Tag: antitrust
How One Presentation Frames Surveillance Capitalism as a Design Problem — and a Civic One
A community talk argues that data-hungry platforms do more than track people: they shape behavior, concentrate power, and make privacy harder to defend without public pressure.
EU pushes Google to open Android and share more search data
European regulators are moving forward with Digital Markets Act requirements that could reshape Android competition and Google’s role in EU search.
Google Play is set to make room for third-party app stores
Google’s court-backed remedies in the Epic case could shift Android app distribution in the U.S., changing how developers reach users and how much control Play Store holds over the ecosystem.
Apple loses EU court challenge over App Store and iOS gatekeeper rules
Apple’s court fight over the EU’s Digital Markets Act hit a setback as judges backed the bloc’s designation of the App Store and iOS as key services subject to competition obligations.
The Private Capture of Public Genius
A long essay contrasts Bell Labs’ monopoly-era innovation engine with today’s frontier AI labs, arguing that modern models are built from the accumulated labor of the public internet and then monetized privately.