Jeff Jarvis warns Congress about regulating tech platforms

Jeff Jarvis warns Congress about regulating tech platforms

ByJosh Bernoff

I have a great deal of respect for Jeff Jarvis, the esteemed author and professor from the CUNY/Newmark School of Journalism. Today, he wrote a letter to Congress regarding its hearings on Internet regulation. While I have argued for regulating big tech platforms, he makes good points about the dangers of ill-considered regulations. Jarvis shows…

The attorney generals’ antitrust suit doesn’t address the biggest issues with Facebook
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The attorney generals’ antitrust suit doesn’t address the biggest issues with Facebook

ByJosh Bernoff

The attorneys general of 46 states, plus DC, filed a federal antitrust suit against Facebook yesterday. The same day, the Federal Trade Commission announced a separate suit alleging anti-competitive practices. I think these suits will be hard to prove, and any remedies won’t fix the bigger problems with Facebook’s abuse of data and damage to…