Mark MacCarthy

European Commissioner for Values and Transparency Vera Jourova and European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders (R) give a news conference on EU rules on data protection (GDPR) and the new EU Strategy on victims' rights, in Brussels, Belgium, June 24, 2020. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS

What U.S. policymakers can learn from the European decision on personalized ads

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

PA via Reuters A view of Facebook parent company Meta's headquarters in Dublin as company layoffs are expected to be announced today. Picture date: Wednesday November 9, 2022.No Use UK. No Use Ireland. No Use Belgium. No Use France. No Use Germany. No Use Japan. No Use China. No Use Norway. No Use Sweden. No Use Denmark. No Use Holland. No Use Australia.

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) goes after tech’s personalized ad business model

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

The Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. is seen from the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on July 13, 2022. (Photo by Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

TechTank Podcast Episode 60: Is it time to regulate social media platforms and search engines?

Darrell M. West, John Villasenor, and Mark MacCarthy

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen gives evidence to the Joint Committee on the Draft Online Safety Bill of UK Parliament that is examining plans to regulate social media companies, in London, Britain October 25, 2021. UK Parliament 2021/Annabel Moeller/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY MANDATORY CREDIT IMAGE MUST NOT BE ALTERED

U.K. government purges “legal but harmful” provisions from its revised Online Safety Bill

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) faces an overwhelmingly empty Republican section of the House chamber as she is applauded by her Democratic colleagues after announcing that she will remain in Congress but will not run for re-election as Speaker after Republicans were projected to win control of the House of Representatives, on the floor of the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 17, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Around the halls: What do the midterm elections mean for tech policy?

Nicol Turner Lee, Cameron F. Kerry, Bill Baer, Mark MacCarthy, Tom Wheeler, Alex Engler, Rashawn Ray, Aaron Klein, and Mishaela Robison

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

iPhone being used

Transparency is essential for effective social media regulation

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

A person uses virtual reality headset at Meta stand during the ninth Summit of the Americas

FTC’s case against Meta’s acquisition of Within seeks to shape the emerging VR market

Thursday, August 4, 2022

Signage is seen at the Federal Trade Commission headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S.

Why the FTC should proceed with a privacy rulemaking

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

PA via ReutersEDITORIAL USE ONLY (Left to right) Advocates from Girlguiding UK, Caitlyn, Maddie, Fran and Phoebe, unveil a 2m x 2m Girlguiding badge with the words 'ONLINE HARM IS REAL HARM. END IT NOW' printed onto the material, before meeting with MPs to lobby for amends to be made to the Online Safety Bill, to include violence against young women and girls explicitly, Westminster, London. Picture date: Wednesday February 9, 2022.No Use UK. No Use Ireland. No Use Belgium. No Use France. No Use Germany. No Use Japan. No Use China. No Use Norway. No Use Sweden. No Use Denmark. No Use Holland. No Use Australia.

What U.S. policymakers can learn from the U.K.’s Online Safety Bill

Thursday, May 19, 2022

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the Senate judiciary and commerce committees

Transparency is the best first step towards better digital governance

Tuesday, May 10, 2022