Earlier this month, California lawmakers declined to advance sweeping legislation that would likely adversely affect businesses and consumers nationwide. CA SB 1074, known as the BASED Act, is directly inspired by the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The BASED…
A group of Senate Democrats recently sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, urging the agencies to expand their antitrust scrutiny in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector. In their push, the lawmakers took aim…
Washington, D.C. (02/04/2026) The Don’t Break What Works campaign released the following statement following the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) decision to appeal the remedies ruling in the Google Search case. “The Department of Justice’s decision to appeal the remedies ruling…
For more than 40 years, U.S. antitrust policy has been guided by the clear principle that enforcement actions should be grounded in demonstrable harm to consumers. Concerningly, some antitrust enforcers have moved away from this consumer welfare standard, instead pursuing…
In Washington, efforts to oversee the digital economy often come with unintended consequences. When these proposals conflict, they risk producing a fragmented regulatory landscape that weakens, rather than strengthens, the very safeguards they aim to improve. The result is a…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (10/13/2025) – Following the conclusion of the remedy trial for the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) case against Google’s ad tech, it has become clear that the government’s remedy proposals go far beyond the court’s decision and threaten to…
Washington, D.C. (09/29/2025) – The Don’t Break What Works campaign released the following statement regarding the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) lawsuit against Amazon: “The FTC’s decision to target Amazon Prime sets a troubling precedent for consumers and businesses of all…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (9/22/2025) – The Don’t Break What Works campaign released the following statement today as the remedy trial for the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) case against Google’s ad tech begins: “As the remedy trial in the DOJ’s case against Google’s…
Washington, D.C. (09/22/2025) – The Don’t Break What Works campaign released the following statement as the trial for the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) lawsuit against Amazon begins: “The FTC’s lawsuit against Amazon Prime is just the latest example of the government…
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve, innovation in this field is promising unprecedented breakthroughs in a myriad of sectors, including healthcare, science, and daily life. As this transformative technology rapidly evolves, lawmakers, policy experts, and tech industry stakeholders are…