GUIDANCE NOTE

The U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, and several states attorneys general havebroughtmajor antitrust cases againstFacebookandGoogle. The complaints allege several anticompetitive agreements, and a judicial finding of liability against the tech companies is a realistic possibility.

Yet too often the government has proven antitrust violations against large firms only to have the case fall apart at the remedy stage. The antitrust laws themselves are not very helpful: They empower the government to prevent and restrain antitrust violations but say nothing about how to do that. Hovenkamp, H. (20210

YOUR TASK

Students can discuss, collaborate in collecting information with colleagues, just be informed that their final submission must be their own work.

Be careful with use of internet sources, books and journal articles and reports are the most recommended