Antitrust

Tom Olohan | March 7, 2025

The Media Research Center-led Free Speech Alliance sent a critical message to the U.S. Senate on Friday: we need a free speech majority on the Federal Trade Commission. 

In a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and Sen…

Tim Kilcullen | March 6, 2025

The Biden administration sabotaged its own workers’ attempts to enforce laws protecting free speech.  

Under then-Attorney General Merrick Garland, the Department of Justice (DOJ) dismantled and perverted antitrust law,…

Tom Olohan | February 21, 2025

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) ripped search giant Google for abusing its power to exert influence over the minds of Americans. 

Schmitt discussed how platforms like Google get away with their rampant bias with Article III Project Founder…

Tom Olohan | December 27, 2024

For the second time this year, Google kicked PragerU’s app from its Play Store. But MRC Free Speech America Vice President Dan Schneider noted that the search giant’s quick reversal of this flagrant censorship reveals that Google has some deep…

Catherine Salgado | December 12, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the Federal Trade Commission could turn into Big Tech’s worst nightmare.

Trump announced on Truth Social Tuesday that Federal Trade Commissioner Andrew Ferguson will be promoted as the agency’s…

Catherine Salgado | December 6, 2024

A member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has called for accountability for ad entities or “advertising cartels” actively crushing free speech.

FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson warned pro-censorship advertising and media ratings…

Tim Kilcullen | December 5, 2024

Big Tech’s censorship efforts just hit a yuuuge roadblock.

In a statement on Truth Social, incoming (and former) President Donald J. Trump announced that he will nominate competition hardliner Gail Slater to lead the Department of Justice…

Tim Kilcullen | August 30, 2024

A maverick antitrust scholar and celebrated free speech advocate has praised aspects of a monumental ruling on Big Tech while warning it still misses the target. 

Matt Stoller, author of the bestselling book Goliath: The 100 -Year…

Gabriela Pariseau | August 8, 2024

UPDATE: The World Federation of Advertisers reportedly notified its members that it would be "discontinuing" the efforts of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) after X owner Elon Musk and Rumble filed a lawsuit against the group,…

Catherine Salgado | August 7, 2024

Update: The World Federation of Advertisers is reportedly ”discontinuing” GARM following the X/Rumble lawsuit announcement.

Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski celebrated an antitrust ruling against Google by promising to pursue similar victories…