— 2 min read — There’s a lot of news right now which means that not everything momentous is making the headlines. The announcement of a new approach to corporate taxation by the Biden administration has not been a lead story but could turn out to have huge ramifications over the next few years. I…
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— < 1 min read — In this week’s episode of the regulate.tech podcast, Nicklas and I tease out what we mean when we talk about ‘Open’ and ‘Closed’ models for the internet. We discuss web vs internet protocols, app stores, ‘walled garden’ services, government imposed restrictions and more!
Leave a Comment— 10 min read — A hot tech policy topic this year is whether internet services should pay news media companies for the news stories they carry on their platforms. A number of countries have previously passed laws with the intent of moving money from internet services to content publishers, but a new legislative proposal…
2 Comments— < 1 min read — I have been recording a regulate.tech podcast with Nicklas Berild Lundblad since the start of this year and we have produced 7 episodes covering topics like platform responsibility, misinformation, splinternets, and privacy. For our most recent episode, we thought it might be helpful to do something different and talk through…
Leave a Comment— 9 min read — Summary :- a reflection on sovereignty as a driver for internet regulation, even at the expense of convenience. I suggest it is more useful to look at the potential break-up of the global internet as a function of ‘Brexitisation’ rather than ‘Balkanization’.
Leave a Comment— 8 min read — Summary :- I look at questions of harm related to platform policies on nudity, and why these may result in blanket prohibitions.
Leave a Comment— 10 min read — Today is the 10th anniversary of the start of massive protests in Egypt that led to the removal of their autocratic leader, Hosni Mubarak. These protests came hot on the heels of demonstrations in Tunisia that had forced their President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali from power on January 14th…
Leave a Comment— 13 min read — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has attracted a lot of (mostly favourable) attention for criticising the recent removal of Donald Trump’s social media accounts. As it is well known that she has strong political disagreements with the outgoing US President, her comments have been interpreted by some as a powerful argument…
8 Comments— 10 min read — Summary :- I explore the power of platforms to ‘eject’ people from their services following recent decisions about President Trump’s accounts.
Leave a Comment— 9 min read — Summary:- I look at new UK rules on collecting sales tax as an example of regulation driving businesses to use platforms. Regulators prefer to deal with a small number of large intermediaries rather than enforce against many individuals.
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