Governments have a responsibility to ensure AI systems are safe, accountable, and transparent before they're deployed. The EU AI Act taking effect is an important step. Now comes the key part: rigorous enforcement. www.cnbc.com/2026/08/03/e...

Anthropic, OpenAI among firms facing new scrutiny under EU AI Act enforcement powers

The European Commission can demand to inspect AI models, restrict market access and fine providers up to 15 million euros or 3% of turnover.

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"Google's durable dominance wasn't inevitable; it was purchased. If the court allows those payments to continue, the remedy will leave the monopoly largely intact instead of restoring genuine competition." www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...

Open Markets Urges Appeals Court to Restore Competition in Search as Google Extends Its Gatekeeper Power into AI — Open Markets Institute

Open Markets filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to prohibit Google from continuing to pay billions of dollars each year to preserve its monopoly over internet...

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Important new brief from our @openmarkets.bsky.social Legal colleagues:

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NEW: OMI amicus brief argues Google should not be allowed to preserve its search monopoly through billions in payments that keep Google as the default search engine. www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...

In the @bostonglobe.com, @openmarkets.bsky.social fellow Matt Scherer & Maya Jenkins warn that mounting AI debt & speculative investment pose risks comparable to past financial bubbles. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/30/o...

The AI bubble could burst — and take the economy with it - The Boston Globe

Washington is loosening financial safeguards just as risks tied to artificial intelligence are mounting.

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From the US to Europe to Brazil, policymakers are recognizing that concentrated private power, especially over information, carries negative consequences for democracies. This isn't a passing debate. It's one of the defining questions of the 21st century.

State AI laws promoting transparency, civil rights, & accountability don't make #AI less "accurate." They make AI companies more accountable. Our latest #FTC filing explains why the agency should withdraw its proposed AI policy statement. cmdg.tech/publications...

FTC Should Protect Consumers. Not Shield AI Companies from State Oversight, CMDG Says — Center for Media & Digital Governance

The Center for Media and Digital Governance (CMDG) at the Open Markets Institute urged the Federal Trade Commission to withdraw its proposed policy statement on AI accuracy , warning that the agenc...

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Speaking out against censorship, especially when you have a platform, is essential: variety.com/2026/tv/news...

FCC Slammed by Former Agency Officials Over Review of ABC’s Licenses: ‘An Assault on Free Speech Disguised as Regulatory Process’

The FCC and its current chairman, Brendan Carr, were blasted by former heads of the agency and other officials as pursuing a campaign to "censor Disney's and ABC's speech" with its highly unusual earl...

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Spotify has stopped paying artists whose songs earn less than 1,000 plays per year. Instead, they pool earnings from the artists who do not hit the minimum (which add up to **$40 million** a year) and distribute them to artists who do.

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#Spotify is shifting payments from smaller artists to big labels. Read about it in The Corner Newsletter & prepare to share our outrage. By Jai Sharma: openmarkets.substack.com/p/the-corner...

12 states have succeeded in pausing the Paramount-Warner Brothers merger. In Liberty & Power, Ben Winsor examines how the Ellisons' effort to build a media empire has triggered the biggest antitrust confrontation of the Trump era: open.substack.com/pub/libertya...

Twelve States Take On Hollywood's Biggest Merger – and the Oligarchs Behind It

The Ellisons' effort to build a media empire has triggered the biggest antitrust confrontation of the Trump era – pitting 12 states against one of the country’s richest families and its allies.

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"Instead of allowing Google to waste even more time through bad-faith delays, the Commission should be crystal clear with Google on what is needed to ensure effective compliance." More from our @openmarkets.bsky.social Europe colleagues here: www.openmarketsinstitute.eu/publications...

The Verge@theverge.com · 2w ago

Google hit with $1 billion fine for breaking EU antitrust rules

"The Commission had every legal tool it needed to protect media pluralism and chose not to use them. This merger hands even more control over Europe's entertainment and news to a single American conglomerate.” - @courtneyr.bsky.social www.openmarketsinstitute.eu/publications...

Clearance of Paramount-Warner Bros Merger Is a Failure to Protect Europe's Creative Industries — OMI Europe

The Commission's approval comes despite months of warnings from civil society, journalists, and the film and TV industries that the deal would concentrate an unprecedented share of production, distrib...

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If today's AI business model follows the path of surveillance capitalism, targeted advertising could evolve into something even more invasive: the commercialization of our thoughts. New from CMDG Director @courtneyr.bsky.social @projectsyndicate.bsky.social www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...

AI Will Supercharge Surveillance Capitalism

Courtney C. Radsch warns that whereas social media inferred your inner life from behavior, AI receives it in your own words.

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AI companies have used a number of financial tricks to create a misleading and dangerously leveraged picture of the industry’s finances. In Persuasion, Damon Silvers & our fellow Matt Scherer explain: www.persuasion.community/p/an-ai-cras...

An AI Crash Is a Real Possibility

The industry is badly overleveraged and that's unlikely to change.

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"We welcome the court's fair assessment of the states' evidence, which conclusively showed there is a risk the deal would lessen and hurt competition in the creative industries." - @pressgirlk.bsky.social

Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2w ago

JUST IN: A federal judge has paused the Paramount/Warner Bros. merger, saying it likely violates antitrust laws. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The FCC just announced it will move forward with its unlawful effort to hand control of the public airwaves to billionaire buddies of this administration. This will destroy local newsrooms, silence community reporting, and drive-up costs for American families.

We can't overstate what a terrible idea this is: cmdg.tech/publications...

Press Freedom Groups Urge FCC Not to Abandon Checks on Corporate Media Consolidation — Center for Media & Digital Governance

The Center for Journalism and Liberty at the Open Markets Institute joined with 15 leading press freedom groups, civil liberties organizations and labor unions to urge the Federal Communications Commi...

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Ars Technica@arstechnica.com · 3w ago

I'm leading 12 states in challenging the proposed merger of Warner Bros. and Paramount and asking the court to block the deal. CA's film and entertainment industry touches the lives of Americans daily. We’re going to court to fight for a free and fair market and protect this iconic industry.

When dominant tech platforms dictate the terms for journalism, they gain extraordinary power over the information citizens depend on. France's Meta ruling recognizes that protecting independent media is also about protecting democratic sovereignty. www.openmarketsinstitute.eu/publications...

OMI on French Meta Ruling: ‘This Is About Sovereignty and Democracy as Much as Competition’ — OMI Europe

This decision is about European sovereignty and democracy as much as competition or bargaining power.

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We're especially looking forward to the very first conversation of the day on Wednesday, featuring @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov & @juliaangwin.com. AG Bonta is leading the charge in the states in fighting concentrated corporate control over our information / news / media environment. 💪

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We're just a few days away, with a few seats left. RSVP here: www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...

📆Heads-up for folks in D.C.! @openmarkets.bsky.social is hosting its 2026 flagship event on Wed 24, featuring California's AG @robbonta.bsky.social in conversation with @juliaangwin.com in the morning that day. The speakers line-up overall is just great 💪 www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...

[Upcoming Event] The Next American Revolution: Breaking Oligarchy and Making a New Democracy — Open Markets Institute

Join us on June 24th, 2026 in Washington, DC for a convening designed to shape the next phase of American political debate, this event will elevate the fight against concentrated private power as a ...

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On Wednesday, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority said it will force Google to give publishers real control over whether their content powers AI-generated search summaries. It's a big deal. From @courtneyr.bsky.social @techpolicypress.bsky.social: www.techpolicy.press/uk-regulator...

BIG NEWS in the UK as its competition regulator announces Google will need to adhere to new conduct requirements in their use of publisher content for AI Overviews. Our reactions: cmdg.tech/publications...

UK Publisher Protections a First in Holding Google Accountable in AI Content Grab — Center for Media & Digital Governance

The UK Competition and Market Authority’s (CMA) announcement today that Google will need to adhere to new conduct requirements in their use of publisher content for AI Overviews. CMDG was at the f...

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The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2mo ago

UK media groups given power to opt out of Google AI search summaries

Thanks to @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social for allowing us to share our latest report in their newsletter. "AI’s Licensing Market Is Leaving Independent Journalism Behind". Read it here: mailchi.mp/rebuildlocal...

Big Tech inserted itself between readers and publishers, buyers & sellers, workers and customers. Now it is inserting AI agents between you & everything else. A new report from @sallyhubbard.bsky.social asks the defining question of the next internet: Who do AI agents work for?

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Who do AI agents work for? You? Or the corporations that control them? As AI agents become the gateway to information, shopping, and daily life, policymakers must ensure they serve users, not Big Tech monopolies. NEW REPORT @sallyhubbard.bsky.social: www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...

Here's a spot-on break-down of our report on how the AI content licensing market risks repeating the same policy mistakes from the social media & search consolidation era. Thanks to @niemanlab.org @andrewdeck.bsky.social for the coverage. www.niemanlab.org/2026/05/the-...

The emerging AI content licensing market puts news publishers in a “double bind,” a new report warns

A new report from the thinktank Open Markets Institute scopes out the current state of AI content licensing for news publishers. “Same Gatekeepers, New Tollbooths: Mapping the AI Content Licensing Mar...

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Exciting news from us today: We're now the Center for Media & Digital Governance @openmarkets.bsky.social cmdg.tech/publications...

The Center for Journalism & Liberty Is Now The “Center for Media & Digital Governance at the Open Markets Institute” — Center for Media & Digital Governance

The new name reflects the Center’s expansive body of work examining how concentrated technology power, digital infrastructure, and artificial intelligence are reshaping journalism, information markets...

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TOMORROW: We hope you'll join us & @newsmediaalliance.bsky.social to learn about the emerging AI content marketplace & ways to make it better / fairer for journalists. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: License, Please: Mapping the Road Ahead for AI Licensing. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Join the News/Media Alliance and the Center for Media and Digital Governance at Open Markets Institute for a conversation about the past, present, and future of AI content licensing. Armed with breaki...

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"The FTC and FCC are no longer being used as intended: to govern fairness in our markets. They are increasingly being used to shape the information environment itself..." New, from @courtneyr.bsky.social in @us.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Trump’s trade commission is using fear to silence dissent

The FTC settled its case with Media Matters for America. But it doesn’t have to win in court to achieve its goals

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Our recent deep dive into the emerging AI content marketplace includes a set of concrete recommendations for policymakers to dramatically improve sourcing and compensation in AI. Join us & @newsmediaalliance.bsky.social Tuesday to discuss it: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: License, Please: Mapping the Road Ahead for AI Licensing. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Join the News/Media Alliance and the Center for Media and Digital Governance at Open Markets Institute for a conversation about the past, present, and future of AI content licensing. Armed with breaki...

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Australia has had a lot of success getting Big Tech to fairly pay for news with its new media bargaining codes. Now, to build on that progress: www.seattletimes.com/opinion/aust...

Australia leads again on saving local news, with caveats |

Australia is updating its pioneering news bargaining policy, which requires tech giants to negotiate payment for news content that benefits their platforms.

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