Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, BLOG TRACKER—Noteworthy blog posts and other commentary, (Feb 26, 2026)

By WK Editorial Staff

The week’s most insightful, intriguing, or entertaining blog posts regarding antitrust and trade regulation issues.

• Competition on the Merits Blog, What A Tangled Web We Weave When First We Practice...Robinson-Patman Act Enforcement, by Josh Wright

• The New York Times Editorial Board, Legally Creative, Democratically Dangerous: Trump’s Plan to Twist the News

• Tech Policy Press Blog, Considering the Federal Trade Commission’s Double Standard on Media Bias, by Philip M. Napoli

• McDermott Will & Schulte Antitrust Alert, Fifth Circuit grants temporary stay preserving 2024 HSR rules, by Royce Brosseau, Jon B. Dubrow, Noah Feldman Greene, Gregory E. Heltzer, Elai Katz and Ryan Tisch

• Orrick Antitrust Blog, Realtek Secures Key Antitrust Win in Smart TV Chip Dispute, by Eric Hochstadt, Christopher Higgins and Anisha Dasgupta

• Antitrust & Competition Insights, The United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority Demurs from Imposing Conduct Requirements on Apple and Google in App Stores, by Ronan Scanlan

• Competition Policy International Blog, M&A Regulation in the EU (and UK) – What to Expect in 2026, by Dave Anderson, Paul Culliford and Tom Wright

• WorthWeil Antitrust Blog, Client Alert: Expanded HSR Filing Requirements Remain in Effect Until Further Notice, by Michael Naughton and Carla Hine

• Ad Law Access, TaylorMade Accuses Callaway of Slinging Mud (Balls), by Gonzalo E. Mon

• Privacy & Cybersecurity Law Blog, Virginia AG to Enforce VCDPA Provisions Restricting Minors’ Use of Social Media, by Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

• TCPA Blog, TCPA Case Tossed Because Defendant’s Unequivocal Records Trumped Plaintiff’s Equivocal Recollection, by Michael P. Daly and W. Joshua Lattimore

• TCPA World Blog, WOAH- Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Just Held Written Consent Not Required for Telemarketimg Calls, by Eric "Czar" Troutman (Troutman Amin LLP).

• Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log, Deadly automatic litterbox might be falsely advertised as "safe", by Rebecca Tushnet

• Gold Law Group Blog, Social Gaming, Boutique Fitness and More: Should You Jump on These Franchise Trends in 2026?, by Goldstein Law Firm, PLLC

Have you seen (or written) a blog post that fits the bill? Send a note to ALD@wolterskluwer.com, with a link to the suggested post.

Attorneys: Jon B. Dubrow, Noah Feldman Greene, Gregory E. Heltzer, Elai Katz and Ryan Tisch (McDermott Will & Schulte); Eric Hochstadt, Christopher Higgins and Anisha Dasgupta (Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP); Ronan Scanlan (Steptoe LLP); Dave Anderson, Paul Culliford and Tom Wright (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner); Michael Naughton and Carla Hine (Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP); Gonzalo E. Mon (Kelley Drye & Warren LLP); (Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP); Michael P. Daly and W. Joshua Lattimore (Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP); Eric "Czar" Troutman (Troutman Amin LLP).

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