Bill Baer

Packaged merchandise is seen on a conveyer belt at the Amazon fulfillment center

Why Amazon is wrong about the American Innovation and Online Choice Act

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Attorney General Merrick Garland is reflected in a technician's monitor as he speaks at the Department of Justice in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2022

Protecting national security, cybersecurity, and privacy while ensuring competition

Stephanie K. Pell and Bill Baer

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Federal Trade Chairman Joseph Simons, (L), Federal Trade Commissioners (2nd L-R), Rohit Chopra, Noah Phillips, Rebecca Slaughter and Christine Wilson testify on the "Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission" before the U.S. Senate Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance and Data Security Subcommittee in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.

TechTank Podcast Episode 32: In the U.S.A.’s tech-driven economy, is enough being done to protect consumer choice and privacy?

Monday, November 15, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin participate in an expanded bilateral meeting with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in (not pictured) at the White House, in Washington, U.S. May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

The Biden administration takes an overdue first step to foster competition

Saturday, July 10, 2021

CEO of Google and Alphabet Sundar Pichai testifies remotely during the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing 'Does Section 230's Sweeping Immunity Enable Big Tech Bad Behavior?', on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., October 28, 2020. Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS

Addressing Big Tech’s power over speech

Bill Baer and Caitlin Chin

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

FTC Commissioner nominee Lina M. Khan testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee nomination hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Photo by Graeme Jennings/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

TechTank Podcast Episode 18: What to expect from the Biden administration on antitrust regulation and Big Tech

Nicol Turner Lee, Bill Baer, Tom Wheeler, and Nancy Rose

Monday, May 3, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee hearingon Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 10, 2020. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

How Senator Klobuchar’s proposals will move the antitrust debate forward

Monday, February 8, 2021

A woman is typing on Google search engine from a laptop and iPhone. Editorial credit: PK Studio / Shutterstock.com

What’s behind the US Justice Department’s antitrust case against Google?

Bill Baer and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

A mobile phone user looks at the icons of the mobile apps of Alphabet Inc's Google on his smartphone in Beijing, China, 16 January 2018.Alphabet Inc's Google said on Tuesday (16 January 2018) it has made "no changes" to its mapping platform in China, denying an earlier media report that claimed it was re-launching the function in China, where many of its services are blocked. Japan's Nikkei reported earlier that Google had set up a China-specific version of the Google Maps website for the first time in eight years and introduced a map application for Chinese iPhones for the first time. Google, however, stated that the Google Maps browser has been available in China for many years while there is no Maps application offered in the country.No Use China. No Use France.

Assessing the DOJ lawsuit against Google

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Past Policy 2020 Event

What to expect on tech policy in the next presidential administration

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT