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August 14, 2024
The Hidden Danger of Security Code Debt: Why Thorough Vetting Is Crucial Before Deployment
Last week’s headline, “Microsoft lashes out at Delta: Your ancient tech caused the service meltdown,” captures the frustration of the intertwined information technology infrastructure challenges. We’ve learned over the past three weeks how the fast-paced world of software updates and the pressure to release new features can overshadow the crucial need to keep security at the…
August 13, 2024
In a Blow to the FCC, Court Suggests Net Neutrality Is a Major Question That Congress Should Decide
Earlier this year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reclassified broadband as a common carrier service subject to Title II requirements originally designed to discipline the landline telephone system. By doing so, the agency reversed a 2018 decision that determined broadband was better classified as a Title I information service—a decision that itself overturned a 2015…
August 12, 2024
What’s Behind the Antitrust Ruling Against Google?
In the groundbreaking case U.S. v. Google, Judge Amit Mehta of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Monday that the tech giant has been using its agreements with Apple, Mozilla, and wireless companies to become the default search engine, which illegally harms competition. “Google is a monopolist, and it has acted…
August 9, 2024
Revisiting Australia’s Facebook News Contracts Three Years On
In 2021, Australia’s ultimatum to internet media platforms, including Meta (Facebook and Instagram’s parent company) and Google to “voluntarily” settle with mainstream media providers for use of their news content in platform posts, or face mandatory government-sponsored mediation to determine the terms under which such payments would be made led the world. While Google complied, Meta initially…
August 8, 2024
Can We Childproof the Internet? (with Ari Cohn)
Recent child online safety bills have ignited a firestorm of controversy. These emotionally charged proposals aim to shield children from online harm, but they’ve raised serious concerns about potential infringement of First Amendment rights. The current legislative landscape remains uncertain, with various bills at different stages across states and at the federal level. How do…
August 5, 2024
Renewing the Partnership Between Government and Entrepreneurs
Our government grapples with challenges that demand quick solutions and decisive action. However, the government’s structure often lacks the necessary incentives to drive innovation. How can venture capital principles be applied within governmental agencies to foster impactful change? Below are the highlights from my conversation with Arun Gupta, as he emphasizes the importance of a renewed…
August 5, 2024
The Four Fault Lines in AI Policy
For a while in my life, I thought I wanted to be a communications professor. I even pursued a master’s in new media and communication studies for two years. That time resulted in some bittersweet memories—I never finished this graduate degree, opting instead to study economics later—but one of the best things it gave me…
August 2, 2024
No, Debates over Artificial Intelligence Regulation Do Not Preclude Digital Trade Rules Negotiations
In her unceasing campaign to forestall new international rules for digital trade, US Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai has seized upon a new rationale: the need to forge a new regime for artificial intelligence policy. In a webinar hosted by the left-leaning Center for Economic Policy Research, she amplified her animus against Big Tech, arguing…
August 1, 2024
Lax Merger Enforcement Is a Myth
Sometimes a false narrative is repeated so often that people accept it as true. This has been the situation with mergers in the US, where numerous government officials, some academics, and others have accepted and repeated a narrative that merger oversight has grown weak since the 1980s, resulting in increased industry concentration and market power. Unfortunately, apparently no one thought…
July 31, 2024
Looking at Loper Bright More Broadly
Everything is right in my colleague Daniel Lyons’s recent post “Net Neutrality, and Other FCC Initiatives Jeopardized Post-Chevron,” covering practical upshots of the Chevron doctrine’s end at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). A single turn of phrase he uses inspires me to wax theoretical about just how important the Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision is. Along with…