Update as of January 2, 2025: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit issued a decision on the consolidated petitions for review of the FCC's 2024 Open Internet Order. In its January 2 decision, ...

Is the open internet in trouble? Open programmatic ad spend has only grown 3% since 2021, according to equity research firm Wolfe Research. Walled gardens have grown 10% in the same time frame. This ...

The open internet once seemed inevitable. Now, as global economic woes mount and interest rates climb, the dream of the 2000s feels like it’s on its last legs. After abruptly blocking access to ...

For years, the dominant narrative in digital advertising has centered on consolidation. Google and Meta built enormous walled gardens powered by first-party data. Amazon emerged as a retail media ...

The open internet is continuing its advance over walled gardens, judging by a variety of measurements. For instance, the open internet drew 61% of time spent in 2023, up from 57% the year before and ...

A new report from the Tech Oversight Project shows how tech giants have shifted their priorities under the threat of antitrust action. Reading time 4 minutes 2021 was a bad PR year for Big Tech.