Karina Montoya

Oct 29, 2024 | phys.org | Karina Montoya

As we near the end of a "mega election" year in which as many as 2 billion people will cast ballots globally, concerns about the health of democracy are growing. Among the most frequently cited threats to democratic systems are increased discontent with political parties, the spread of disinformation, despair about the future, and a shift toward authoritarian and extremist discourse.

Sep 23, 2024 | openmarketsinstitute.org | Karina Montoya

By Karina MontoyaThe antitrust trial against Google for allegedly illegally monopolizing digital advertising technologies (ad tech) enters its third week today. The case focuses narrowly on the industry that intermediates sales of open display ads — sold primarily on news websites — through three key products: publisher ad servers, ad-buying tools, and ad exchanges.

Sep 23, 2024 | techpolicy.press | Karina Montoya

Karina Montoya researches and reports on broad media competition issues and data privacy at the Center for Journalism & Liberty, a program of the Open Markets Institute, in Washington, D.C.The antitrust trial against Google for allegedly illegally monopolizing digital advertising technologies (ad tech) enters its third week today.

Sep 23, 2024 | journalismliberty.org | Karina Montoya

By Karina MontoyaALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Google ad tech trial enters its third week today. On Friday, the Department of Justice called its last witness, Dr. Robin Lee, professor of economics at Harvard, who broke down conclusions from a 190-page report he authored on Google’s key anticompetitive behavior, which had been corroborated by several other testimonies over the past two weeks. After at least four hours of cross examination by Google’s attorney Bill Isaacson, the DOJ rested its case.

Sep 18, 2024 | journalismliberty.org | Karina Montoya

By Karina MontoyaALEXANDRIA, Va. – During the second week of the trial against Google for monopolizing digital advertising technologies (ad tech), the Department of Justice turned a spotlight onto the retaliatory behavior the corporation engaged in to protect its market position and how this punishment prevented web publishers from working with rivals that increased their ad revenues. Learn the basics of the ad tech market here.