Friday, August 29, 2025

Google set to face modest EU antitrust fine in adtech investigation, sources say

 Reuters, here.

The crawl-to-click gap: Cloudflare data on AI bots, training, and referrals

 The Cloudfare Blog, here.

Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater Delivers Remarks to the Ohio State University Law School

 Speech here.

Waiting for Judge Mehta's remedies...

Lina Khan recently reminded us that antitrust is “pro-growth” because it clears away private choke points. Europe has written that logic into law through the DMA; the US still waits on individual judges to prise open markets. Mehta’s decision (from here, at some point) will tell us whether American enforcement can rise to the challenge—or whether the choke points will remain firmly in place, and further expand into the gatekeepers AI age. 

Inside the Lobbying Blitz Over Colorado's AI Law

 TPP, here.

Google kneecaps indie Android devs, forces them to register

 The Register, here.

Anthropic users face a new choice – opt out or share your chats for AI training

 TechCrunch, here.

EuroStack: Enough Contemplation, but also Enough Straw Mannerism

 The Eurostack, here.

[Interestingly, straw mannerism has been the preferred tactic also against DMA supporters - plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose]


BREAKING UP WITH BIG TECH

 Amnesty International, here.

EU speed-learning how to bull-fight with Trump?

T. Ribera, here

T. Breton, here and here

And, finally, H. Virkkunen, here (on her favourite social network).