What’s in Store for Section 702?
Plus antitrust in the skies, Google News in Canada, and more…
Surveillance: Last week, Congress renewed the controversial FISA Section 702 spying program. In a piece today at The Bulwark, Corbin tells you everything you need to know.
Antitrust: Bilal signed on to ICLE’s amicus brief in the American Airlines/JetBlue partnership case. As they put it, “Getting the competition definition right matters greatly, as everything else follows from that foundation.”
Earlier this week, the FTC and DOJ released revised merger guidelines—which included a re-incorporation of theories related to harm from mergers involving a potential competitor. On the latest episode of the Rethinking Antitrust podcast, we take a look at one of our previous webinars on the topic.
Broadband: We issued our first episode of the Tech Policy Podcast “from the vault”! In this one, from March 2022, Corbin and Jim talk with Robert Atkinson, founder of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, about the leftwing push to turn broadband into a heavily regulated utility. A timely discussion, given all that’s happening at the FCC these days.
Google News in Canada: In The Hill, Ethan wrote about a deal “under which Google will pay $73.6 million annually to Canadian news publishers.” As he put it, “it has become clear that the Google deal is simply a move to buy time for an increasingly outdated business model, operating at the expense of consumer preferences.”
Space Debris: Later this week, Jim will file comments with the FAA on proposed new rules for managing space debris. The proposal risks burdening U.S. commercial space carriers with expensive regulations that only they have to follow, and that Chinese or other competitors can ignore.
You better watch out!