Big Tech
How Donald Trump Can Beat Europe’s Tech Regulations
If there is one bright spot in Trump’s cacophony of trade threats, it is that the conversation on how to improve the global regulatory space for the average consumer has...
The DOJ’s Ill-Conceived Nvidia Investigation
The Biden administration and a bicameral, bipartisan majority of Congress are working to promote semiconductor production in the United States. This would be news to the Department of Justice (DOJ),...
The Biden Digital Trade Policy That Wasn’t
Editor’s Note: The Red Cell series is published in collaboration with the Stimson Center. Drawing upon the legacy of the CIA’s Red Cell—established following the September 11 attacks to avoid...
2023 Will Be a Huge Year for the War on Big Tech
2023 could be a watershed year for public policy regarding Big Tech. Since 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the European Union (EU) have...
Credibility Crisis: How to Save Social Media From Itself
Should social media owners be liable for the content published on their sites, or should they benefit from the privilege of neutrality given to them at the dawn of the...
Can Consumers Afford Biden’s Antitrust Crusade?
Since the early 1980s, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have operated by embracing an economic philosophy that supports federal antitrust policy and law enforcement...
Bring It Back: Musk-Owned Twitter Looks to Reboot Vine
The first few days of Twitter under Elon Musk have been rather chaotic, from executive firings to reports of bizarre directives to Musk himself tweeting conspiracy theories. Throughout it all,...
It’s Official: Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter, Purges Leadership
After a complex, months-long saga, Elon Musk is now officially the owner of Twitter. The deal closed on Thursday. Prior to the official closing, Musk entered Twitter’s headquarters in San...
Parler Play: Is Ye Bailing Out a Failing Social Media Company?
Earlier this week, the conservative-leaning social media network Parler announced that Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, had agreed to purchase the company. “In a world where conservative...
What Happens to Big Tech if Section 230 Gets Overturned?
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 has been called the “Internet’s First Amendment.” It’s also been called a tool for Big Tech to avoid accountability. Now, the U.S. Supreme...
Will Elon Musk Actually Buy Twitter?
The dispute between Twitter and Elon Musk over who will buy the company got a jolt earlier this week with the news that Musk had written a letter to the company...
Elon Musk Makes New Offer to Buy Twitter
Twitter and Elon Musk are scheduled to begin their trial in Delaware Chancery Court later this month, but a new report says the dispute may be called off, with Musk...