How do we make decisions about when to trust science?
Read the transcript of @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social professor John Ioannidis’s #StiglerAntitrust25 keynote address and conversation with Stefano Feltri on bias, expertise, and trust in science: www.promarket.org/2025/05/08/t...
“We’re actually all in the same fight”—former #StiglerJIR Afşin Yurdakul on the shared global struggle to defend democracy, truth, and fair standards in the face of social media’s political influence. #StiglerAntitrust25
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=ZvsKawmbTx8
Ido Baum (Brandeis Institute) at #StiglerAntitrust25: As U.S. social media platforms expand, they are “exporting the First Amendment as well and Section 230”—and other countries are left to manage the consequences.
Watch the full panel: youtube.com/watch?v=ZvsKawmbTx8
Companies controlling algorithms decide who gets reach for their speech and who is suppressed or silenced. That is today‘s real freedom of speech issue. Confirmed by FTC chairman Andrew Ferguson who said FTC is fine with algorithmic silencing. Time to fight for real free speech! #StiglerAntitrust25
At #StiglerAntitrust25, @alexandrageese.bsky.social called for greater transparency on algorithms shaping public discourse: “What are these algorithms? What are they doing? What are they optimized for?”
Watch the full panel: youtube.com/watch?v=knsF_rRcEwc
At #StiglerAntitrust25, Paul Starr argued that a free press owes its strength not only to the First Amendment but also to the state’s role in building open communication infrastructure.
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“The worst democracy is infinitely superior to the most effective tyranny.”
Martin Gurri (Mercatus Center) reflects on the foundations of his views on democracy and free speech.
Watch the full #StiglerAntitrust25 panel: youtube.com/watch?v=d7lEr3hjj_Y
Are we repeating old mistakes by treating innovation and regulation as opposing forces in AI? Madhavi Singh (Yale Law School) argues this mindset could lead to avoidable mistakes—just as it has in past technology cycles.
Watch the full #StiglerAntitrust25 panel: youtube.com/watch?v=d7lEr3hjj_Y
“Users do the labor of swarming to each other,” said @andrey4mir.bsky.social (@uoft.bsky.social) at #StiglerAntitrust25, explaining how user behavior drives platforms toward monopoly—often to users’ benefit.
Watch the full panel: youtube.com/watch?v=d7lEr3hjj_Y
NEW: Aaron Edlin and Carl Shapiro respond to FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson’s keynote speech at #StiglerAntitrust25, explaining why his approach to regulating content moderation policies of major social media platforms threatens free speech, is inconsistent with antitrust law, and politicizes the agency.
At #StiglerAntitrust25, Chicago Booth professor @zingales.bsky.social explains how market concentration limits independence: Journalists and even lawyers are pressured to stay silent to protect future work.
Watch the full discussion: youtube.com/watch?v=csRnSnd07Gs
Earlier this month, I attended the always excellent #StiglerAntitrust25
I moderated great discussion with Barry Lynn, Guy Rolnik & Audrye Wong on Elon Musk, economic power, cross-border influence, & speech.
Watch here: youtu.be/jpkrtLmfOJA?...
How do we make decisions about when to trust science?
John Ioannidis (@stanfordmedicine.bsky.social) joins Stefano Feltri for a keynote on bias, expertise, and trust in science at #StiglerAntitrust25.
Watch: youtu.be/Tdd6hxvRQ2I?si=xghDW50mNKNJddaE
I moderated a wide-ranging panel discussion on media ownership—past and present — at #StiglerAntitrust25 with Stephen Bates, Alexandra Geese, Richard John, and Paul Starr.
Please check it out here: youtu.be/knsF_rRcEwc?...
Watch #FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson's full #StiglerAntitrust25 keynote and conversation with @uchicagolaw.bsky.social professor @ericposner.bsky.social here: youtu.be/f06YGAPDwAw
What does market concentration have to do with free speech? A lot, says #FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson.
At #StiglerAntitrust25, he made the case that a concentrated social media sector threatens our marketplace of ideas. 🧵
And that concludes #StiglerAntitrust25! Thank you to all who attended both in-person and virtually. We can't wait until we can once again bring different and unique views together next year.
“The concentration of wealth and the incorporation of people’s lives and dreams into business model--the instrumentalization of humanity--for profit-making is a big part of the problem. And power is both the result and what is driving this." Michelle Meagher at #StiglerAntitrust25
Our final panel of #StiglerAntitrust25 explores the landscape of competition advocacy in the US and the EU, examining various strategies employed by civil society and corporate actors to shape antitrust policy, and how they're evolving.
Live now: chicagobooth.edu/research/stigler/events/livestream
“The tension in Europe has really shifted away from these issues because what has simultaneously happened is the realization that in the current climate we have priorities that are beyond taming the platforms." @cristinacaffarra.bsky.social on European digital regulation at #StiglerAntitrust25
UChicago's Randy Picker calls @matthewstoller.bsky.social
a "smart entrant" into the news media market. Anti-monopoly is good attentional business strategy 💵 #StiglerAntitrust25
@competitionprof.bsky.social asks - would George Stigler approve of regulating big tech?
See Stigler's foundational paper 👇
www.jstor.org/stable/3003160
#StiglerAntitrust25
These disclosures are indeed an opportunity for a humble brag @matthewstoller.bsky.social #StiglerAntitrust25
"I do worry of science becoming a political battleground. That’s not going to help anyone. The winners and the losers, they’re both going to be losers." @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social professor John Ioannidis at #StiglerAntitrust25
"I would like to inject a dose of realism into these assessments. Are we winning in Europe? Absolutely not...The capacity of European institutions to move against these digital giants is zero."
- @cristinacaffarra.bsky.social on the DMA and DSA #StiglerAntitrust25
Reading the Stigler report on digital platforms while in undergrad at UChicago was a huge reason why I ended up being interested in this field *the nostalgia is real* #StiglerAntitrust25
In 2019, the Stigler Committee’s Politics Subcommittee warned tech firms held key advantages to shape politics, regulation & public discourse.
Next at #StiglerAntitrust25, we revisit those findings.
Watch live now: chicagobooth.edu/research/stigler/events/livestream
Finding out that all empirical research is bunk serves to justify my decision to become a legal scholars. Thanks John Ioannidis 😋 #StiglerAntitrust25
John Ioannidis on improving trust in academic research: "What is happening is segmentation of trust. There are many visible examples of people losing trust, but there are others who are pragmatic about making incremental improvements."
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