In the Media

Writing for Financial Times, Prof. Daron Acemoglu discusses the issues behind monopolies ahead of an EU ruling on Google’s advertising technology. “For too long, Silicon Valley has dictated the rules of the internet, shaping markets to serve its own interests while competition dwindles and inequality soars,” writes Acemoglu. “By setting course to break up Google’s advertising monopoly, Europe can show that democratic institutions, not monopolies, should shape our digital future.”