Tag Archives: platform governance

New from me: Five tech reads for the season

Posted on January 3, 2023 by bhaggart

Over at CIGI, I’ve shared five books that I’ve found particularly useful for understanding the digital economy and tech policy. The first three books explore the basic fundamentals: The thing about technology, of course, is that it is always a … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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Newish edited volume: Power and Authority in Internet Governance: Return of the State?

Posted on August 5, 2021 by bhaggart

(finally getting around to noting my recent publications) My edited volume (co-edited with Natasha Tusikov and Jan Aart Scholte) is now out, via Routledge. It focuses on the question of the state role in internet regulation from three perspectives: global … Continue reading →

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Once more, with feeling: Facebook’s new Oversight Board continues to be an attempted end-run around actual regulation

Posted on May 7, 2020 by bhaggart

Of course it will be a “reputational shield,” as The Guardian puts it. That’s the whole point of these types of exercise. So long as Facebook makes the rules, it holds all the cards that matter. Global platform governance is … Continue reading →

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