With all the antitrust/Big Tech news swirling around, I've seen a lot of confusion on here about how antitrust works. People are making the same mistakes over and over. We can do better! Here's a quick, easy illustrated guide to avoid the 5 most common mistakes:

Is your personal data being weaponized against you when you shop? Are you paying a different price for products than anyone else? Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains the shady corporate tactic known as “surveillance pricing.” Watch.

In a Feature, Lina Khan, Samuel Levine, and Stephanie T. Nguyen review the FTC’s changes under their leadership to better rein in data abuses. stanfordlawreview.org/print/article/…

“One conversational AI program, affiliated with Google, recently began recommending to kids that were frustrated with their parents that they murder their mother and father.” Chris Murphy 🟧 is not buying Big Tech’s AI BS

I testified in the Senate this week about antitrust + deregulation. I urged Congress, Antitrust Division, and FTC to focus on the biggest, most intractable competition problems driving the cost-of-living crisis. Why? They’re uniquely suited to do it. And because regular people can’t

The Reagan administration defanged consumer protection, a legacy that lasted for decades. One result has been vast surveillance & rampant abuse of people’s personal data. New article Stanford Law Review with Samuel Levine & Stephanie T. Nguyen explains how we turned the page on this failed approach.

Was just sent this, it's from New York. Good thing there's a law there, but what about everywhere else?

What lobbyists tell lawmakers: Surveillance pricing empowers consumers. What CEOs tell Wall Street: We can skip price-matching, auction tickets at each person’s pain point, and turn basics into premium.

A Crunchwrap Supreme at Taco Bell can cost $3.39 in one city and $8.49 in another. Taconomical.com breaks down how fast food prices vary wildly by location. foodandwine.com/cheapest-taco-… HT Yael @[email protected]

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NEW: Giant corporations should not be allowed to jack up your prices or lower your wages using data they got spying on you. Whether you know it or not, you may already be getting ripped off. I’m proposing the first federal bill to ban this practice. nbcnews.com/politics/congr…

"Unchecked data collection is moving us from a world of 'one product, one price' to 'one person, one price.' And if we don't act, the shift will be costly." WATCH: Samuel Levine breaks down how corporations use "surveillance pricing" to exploit our personal data to raise prices

Thrilled to file this and to do it with Amanda Lewis. Public access to court filings is a foundation of our democracy. If you want to see and understand what's happening in a case affecting your rights or those of your stakeholders, this is how you do it. Don't let the powerful

It’s time to take back our city—and our country—from bullies inside and outside the government. I'm running for Congress to take on corporate greed and stand up for working people in IL-07 and across the country. Together, we can fight back against concentrated power, and win.