Our Take
Sean F. Ennis has written the definitive analysis of Big Tech's monopolistic power, combining rigorous economic scholarship with accessible prose that makes complex antitrust issues understandable to general readers. His background as an OECD economist lends credibility to his arguments while his clear writing style ensures that crucial insights about digital markets reach beyond academic circles. What makes this book exceptional is Ennis's ability to connect abstract economic theory to concrete examples of how tech monopolies harm consumers, workers, and democracy itself. Readers who appreciated The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff will find complementary analysis of how tech companies monetize user data, while fans of Break 'Em Up by Matt Stoller will recognize similar calls for aggressive antitrust action. Like The Network Society by Jan van Dijk, this book examines how digital technologies reshape power relationships in society. Ennis's international perspective adds valuable context often missing from American-centric analyses of tech regulation. This is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how we arrived at our current moment of tech dominance and what concrete steps governments can take to restore competition and accountability to digital markets. A vital contribution to one of the most important policy debates of our time.
