Jessica Melugin

The Plains

Director at The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI)

tech policy and antitrust free marketeer @ceidotorg

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Articles

FTC has a tough road ahead to prove consumer harm and undo Meta acquisitions

2 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Jessica Melugin

Nearly five years after it was first announced, the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust case against Meta is underway in a District of Columbia courtroom. Widely considered the weakest of the so-called “Big Tech” cases brought by the federal government, a rapidly changing tech landscape may make for an even steeper climb to victory by the FTC.
Otherwise Objectionable episode 6: ‘The Rest of the World’

3 weeks ago | cei.org | Jessica Melugin

The sixth episode of Otherwise Objectionable, the narrative-driven podcast that tells the true story of Section 230 of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, focuses on how the rest of the world handles thorny content moderation decisions. NARRATOR: Chander has written some of the most comprehensive studies on global attempts to regulate the Internet. ANUPAM CHANDER: I describe the rise of Silicon Valley and the way that the rest of the world kind of hampered their own innovation.
Decision in Google antitrust case a major blow for online competitiveness: CEI analysis

4 weeks ago | cei.org | Jessica Melugin |Ryan Young

On Thursday, a federal court ruled that Google violated antitrust law by maintaining a monopoly over online advertising. CEI experts caution about the precedent and ramifications of this decision for consumers and US competitiveness online. CEI Director of the Center for Technology and Innovation Jessica Melugin:“Abandoning the consumer welfare standard by finding Google guilty when there’s no proof of harm to consumers risks more than just setting bad precedent.
FTC’s antitrust crusade against Meta contradicts key parts of the Trump agenda

4 weeks ago | cei.org | Jessica Melugin

We’re all about to find out if it’s the White House or what’s left of the administrative state that’s calling the shots on antitrust and Big Tech. Either way, the Federal Trade Commission’s case against Meta, which began in a courtroom on Monday, is a bad one.
FTC’s antitrust crusade against Meta contradicts key parts of the Trump agenda

4 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Jessica Melugin

We’re all about to find out if it’s the White House or what’s left of the administrative state that’s calling the shots on antitrust and Big Tech. Either way, the Federal Trade Commission’s case against Meta, which began in a courtroom on Monday, is a bad one.
Otherwise Objectionable episode 5: ‘Blowback, and the Dust Settles’

1 month ago | cei.org | Jessica Melugin

The fifth episode of Otherwise Objectionable, the narrative-driven podcast that tells the true story of Section 230 of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, recounts how the Supreme Court struck down Sen. James Exon’s (D-NE) Communications Decency Act due to First Amendment concerns. NARRATOR: We ended last episode with lawmakers Chris Cox and Ron Wyden getting their bill passed as part of the 1996 Telecommunications Act.
Otherwise Objectionable episode 4: ‘The Solution’

1 month ago | cei.org | Jessica Melugin

The fourth episode of Otherwise Objectionable, the narrative-driven podcast that tells the true story of Section 230 of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, picks up in the mid-1990s with a heated debate in the United States Senate over, well, objectionable content on the internet. A bill intended to keep smut off the internet threatens to undo everything Representatives Christopher Cox and Ron Wyden have proposed.
Courts skeptical of online age verification laws

1 month ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Jessica Melugin

Any decent adult, whether a parent or not, knows the threats to minors that lurk online. No graphic details are needed here about the internet horrors that tech-savvy children can easily stumble upon or, depending on their age, seek out themselves. Yet, proposed remedies to shield minors from online sex, violence, and the like are complicated.
Otherwise Objectionable episode 3: 'Law and Disorder'

1 month ago | cei.org | Jessica Melugin |Ryan Smith

The third episode of Otherwise Objectionable, the narrative-driven podcast that tells the true story of Section 230 of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, moves beyond the earliest days of the internet to the beginning of the Dotcom Era. Spam makes its first appearance on early internet forums, angering the small online community. Dueling lawsuits leave early web companies with a massive question: can they moderate speech without getting sued off the face of the earth?
Otherwise Objectionable episode 2: ‘The Dawn of the Internet’

1 month ago | cei.org | Jessica Melugin

The second episode of Otherwise Objectionable, the narrative-driven podcast that tells the true story of Section 230 of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, focuses on the earliest days of the internet age. Host Mike Masnick, respected tech journalist and early Internet veteran behind the award-winning Techdirt blog, explores the platforms and bulletin boards of Web 1.0 and sees how they became a battleground in the war between online moderation and free speech on the internet.