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* Global Antitrust Institute | * Global Antitrust Institute at George Mason University received at least a combined total of $725,000 from Google and Amazon alone, $500,000 of which was donated in 2017 – 2018. Facebook also disclosed working with The Global Antitrust Institute in 2019.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/24/technology/global-antitrust-institute-google-amazon-qualcomm.html?auth=login-google</ref> | ||
* Global Antitrust Institute's leader Joshua Wright was a former Federal Trade Commissioner and previously worked at a lobbying firm hired by Google. | * Global Antitrust Institute's leader Joshua Wright was a former Federal Trade Commissioner and previously worked at a lobbying firm hired by Google. | ||
* The Institute held seminars and training for public regulators and officials and released white papers that supported weakened antitrust enforcement. | * The Institute held seminars and training for public regulators and officials and released white papers that supported weakened antitrust enforcement. | ||
* The Institute sought to influence litigation by creating a "training" program for federal judges on antitrust policies. | * The Institute sought to influence litigation by creating a "training" program for federal judges on antitrust policies. | ||
Revision as of 19:14, 18 February 2022
- Global Antitrust Institute at George Mason University received at least a combined total of $725,000 from Google and Amazon alone, $500,000 of which was donated in 2017 – 2018. Facebook also disclosed working with The Global Antitrust Institute in 2019.[1]
- Global Antitrust Institute's leader Joshua Wright was a former Federal Trade Commissioner and previously worked at a lobbying firm hired by Google.
- The Institute held seminars and training for public regulators and officials and released white papers that supported weakened antitrust enforcement.
- The Institute sought to influence litigation by creating a "training" program for federal judges on antitrust policies.
