Aline Blankertz and Brianna Rock, two researchers and antimonopoly advocates, travel from Berlin to Brussels to break the ice around Big Tech breakups. In the launch of the series \u201cHow to Break up\u2026\u201d, they will focus on Microsoft.<\/p>\n
The US company has been systematically violating competition rules, which indicates its vast political and market power. Addressing principles such as digital sovereignty, the integrity of markets, and the preservation of democracy, Blankertz and Rock find that Microsoft is too big to regulate. They will explore how to break up Microsoft, and what a smaller Microsoft could look like.<\/p>\n
ABOUT THE HOSTS
\nAline Blankertz is an applied economist and works as Tech Economy Lead at Rebalance Now, a German anti-monopoly organisation. Her work is focused on competition policy and the digital economy, with extensive experience encompassing think tanks, academic research and implementation projects.<\/p>\n
Brianna Rock is an independent researcher supporting the European antimonopoly movement through evidence based research. <\/p>\n
GOOD READS
\nGoogle’s Hidden Empire by Aline Blankertz, Brianna Rock, Nicholas Shaxson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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