Competition Law Updates Talking Tech w/ Avery Gardiner!

Published: Aug. 24, 2020, 5:29 p.m.

We have another exciting show for you this week!\n\n2020 has been a busy year for antitrust in the tech industry. Before the COVID 19 pandemic, the Federal Trade Commission launched investigations into past mergers in the tech industry, with the expectation that they\u2019d be a lot tougher on companies trying to absorb their rivals. Both the DOJ and the FTC have active investigations into the big tech companies. The House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee also brought together the CEOs of Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Apple as part of an investigation into the companies\u2019 dominance online.\n\nIn this episode of Tech Talk, you will hear from Avery Gardiner, CDT\u2019s General Counsel and Senior Fellow for Competition, Data, and Power as we discuss what's currently happening in the sphere of Antitrust and Competition, and what might be on the horizon. \n\nLet\u2019s get ready to talk tech!\n\nMore on Avery: https://twitter.com/AveryWGardiner\n\nMore on our host, Jamal https://bit.ly/cdtjamal\n\n\nAttribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.