Platforms and Platform Regulation

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Recent Platforms and Platform Regulation Blog Posts

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From the First Amendment to Section 230, Eric Goldman Explains the Online Speech Law in the U.S.

April 19, 2023

Santa Clara University law professor Eric Goldman’s recent article, “The United States’ Approach to 'Platform' Regulation” provides an overview of online speech law in the U.S.

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Eric GoldmanTAP Scholar

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Jean Tirole Explores the Future of Platform Regulation

November 7, 2022

In his keynote address for NBER’s conference on “Megafirms and the Post-COVID Economy”, Professor Jean Tirole, Toulouse School of Economics, explained how traditional regulation and antitrust rules are ineffective in addressing the unique issues arising from the growth of digital platforms.

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Jean TiroleTAP Scholar

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Harvard’s Jonathan Zittrain Discusses Three Eras of Governing Digital Platforms

February 5, 2021

Harvard professor Jonathan Zittrain shares several years of thinking around digital governance during his talk at the 2020 Tanner Lecture on Human Values. His two-part lecture, titled “Gaining Power, Losing Control,” reflects on how technology has empowered humanity, and yet in many ways, we have less and less control.

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Jonathan ZittrainTAP Scholar

Recent Platforms and Platform Regulation Academic Article Summaries

ACADEMIC ARTICLE SUMMARY

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Migrating Away from an Incumbent Platform

2022

Incumbents enjoy competitive advantages over new entrants, because users hesitate to abandon a widely-used platform for one with few users. A new model explores factors that increase and reduce incumbency advantage.

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Gary BiglaiserTAP Scholar

Jacques CrémerTAP Scholar

André Veiga

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Antitrust Policy toward Intermediaries: Digital Platforms and “Big Tech”

2022

Antitrust authorities express concerns about the power of "Big Tech." Authorities should apply advances in the study of platforms to better understand the beneficial role of digital platforms serving as intermediaries.

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