Jason Kint
#HoldTheLine. Ask, think, translate tech/media strategy (subs, ads, video, monopolies, privacy, press freedom, trust) for @dcnorg.bsky.social to advance future of trusted news and entertainment. @jason_kint on X, 20yrs leading major sports sites
- Reposted by Jason Kint"European journalism and democracy are at stake." >70 press freedom orgs, businesses, think tanks, urging @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu and @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu to reject Google’s bid to keep its monopoly grip on Europe's €120bn adtech market--and break it up. rebalance-now.de/wp-content/u...
- Reposted by Jason Kint🧾 ICYMI: Another example of Big Tech co-opting the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) to launder their talking points, and whitewash the damage Meta and TikTok products are causing to a generation of children and teens. www.cnbc.com/2025/08/26/...
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- “This is not a controversial idea. Yet this foundational American freedom remains under threat. It's why AP took a stand nine months ago when the government blocked us from covering presidential events because of what we call a body of water.” 1/3
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- Seven years in, ten days from trial, Facebook buys more time yet again. You guessed it. Government shutdown delays highly sensitive trial.
- Amazing. I am going to tip my hat right now to Governor @governor.ca.gov He stood up to Google and powerful supporters of surveillance capitalism. He has signed into law a smart way to enable their state’s strong consumer privacy rights in a simple, smart way. More of this elsewhere. 🙏 1/2
- Two minutes worth your time on a very important issue to the economy and democracy. It asks to hold the line on accountability so that Amazon, Google, Meta, Apple can’t abuse their market power to break the law. @dcnorg.bsky.social was proud to sign on to the letter.
- Amazing. Facebook trial is in two weeks for allegedly inflating its potential reach metrics and their attorneys admit to being concerned "that Meta is a widely hated and viled company" so jurors need to be screened for their hatred. Especially towards Mark Zuckerberg. 1/3
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- Cringe moment from yesterday for me in US v Google was when Google’s attorney referenced a programming language (C#) as “C number sign” and then DOJ said “C hashtag” and the expert witness rightly jumped in respectfully and said “C sharp.”
- ps that was a true story. Every detail. #Holdtheline.
- Scene: I walk out of the Albert V. Bryan Courthouse next to two of the world’s top antitrust lawyers defending Google. Me? Seeking justice. Both had left storied firm Paul Weiss only months ago after its settlement under heavy pressure from a flexing White House. 1/3
- 20 seconds. The New York Times Daily this morning ends with the most important warning in this moment…by Pulitzer-prize winning reporter, Devlin Barrett. Highly recommend the entire episode, linked here. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/p...
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- ok, this is HUGE. Late Friday, Penske (PMC) filed a wicked-smart, landmark antitrust lawsuit against Google. I've now read it in full and I'm very impressed. Importantly, it's the first antitrust suit for Google tying its AI-driven products to its adjudicated search monopoly. /1
- Mostly good news out of VA courthouse ahead of the 2nd major U.S. v Google remedies trial (kicking off Monday). Judge Brinkema set a strong tone for public interest. It started off the top as she denies Facebook’s efforts to seal the court for a former top engineer testimony. /1
- fwiw, i was there and thought that Google’s argument was weak that its background info as part of divestiture analysis for a potential EU settlement wasn’t informative to this divestiture proposal by DOJ. Tech feasibility will likely be their biggest argument but should fall short w phase approach.
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