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Dec 22, 2022

🚨Congress just passed the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act! This bill will help keep families connected by ending predatory pricing for calling incarcerated people. We urge

@POTUS

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Charlotte Slaiman

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Of course, it would have been better to win. But the Meta/Within decision represents a step forward, even though the court didn’t grant the TRO. The agency is strategically trying to improve the law by bringing edge cases: exactly what it needs to do. 1/2

No Pain, No Gain: FTC Loses Bid To Block Facebook’s Acquisition of Within

The FTC's strategy of pursuing riskier cases to strengthen case law over time is slow-going but worth it.

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Movement for a Better Internet

@ForABetterNet

Feb 2

Are you working to make the internet better for everyone? Sign up for the movement to learn more at our virtual Open Houses. Members will envision this #BetterInternet, share what they're doing to make it happen, and look for ways to create impact.

movementforabetterinternet.org

Movement for a Better Internet

Movement for a Better Internet is a collaborative effort to ensure that the internet’s evolution is guided by public interest values.

Christopher J. Lewis

@ChrisJ_Lewis

Feb 8

My statement responding to the tech policy agenda highlighted in the #SOTU23. It's time to take action on several fronts to protect the public interest values of innovation, competition, accountability, & equity

Public Knowledge Urges Biden Administration, Congress To Take Action on Tech Agenda

President Biden calls for both parties to work together to regulate the technology sector. Here's how the administration and Congress can finish the job.

Renewing the Democratic Republic

Revolving Door Project

@revolvingdoorDC

Feb 7

Our antimonopoly movement has seen major progress in recent years. A leader in this movement,

@SenWarren

will join

@openmarkets

, ourselves & others on 2/15 to talk about the critical fights that lay ahead to #rebuilddemocracy through antimonopoly.

eventbrite.com

The Open Markets Institute is hosting an exciting opportunity to hear from leading thinkers in today’s antimonopoly renaissance

Open Markets Institute

@openmarkets

Feb 6

We’re thrilled to have

@SenWarren

joining us & our partners on Wednesday, February 15th. #rebuilddemocracy #stopmonopolies RSVP here. tinyurl.com/43uvb2au

We stand with

and condemn the hateful attacks against her historic nomination as the first openly LGBTQ+ FCC Commissioner. The

@FCC

needs a full slate to address digital discrimination and privacy. Read our joint letter urging her confirmation:

Joint Letter in Support of Gigi Sohn Nomination

A group letter urging leaders of the Senate Commerce Committee to vote to confirm Gigi John's nomination to Chair of the FCC.

The solution to the

hole in the Google case?

@PublicKnowledge

has a book about it digitalplatformact.com

@PeterWelch

& others have tried to put it into legislation too. Time for Congress to hold hearings about what regulating big tech should look like long term

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Mark MacCarthy

@Mark_MacCarthy

Jan 31

The Weak Link In DOJ’s Antitrust Case Against Google’s Ad Tech Dominance via @forbes forbes.com/sites/washingt

publicknowledge.applytojob.com

Feb 1

Calling all policy advocates! We're hiring a Policy Counsel to support our mission of promoting competition and consumer protection in the digital marketplace. Join us in fighting for stronger antitrust laws and protecting users on dominant tech platforms.

Policy Counsel/Advocate - Public Knowledge - Career Page

Apply to Policy Counsel/Advocate at Public Knowledge in Washington, DC.

Feb 1

This report comes as regulators around the world are taking steps to enable fair competition on mobile platforms, and we urge Congress to act on these recommendations and pass the "Open App Markets Act". Read our full statement from

@bergmayer

here:

NTIA Offers Blueprint for Mobile App Competition in Line with Public Knowledge’s Recommendations

The NTIA issued a new report finding that the current mobile app store model harms users and software developers and restrains digital competition.

The

's report offers a blueprint to policymakers addressing these harms in the mobile app marketplace, with recommendations that match what

put forth in its 2020 paper "Tending the Garden: How to Ensure That App Stores Put Users First."

Today, the

issued the report "Competition in the Mobile Application Ecosystem", which finds that the current mobile app store model harms users, developers, and competition.

🔉SOUND ON: "

is particularly concerned about the impact of non-compete clauses on innovation and a competitive marketplace." Watch and listen to

Public Knowledge Competition Policy Director Speaks at FTC Open...

's full comments about the FTC's recent rulemaking on non-competes below:

youtube.com

Public Knowledge Competition Policy Director Charlotte Slaiman joins the FTC's Open Commission Meeting on January 19, 2023 to comment on the recent Notice of...

Jan 27

Want to make a difference in the tech world? We're hiring a Policy Counsel to advocate for fair competition and consumer protection in the digital marketplace. Join us in shaping the future of an open internet and fighting against dominant tech platforms. publicknowledge.org/policycounsel

Jan 27

A heartfelt goodbye and good luck to

@ajpetros

as he continues the next chapter of his career with

. We're excited to see what you do next for the public interest -- and we'll always miss your headline magic. 🪄

Yesterday, the

's Task Force to Prevent Digital Discrimination announced that it will start allowing consumers to share their experiences in acquiring broadband access. We applaud this move - read our full statement from

@greg_guicepk

here:

Public Knowledge Commends FCC Action To Collect Consumer Stories on Digital Discrimination

The FCC moves to collect consumer stories on broadband access and quality to help end digital redlining.

Jan 26

In the words of Doc Brown, "the future is what you make it."

@katmburke

's new paper explores what we can learn from the SPTF's report and how policymakers can move towards a brighter wireless future. Read here! publicknowledge.org/back2spectrum

Charlotte Slaiman

Jan 24

Amazing to see how far we've come. Merrick Garland, Vanita Gupta & AAG Kanter explaining how Google's control of the adtech stack has harmed internet users is quite a contrast to 2012 when the FTC declined to bring a case against Google.

Have you tried out Valve's Steam Deck? For today's #CopyrightWeek issue, we're celebrating how "fair use" wins continue to pave the way for increased competition to computing platforms and beyond. Read the full blog post from

@bergmayer

here:

How a Fair Use Win Paved the Way for Competition From Valve’s Steam Deck

Without the Google v. Oracle decision finding Google's use of the JAVA API as a "fair use," we might not have Valve's Steam Deck -- or the competition its bringing.

Proud to share

’s amicus brief filed today in Gonzalez v. Google. A couple highlights:

Public Knowledge Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Gonzalez v. Google

Public Knowledge filed an amicus curiae brief in the case Gonzalez v. Google, arguing that only Congress should update Section 230.

Last week,

Competition Policy Director

joined thousands of other innovators, policymakers, and tech enthusiasts at #CES2023. Read her new blog post summarizing key takeaways from the event: publicknowledge.org/consumer-elect

Jan 11

“We can see some real-world promises and applications,” says

@haroldfeld

, Senior Vice President

The year space internet takes off

. “As you start to deploy and you get into the details, you start to discover some real limitations as well.”

vox.com

Satellite internet is going mainstream. So are its challenges.

Can AI chatbots like ChatGPT compete with Google search?

I spoke with

about ChatGPT and the power of Google in the search market.

marketplace.org

Google currently holds more than 90% of the search market, but management is reportedly sounding the alarms about AI-powered chatbots.

Jan 7

Later today, make sure to join

President and CEO

@ChrisJ_Lewis

at the #CES2023 the panel “Privacy Porridge: Getting the Policy Just Right” at 4 PM PST. Full panel details here: ces.tech/conference/559

Thank you Sen.

for talking about interoperability, delegatability, and self-preferencing at #CES2023! Important priorities for Congress to promote innovation.

We at

have long supported this important piece of legislation, and again applaud the work of

@SenDuckworth

, former Representative

@BobbyLRush

, and the countless others who helped make this bill a reality. Read more about the bill below: duckworth.senate.gov/download/white

📢Yesterday,

signed the the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act into law. By addressing unjust prices for prison calls, this bill marks a momentous step in addressing predatory practices designed to exploit incarcerated people and their loved ones.

Today at #MAGFest2023 at 1:30 pm, make sure to check out the panel "Video Game Lawyer AMA (ELA): Ask Me Anything (Except Legal Advice)" featuring

Senior Policy Counsel

@M_F_Rose

. Details at the link below: guidebook.com/g/#/guides/mag

Jan 6

“Across the country, millions of Americans can’t get online,” said Jenna Leventoff, Senior Policy Counsel at

Legislation to get rehabbed computers to vets, others signed into law

. "The COVS Act is a commonsense piece of legislation that will... put [computers] into the hands of those who need them.”

audacy.com

The Computers for Veterans and Students Act will allow certified, nonprofit refurbishing companies to directly obtain, refurbish, and distribute surplus government computers to veterans and others in...

The

released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to update the FCC's CPNI breach notification rules for the first time in 15 years.

statement here: publicknowledge.org/public-knowled /1

Public Knowledge Commends FCC Vote To Strengthen Data Breach Notification Requirements

The FCC moves to protect consumers' personal telephone data and ensure timely notices of any data breaches.

REMINDER: Today at 10:20 AM PST, join

Competition Policy Director

at the #CES2023 panel “Consumers for the Win: Safeguarding Competition and Vibrant Tech Markets.” Full panel details here: ces.tech/conference/559

And on Saturday,

President and CEO

will join Nina Frant from

, Stephanie Fiore from

@ElevanceHealth

, +

@JamieBoone

from

@ToyotaPolicy

at #CES2023 the panel “Privacy Porridge: Getting the Policy Just Right.” Learn more:

The panel discussion will be from 10:20 – 11:20 AM PST - for those not able to attend in person,

will be hosting a takeover covering the event on our IG @/public_knowledge. Learn more about the panel here:

This weekend, join

at #CES2023! On Friday,

will join

and Kristin Rae

at the panel “Consumers for the Win: Safeguarding Competition and Vibrant Tech Markets” hosted by

@leah_nylen

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Alex Petros

@ajpetros

Jan 5

Can’t compete with this good news!!! The

is building off its landmark Section 5 policy statement and launching competition rulemaking to ban noncompete clauses for workers.

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FTC

Jan 5

FTC proposes rule to ban noncompete clauses, which hurt workers and harm competition: bit.ly/3QlBVlZ /1

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Today,

renominated consumer champion

@gigibsohn

to serve as Commissioner at the

@FCC

, more than a year after previously nominating her in October 2021. We urge the new Congress to quickly confirm Ms. Sohn to get our nation's broadband agenda back on track.

Jan 1

Happy New year to you and your loved ones!

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