April Threads
Threads from ICLE scholars on current topics.
Great paper on SSRN by James Cooper, Tesary Lin, Garrett Johnson, and Liang Zhong, titled COPPAcalypse? The Youtube Settlement's Impact on Kids Content. A short threadhttps://t.co/yTRT4H3m4V
— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) April 28, 2023
Like clockwork, a challenge was filed yesterday – the same day as @geoffmanne and my op-ed was published.
— Gus Hurwitz (@GusHurwitz) April 26, 2023
Part III administrative proceedings were initiated against Black Knight in March. Yesterday they filed a counterclaim in https://t.co/qH6JXSK0w3. 1/https://t.co/bxFy0M1JeE https://t.co/jdt6aGim8z
There is now a federal bill which mandates age verification to use social media, banning all kids under 13 and requires parental consent for teens under 18 (i.e. 13-17). This will result in an effective ban on anyone under 18 on social media. A threadhttps://t.co/FLNJro0OoM
— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) April 26, 2023
Another big, Big Tech decision is out today: Epic vs. Apple, Round 2
— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) April 24, 2023
I’ve gone through the 90 pages, so you don’t have to. You’re welcome ??
Here’s what you should know https://t.co/dCrrW6NEo5
New oped today: State children's online safety laws fail to help parents protect their teenshttps://t.co/GNvGXAHCYY
— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) April 21, 2023
Yesterday, the FTC closed the comment window on their noncompete rule.
— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) April 20, 2023
The rule would apply to nearly all workers and would rewrite over 30 million contracts. While some people will say the evidence supports such a far-reaching rule,
I'm gonna have to say no. Not yet. ?
The EU's panicked response to ChatGPT is symptomatic of a much deeper ill.
— Dirk Auer (@AuerDirk) April 19, 2023
As I explain in @CapX, overregulation of the tech sector is placing a massive burden on innovators. And the EU is falling behind.
Time to decide whether to regulate or innovate.https://t.co/8D06yQCYSf
The Dominion v. Fox trial appears to be underway with the selection of a jury (as long as they don't come to a settlement at the last second). The question at issue if it does go to trial: did Fox act with actual malice in stating false information about Dominion voting machines?
— Ben Sperry (@RBenSperry) April 18, 2023
Is it anticompetitive to pay for "default status" on an iPhone?
— Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) April 14, 2023
Yesterday, Google asked a federal judge to dismiss the DOJs antitrust lawsuit alleging it was illegal.
I'm unsure if the lawsuit should be dismissed, but I'm skeptical that the action is anticompetitive. ?
AFTER THAT BIG MERGER, WHAT HAPPENED?
— BBN Times (@BBNTimes_en) April 13, 2023
There are often substantial controversies over whether a merger should be allowed to happen, but then relatively little follow-up after the event.
Read more: https://t.co/tkQHFxmKLt via @BBNTimes_en pic.twitter.com/SBPLNpt5Q0
I sat down with @MBarczentewicz once again to discuss European data privacy law on the @mobiledevmemo podcast. In this episode, among other topics, we unpack the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Digital Services Act (DSA), both of which go into effect soon (1/X). pic.twitter.com/kbgwPdaStZ
— Eric Seufert (@eric_seufert) April 11, 2023
First, Space Force. Now, Space Bureau.
— Eric Fruits, Ph.D. (@ericfruits) April 11, 2023
So, I asked the AI write a miniseries. https://t.co/zKjgHsShXc
This paper by Jenny Blessing and @rossjanderson on practical implementation problems for messaging interoperability under the EU Digital Markets Act #DMA deserves much more attention. A ? with my main takeaways: https://t.co/TzjUq4Z8K8 pic.twitter.com/ygViKXJFyF
— Miko?aj Barczentewicz (@MBarczentewicz) April 10, 2023
This is an interesting paper by @ufukakcigit et al, but I wonder: if the firms exploiting political connections didn’t do so would it be worse for all firms? IOW, rent extractors gonna extract rents. Maybe those paying provide a positive externality >than the observed costs. ?1/ https://t.co/4ee5Aub0dL
— Geoffrey Manne (@geoffmanne) April 8, 2023
Video is now available for all of the panels from @LawEconCenter's March 24 "Exploring the Outer Boundaries of Antitrust" event, hosted at @uc3m in Madrid, Spain. https://t.co/punPVcYqYi
— Int'l Ctr Law & Econ (@LawEconCenter) April 6, 2023
The @LawEconCenter offers its deepest congratulations to its own newly minted Dr. @laz_radic. ? https://t.co/hNPT8U839i
— Int'l Ctr Law & Econ (@LawEconCenter) April 4, 2023
Last week @LawEconCenter filed comments responding to Canada's @ISED_CA consultation on the future of competition policy.
— Dirk Auer (@AuerDirk) April 3, 2023
Here are 7 guiding principles that jurisdictions contemplating digital market regulations should carefully consider.
A ?
https://t.co/dCkTBIZkd7