BONUS: Hard Fork Live! Big Tech’s Arch Nemesis + Bot, or Not?

<p>Jonathan Kanter, who heads up the Justice Department’s antitrust division, believes that antitrust laws are critical for innovation — from ad tech to A.I. The assistant attorney general is bringing a new philosophy to enforcing those laws. So, how is his new approach to protecting competition playing out?</p><p>Plus: Can you guess whether that was a bot, or not?</p><p><strong>On today’s episode:</strong></p><ul><li>Jonathan Kanter is the assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s antitrust division.</li></ul><p><strong>Additional reading:</strong></p><ul><li>Jonathan Kanter has long been a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/20/business/kanter-doj-antitrust.html" target="_blank">critic of big tech</a>.</li><li>The <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/24/technology/google-ads-lawsuit.html" target="_blank">Justice Department has accused Google</a> of abusing a monopoly over online advertising.</li></ul>