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Media and Content

The easy availability of information on the Internet may lead to the commoditization of content. However, if content is free or low cost, it may be difficult for those who produce it (like journalists) to earn a living. Economists and other scholars examine this tension and suggest various solutions.

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Susan Athey
Stanford University
Competition Policy and Antitrust, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing, Internet, Search and Advertising, Media and Content, Artificial Intelligence

Joshua Gans
University of Toronto
Competition Policy and Antitrust, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Search and Advertising, Media and Content, Artificial Intelligence

James Grimmelmann
Cornell University
Intellectual Property, Privacy and Security, Copyright and Trademark, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing, Internet, Search and Advertising, Media and Content

Helen Nissenbaum
Cornell University
Intellectual Property, Privacy and Security, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Search and Advertising, Media and Content, Artificial Intelligence

John Palfrey
Harvard University
Interoperability, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing, Internet, Media and Content

Joseph Turow
University of Pennsylvania
Privacy and Security, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Search and Advertising, Media and Content

Siva Vaidhyanathan
University of Virginia
Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Search and Advertising, Media and Content

Jonathan Zittrain
Harvard University
Intellectual Property, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing, Internet, Networks and Infrastructure, Media and Content, Net Neutrality, Artificial Intelligence

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Danielle Citron Discusses How Deepfakes Undermine Truth and Threaten Democracy

Boston University law professor Danielle Citron shares how the use of deepfake technology to manipulate video and audio for malicious purposes is becoming a real threat.

TAP Staff Blogger

September 12, 2019

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One Year After Zuckerberg’s Testimony About Violent Content on Facebook, Has Anything Changed?

This article discusses how difficult it is to put a stop to violent online content such as the live-streaming of New Zealand’s mosque shootings. University of Maryland law professor Danielle Citron is quoted.

Danielle Citron
MarketWatch
March 20, 2019

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The Impact of Targeting Technology on Advertising Markets and Media Competition

This paper presents a formal analysis of advertising when the Internet allows targeting of advertisements.

By: Susan Athey, Joshua Gans

April 30, 2010

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