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US FTC’s Meador says mindset must shift to vigorous enforcement

By Khushita Vasant and Ilana Kowarski ( May 1, 2025, 22:40 GMT | Insight) -- Mark Meador, the newest member of the Federal Trade Commission, today called on US enforcers to shift their antitrust enforcement mindset to be more concerned about underdeterrence than overdeterrence when it comes to anticompetitive conduct, while advocating for a greater level of certainty to excuse a merger that eliminates competition. Meador called on conservatives to “embrace vigorous enforcement of the antitrust laws” and reaffirm that concentrated economic power is “just as dangerous” as concentrated political power.Antitrust enforcers should worry less about overdeterrence and, before approving a merger, should apply more scrutiny to deals that eliminate competition, the newest member of the US Federal Trade Commission said today....

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