Mark MacCarthy

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump taps the screen on a mobile phone in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

The Facebook Oversight Board’s failed decision distracts from lasting social media regulation

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

European Commissioner for a Europe Fit for the Digital Age Margrethe Vestager and European Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton attend the presentation of the European Commission's data/digital strategy in Brussels, Belgium February 19, 2020.

Machines learn that Brussels writes the rules: The EU’s new AI regulation

Mark MacCarthy and Kenneth Propp

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas participates in taking a new family photo with his fellow justices at the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Justice Thomas sends a message on social media regulation

Friday, April 9, 2021

A general view of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington February 28, 2013. Positions hardened on Wednesday between U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders over the budget crisis even as they arranged to hold last-ditch talks to prevent harsh automatic spending cuts beginning this week. Looking resigned to the $85 billion in "sequestration" cuts starting on Friday, government agencies began reducing costs and spelling out to employees how furloughs will work. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - GM1E92S1U0N01

Back to the future for Section 230 reform

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Lessons for online platform regulation from Australia vs. Facebook

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

The logos of Facebook, Messenger, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat and Pinterest social media app icons on a smartphone.

How online platform transparency can improve content moderation and algorithmic performance

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Do not expect too much from the Facebook antitrust complaints

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden announces nominees and appointees to serve on his health and coronavirus response teams during a news conference at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 8, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

The Biden administration should relax, not expand, centralized regulatory reviews

Friday, December 18, 2020

Facebook, Google and Twitter logos are seen in this combination photo from Reuters files. REUTERS/File Photos - RC1A2AC56CF0

The tech industry needs regulation for its systemically important companies

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden adjusts his face mask after speaking about the U.S. economy following a briefing with economic advisers in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 16, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

How the new Biden administration can control infodemics

Wednesday, November 18, 2020