Let's get fiscal: The Tipline for 29 March 2022

29 March 2022

The Biden Administration is asking for the budgets of the Department of Justice’s antitrust division and the Federal Trade Commission to be increased by 48% and 26%, respectively. That would provide far less than what some in the antitrust community have recommended, but it certainly would give the agencies a fighting chance to carry out their ambitious agendas. Also in Tipline, the DOJ backs the Senate’s self-preferencing bill and Facebook gets a boost from some antitrust friends.

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Athey appointed: The Tipline for 6 July 2022
As the Department of Justice hones its antitrust scrutiny of major technology platforms, the agency is seeking top-notch talent with in-house knowledge. Along comes Susan Athey, a professor at Stanford University’s graduate business school known for her work as Microsoft’s top consulting economist. After most recently serving as an expert witness for Epic Games in its antitrust litigation against Apple and reportedly working closely with assistant attorney general Jonathan Kanter, Athey is making the …
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