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Fiona Scott Morton wrote papers and op-eds arguing against antitrust break-ups — while failing to disclose she was being paid by Big Tech (Photo: Wikipedia)

After the Scott Morton storm, the fight is on against Big Tech

As it swept through Brussels like a hot summer storm, the Fiona Scott Morton affair had all the ingredients of the significant but short-lived political commotion.

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Georg E. Riekeles is associate director and head of the Europe’s political economy programme at the European Policy Centre. Before joining the EPC, he served as diplomatic adviser to the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier and head of strategy, media and diplomatic relations in the European Commission’s Task force for EU-UK negotiations.

Fiona Scott Morton wrote papers and op-eds arguing against antitrust break-ups — while failing to disclose she was being paid by Big Tech (Photo: Wikipedia)

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Georg E. Riekeles is associate director and head of the Europe’s political economy programme at the European Policy Centre. Before joining the EPC, he served as diplomatic adviser to the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier and head of strategy, media and diplomatic relations in the European Commission’s Task force for EU-UK negotiations.

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