Tag: regulation

We need Messenger Interoperability

By Martin Recke

Messengers are still stuck in the early days, with almost no interoperability. But these days are long past.
Will Facebook give Nick Clegg the power it needs to reinvigorate its public image?

By Adam Tinworth

The easiest way for Facebook to avoid regulation and legislative intervention would be to become the sort of company that doesn’t need it. That’s just not going to happen with the current Facebook power structure. Zuckerberg rules as an autocrat, with Sandberg as his enforcer.
Regulation is messy, takes time, and has unintended consequences

By Martin Recke

We no longer live in a world where Google and Facebook are tiny upstarts that shouldn't be stifled by tough regulation. They can afford more regulation, and they probably should be regulated to reduce negative externalities.
Who will fix Facebook first?

By Martin Recke

Facebook is simply ripe for some good old disruption, like MySpace was in the middle of the last decade.
Tech has left the building

By Martin Recke

Tech is no longer a topic that's pretty much limited to technologists. Quite the contrary, the broader public is now front and centre about all things digital.
How Decentralisation Could Fix Digital

By Martin Recke

On top of a decentralised infrastructure, centralised control achieved a major comeback. Network effects and economies of scale are both strong drivers towards a digital platform economy dominated by only a few players. Digital is broken. Can decentralisation fix it?
Yes, Facebook needs regulating. But let’s do it carefully, and do it right.

By Adam Tinworth

A new set of revelations about how the data Facebook collects on you has been used makes it more likely than ever that governments will act to regulate the company more directly. But can we get this right?
With Regulation on the Rise, is there a Future for the Online Marketing Industry?

By Martin Recke

Government regulation is not only seen in a much more positive light now, it is also widely regarded as an urgently needed fix for the digital woes our societies suffer from.
Elon Musk calls for regulation of AI

By Adam Tinworth

When one of the world's leading emerging technologists calls for regulation of AI, should we be scared?