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May 21, 2021 • 13 tweets • 5 min read • Read on X
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ok, finally read the full announcement from UK yesterday. It's a BFD. Another major nation integrating thinking on competition and data policy. This adds to the German Cartel Office decision vs Facebook, state AGs and federal antitrust suits, US Congress and other parliaments. /1
"self-reinforcing" and "insurmountable without regulatory intervention"... /2
"We do not agree" that competition law and data protection are in opposition. /3
The regulators speak directly to how weak competition can undermine privacy protections...and leave users with no meaningful choice. Witness Google and Facebook tracking us more than any companies and 85-90% of the incremental growth in the market. /4
a good reminder that they're still looking at the core of how much of the digital advertising market works ("RTB"). I expect more to come on this but there are claims it's inconsistent with data protection and GDPR. /5
this is the kicker point - about siloing data in the case of dominant platforms - and it's consistent with Germany's decision against Facebook, the draft EU Digital Markets Act and where US needs to go. /6
👀 /7
recall when Republican congressman @RepArmstrongND asked Google and Facebook CEOs about this topic late last year. Their answers weren't crisp and begging for action. (ignore Jack) ;) /8
when the professionals who work for them were asked this question in Canada, they did a better job ducking it. /9
this thread has a lot on the issue and the German Cartel Office case which is going very poorly for Menlo Park.
and I never posted a link to the full UK announcement yesterday from ICO and CMA. The whole point of the thread. 🤦🏼‍♂️ assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
Ugh, just noticed @CMAgovUK cited Google research again. Note, this study only looked narrowly at effects on open exchanges on Google tech for 500? “popular” sites. Google generated study for press headline and tried to bury but CMA pursued. It’s what I hinted at here. @ICOnews
ps “in the short run” from @CMAgovUK @ICOnews is doing a lot of work in that sentence. ⬆️

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May 28
Confession. Having watched Scott Pelley's outstanding work over nearly three decades, I almost didn't take the time to watch his W.F. commencement speech thinking the news reports told me enough of the facts. Frankly, that would have been a huge mistake on my part. Huge. 1/5
Disclosure: I'm a 60 Minutes fan. In fact, I read Don Hewitt's "Tell Me a Story" after nearly a decade in sports media and it likely tipped the scale in 2007 when I decided to jump to work at CBS. I find Pelley and team brilliant in telling stories in barely 15 min segments. 2/5
“If liberty means anything at all, it means telling someone something that they don’t want to hear. I fear there may be some people in the audience who don’t want to hear what I have to say today but I appreciate your forbearance in this small act of liberty.” - Scott Pelley 3/5
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May 16
wow, another order for Mark Zuckerberg to sit for another court deposition. This time in a case involving privacy violations with ingesting web-wide health data. Remember they paid billions in cases to try to avoid this. Data and privacy issues are especially sensitive. /1 Image
Zuckerberg depositions are interesting as they often go on for hours with highly informed attorneys driving for answers. And those answers may be put up against the often questioned veracity of his answers to Congress. Yes, as a CEO, he has testified to Congress A LOT. /2
I think his first real depo was SEC on very sensitive data scandal leading to $5B+ settlements with FTC+SEC. That scandal is still playing out in courts (did he overpay to protect himself?) It took 3yrs to get unsealed after I caught it in a footnote. /3
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May 13
The Verge comes in with a massive scoop on the backstory reporting it was Musk - and Sacks - behind the scenes trying to blow up IP to train AI on behalf of his allies. This wouldn't be a surprise to anyone. /1 Image
they have reports and details on the carnage and firing of the leadership and on the possible incorrect assumption that the new people in charge were running their playbook. /2 Image
It may be rare that @mrddmia is in agreement with Dems but in the world of accountability for big tech abuse whether over data, monetization, IP, censorship, privacy, you name it, these aren't partisan issues. appreciate the shared voice from advocates all around. /3 Image
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May 13
omg. I can't believe what I am seeing in the FTC v Meta exhibits that just posted. This is the start of a long Oct 2018 thread where redacted executive tells another c-level executive, Adam Mosseri, "some estimates fake engagement [on Instagram] could be in range of 40%." /1 Image
and Mosseri does nothing to dispute the data point either. he actually agrees they are a threat saying, "they present a bigger thread [sic] to the business than to the user experience." The timing of this remarkable if you know the context of what was going on there. /2 Image
Earlier in that year, Facebook was using same Mosseri to pitch and spin (this entire pitch document is amazing behind the scenes) the infamous Wired cover story, WSJ, CNN press on work to improve meaningful social interactions, and much much more. /3 ftcvmeta.app.box.com/s/b8m39toze8uc…
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May 6
woah, I've now read Google and DOJ's proposed remedies for Google's 3rd antitrust defeat (adtech). I threaded Friday's hearing but this full doc is nothing short of beautiful. Best stuff may be missed so hear me out. This is a huge deal - 10yrs, "lifeblood of the Internet." /1 Image
A reminder on the four objectives of antitrust remedies. In court on Friday and in Google's proposal, Google just seems to ignore the third and fourth as if they don't matter. That's a major problem for them. Judge Brinkema will be all over it. She gets this case wonderfully. /2 Image
For instance, on Friday she labeled Google's ad demand, AdWords, the "golden goose." Now here is how DOJ describes it: "unique advertising demand." Notably, they don't flag that the demand also connects back to Google's other illegal monopoly loss for "search text ads." /3 Image
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May 1
A few more nuggets of delight for you. First, Tim Apple has had his halo bent. He's arguably had the best reputation of the big tech CEOs until today. He ordered the code red. /1 Image
Alex Roman had a super bad day. If anyone directed him on this testimony cited by the Court, heads will roll. either way, Apple Inc also has big problems. /2 Image
Judge YGR did not hold back here. /3 Image
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