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What Makes Elizabeth Warren's Platform Proposal So Potentially Important. by Harold March 12, 2019 As always when I talk politics, I remind folks that this blog is my personal blog, which I had well before I joined my current…
So What The Heck *IS* A Digital Platform? by Harold July 18, 2018 This is the second blog in a series on regulating digital platforms. A (less snaky) version first appeared on the blog of my employer, Public…
We Need To Fix Media, Not Just Social Media -- Part III by Harold November 28, 2018 This is part of a continuing series of mine on platform regulation published by my employer, Public Knowledge. You can find the whole series here. You can find…
Political Advertising In Crisis: What We Should Learn From the Warren/Facebook Ad Flap. by Harold October 17, 2019 [This is largely a reprint from a blog post originally posted on the Public Knowledge blog.] The last week or so has highlighted the complete…
A Tax on Silicon Valley Is A Dumb Way to Solve Digital Divide, But Might Be A Smart Way To Protect Privacy. by Harold September 12, 2019 Everyone talks about the need to provide affordable broadband to all Americans. This includes not only finding ways to get networks deployed in rural areas…
The Lessig Lawsuit (sung to the tune of "The Reynolds Pamphlet"). by Harold January 24, 2020 Cyberlaw Twitter has been mildly abuzz recently over the news that Professor Larry Lessig. Has decided to sue the New York Times for defamation. Specifically,…