Explore the complex issue of tech giants' market dominance in this 50-minute talk from The Aspen Institute. Delve into the debate surrounding potential breakups of Facebook, Amazon, Google, Netflix, and Apple. Examine whether these companies have become so powerful that they stifle competition and entrepreneurship. Analyze their dominance in search, retail, apps, operating systems, and cloud technology through an antitrust lens. Learn about Lina Khan's groundbreaking analyses of anti-competitive behavior in the digital marketplace. Investigate the challenges of applying current antitrust laws to big data, artificial intelligence, and winner-take-all markets. Cover topics including platform separation, traditional remedies, the rise of tech firms, Amazon's AWS infrastructure, Google Maps, good vs. bad antitrust practices, state and congressional actions, political candidates' stances, information control, open data, hearings, regulation, green alternatives, and net neutrality.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
How did you get into antitrust
The separation of platforms and commerce
Traditional remedies
The rise of tech firms
Amazons AWS infrastructure
Amazons cloud infrastructure
Google Maps
Antitrust
Good vs Bad Antitrust
The Landscape of Antitrust
States and Congress
Candidates on antitrust
Controlling information
Open up information
Hearings
Regulation
Green Alternatives
Net Neutrality
Taught by
The Aspen Institute
