit Mehta issued remedies in the Google search monopolization case.

nextgencomp.tech

NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 27d

Looking for real resistance to Big Tech’s monopoly playbook? 🤔Start local. States and cities are stepping up, according to @ronmknox.bsky.social for @prospect.org.

Read his full piece ⬇️

prospect.org/economy/2025...

The Shifting Anti-Monopoly Landscape

Fights over data centers and music venues show that resisting corporate power will have to go local in the age of Trump.

prospect.org

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NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 29d

Exciting news! 🚨 We’re now on Substack.

Subscribe to get the latest edition of Top Hat & Thimble, where we deliver monthly insider insights on Big Tech antitrust battles, industry shakeups, AI trends, and more.

Check it out: newsletter.nextgencomp.tech

NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · Sep 8

The irony writes itself: chatbots can be gamed by flattery, just like Big Tech flatters the current administration to get its way.

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. 🍎

www.theverge.com/news/768508/...

Chatbots can be manipulated through flattery and peer pressure

Researchers convinced ChatGPT to do things it normally wouldn’t with basic psychology.

www.theverge.com

NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · Sep 5

“Breaking up these tech oligarchies will help create an online environment that is fair and just. Failure to address Big Tech dominance can have serious consequences offline.” 🔥

Happy to have you in this fight, @amnesty.org 💪

Amnesty International @amnesty.org · Aug 29

Big Tech or big technology companies like Meta, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple influence how we access and interact on the internet.

Here's why Big Tech companies are a threat to human rights ⬇️

Why are Big Tech companies a threat to human rights?

Our new briefing, ‘Breaking up with Big Tech,’ outlines how big technology companies influence how we access the internet and how their power affects human rights.

amn.st

NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · Sep 3

Rep. Jim Jordan’s hearing today will be heavy on grandstanding, light on results. He opines about “free speech” while running interference for Big Tech, with a slim legislative track record to show for it. 🤷‍♂️

www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

Jim Jordan invites Nigel Farage to Capitol Hill to bash tech laws

Jordan’s judiciary committee has scheduled a hearing focused on "European threats to American free speech and innovation."

www.politico.com

NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · Aug 29

Big Tech says “don’t regulate AI.” Then answer this: should there be restrictions on kids using chatbots? If yes, name them: age gates, parental consent, data limits, no ads/DMs, off by default, etc.

Vibes aren’t policy. Parents deserve specifics.

Read more: thehill.com/policy/techn...

thehill.com

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