Cory Doctorow

3 days ago | eff.org | Corynne McSherry |Cory Doctorow

We’re in the midst of a long-overdue resurgence in antitrust litigation. In the past 12 months alone, there have been three landmark rulings against Google/Alphabet (in search, advertising, and payments). Then there’s the long-running FTC v. Meta case, which went to trial last week. Plenty of people are cheering these cases on, seeing them as a victories over the tech broligarchy (who doesn’t love to see a broligarch get their comeuppance?).

3 days ago | pluralistic.net | Cory Doctorow

Trump's FTC opens the floodgates for tariff profiteering: PROS Holdings and co will make billions telling companies how to rip you off. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020, 2024Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Have you heard that tariffs are going to drive prices up? Me too.

5 days ago | pluralistic.net | Cory Doctorow

: *Caveat emptor* is grifter for, "Surprise, you're dead!"Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: 2005, 2015, 2020, 2024Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest.

5 days ago | doctorow.medium.com | Cory Doctorow

Walk down any street in California for more than a couple minutes and you will come upon a sign warning you that a product or just an area “contains chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer.”These warnings are posted to comply with Prop 65, a 1986 law that requires firms to notify you if they’re exposing you to cancer risk.

6 days ago | doctorow.medium.com | Cory Doctorow

It’s damned hard to prove an antitrust case: so often, the prosecution has to prove that the company intended to crush competition, and/or that they raised prices or reduced quality because they knew they didn’t have to fear competitors. It’s a lot easier to prove what a corporation did than it is to prove why they did it. What am I, a mind-reader? But imagine for a second that the corporation in the dock is a global multinational.