Category Archives: platform governance

New from me: What the Google monopoly finding tells us about the Canadian platform debate

Posted on August 7, 2024 by bhaggart

The latest from me in the Globe and Mail: Google is a monopoly. So are Facebook and Xitter. Monopolies need comprehensive regulation. These should not be controversial statements. It’s high time to leave arguments against regulating these monopolies behind. Continue reading →

Posted in platform governance | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on New from me: What the Google monopoly finding tells us about the Canadian platform debate

Some thoughts on platform governance and Bill C-18 (The Online News Act)

Posted on August 9, 2023 by bhaggart

Wrote this up on Twitter (y’all know what I’m talking about, so no need to call it something else), reposting it here. Basically calling for critics to engage with the past decade (and longer) of literature on platform governance, especially … Continue reading →

Posted in C-18, platform governance | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Some thoughts on platform governance and Bill C-18 (The Online News Act)

Blackmail as corporate power play: Some thoughts on the Google/Meta C-18 tantrum

Posted on July 5, 2023 by bhaggart

Interrupting my July vacation to highlight some points regarding Meta and Google’s high-stakes game of chicken with the Canadian government over Bill C-18. 1. This is not about money. It’s about power. I see that Michael Geist is arguing that … Continue reading →

Posted in C-18, online harms, platform governance, structural power | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Blackmail as corporate power play: Some thoughts on the Google/Meta C-18 tantrum

Should American Democracy Founder, Don’t Expect Big Tech to Lead the Resistance

Posted on October 28, 2022 by bhaggart

This is a shorter version of an article I wrote for cigionline.com back in February. It never got picked up, but I’m pretty happy with the way it holds together. While it is mainly focused on the vulnerability of US … Continue reading →

Posted in democracy, facebook, platform governance | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Should American Democracy Founder, Don’t Expect Big Tech to Lead the Resistance

Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, Study on Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act

Posted on June 3, 2022 by bhaggart

I was invited to appear before the Canadian Heritage Committee for their study of Bill C-11. While my schedule didn’t allow it, the Committee permitted me to provide a written submission, reprinted below. I would like to thank the Committee … Continue reading →

Posted in Bill C-11, platform governance | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment