In this episode we discuss the upcoming discussions about network fees and network investment. Should online service providers pay a fee to telecom companies, when their traffic is so voluminous? Should network investment be separated out into specif…
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How does a policy team think about academic research? Is it helpful, if so – when and why? And what are the do’s and dont’s in collaboration and what are some of the key learnings from what we have seen from research so far in the tech policy space?
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In this episode we discuss the future of Silicon Valley in a remote world – can it continue to be the powerhouse of innovation it has been for the last decades? Is the unique combination of capital, companies and research still enough to drive the en…
Leave a CommentIn this episode we discuss the undervalued and overvalued events in the first half of 2022, as well as recommend some summer reading. All from Richard’s boat! Tune in and let us know what you are reading!
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Here is another craft episode – this one focused on the question of how you best allocate, manage and audit your budget. Don’t let budgeting become another token exercise – use it as a lens to understand your priorities! There is great value in burea…
Leave a Comment— 7 min read — There is a lot of critical commentary about the fact that the UK Online Safety Bill includes regulation of content that is ‘legal but harmful’. A common refrain is ‘well if the content is really harmful, it should be made illegal, but if it is not harmful enough to be…
1 CommentYou know that what you really need in your life is more hot takes on Twitter, right? Well, we are here to oblige. But we also discuss the issue of where speech is heading, what happens when speech becomes cheap (drawing on Richard Hansen’s book Cheap…
Leave a CommentIn this episode we read a classic text by Judge Easterbrook – The Law of the Horse – and discuss how his perspective has informed tech policy ever since 1996 when the article was written – and why he, even when he was ignored, made points that remain…
Leave a Comment— 11 min read — We have heard calls from various quarters for people to have to verify their identities before being able to post content on social media. In this post I will look at how this debate is reflected in the published text of the UK Online Safety Bill. First, to set some…
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