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We recently concluded a special article series, “Seeing the Digital Sphere: The Case for Public Platform Data,” in collaboration with the Knight-Georgetown Institute, in which experts explored why access to public platform data is critical. Here’s a snapshot: (1/9)
November 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
We recently concluded a special article series, “Seeing the Digital Sphere: The Case for Public Platform Data,” in collaboration with the Knight-Georgetown Institute, in which experts explored why access to public platform data is critical. Here’s a snapshot: (1/9)
We're thrilled to be at #MozFest 2025 in Barcelona this week! If you're here, join our session on public platform data tomorrow (10:15am CET): “Unlearning Data Barriers: A New Framework for Access to High-Influence Public Platform Data.” 🎟️More info here: schedule.mozillafestival.org/session/143
November 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We're thrilled to be at #MozFest 2025 in Barcelona this week! If you're here, join our session on public platform data tomorrow (10:15am CET): “Unlearning Data Barriers: A New Framework for Access to High-Influence Public Platform Data.” 🎟️More info here: schedule.mozillafestival.org/session/143
Read the first commentary by @leticiabode.bsky.social & @pfchap.bsky.social here 👉 www.techpolicy.press/seeing-the-d...
And stay tuned this week for new essays and our launch event at #MozFest 2025 in Barcelona, where we’ll discuss the future of data access, research, and platform accountability.
And stay tuned this week for new essays and our launch event at #MozFest 2025 in Barcelona, where we’ll discuss the future of data access, research, and platform accountability.
Seeing the Digital Sphere: The Case for Public Platform Data | TechPolicy.Press
Introducing a series from Tech Policy Press and the Knight-Georgetown Institute, exploring why public platform data access is vital in today’s digital world.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Read the first commentary by @leticiabode.bsky.social & @pfchap.bsky.social here 👉 www.techpolicy.press/seeing-the-d...
And stay tuned this week for new essays and our launch event at #MozFest 2025 in Barcelona, where we’ll discuss the future of data access, research, and platform accountability.
And stay tuned this week for new essays and our launch event at #MozFest 2025 in Barcelona, where we’ll discuss the future of data access, research, and platform accountability.
Our series with @techpolicypress.bsky.social explores why access to public platform data is under threat, why it matters for research and democracy, and how we can build a more transparent digital public sphere.
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Our series with @techpolicypress.bsky.social explores why access to public platform data is under threat, why it matters for research and democracy, and how we can build a more transparent digital public sphere.
Our new report "Better Access: Data for the Common Good", sets a baseline for independent access to high-influence public platform data – the posts, accounts, and interactions that are most consequential for shaping public discourse and civic life. Read it here 👉 kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and...
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November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Our new report "Better Access: Data for the Common Good", sets a baseline for independent access to high-influence public platform data – the posts, accounts, and interactions that are most consequential for shaping public discourse and civic life. Read it here 👉 kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and...
📣Announcing our new series with @techpolicypress.bsky.social "Seeing the Digital Sphere: The Case for Public Platform Data". Should we be able to understand the risks kids face online? How businesses target consumers? How politicians communicate? These qs depend on access to public platform data. 👇
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
📣Announcing our new series with @techpolicypress.bsky.social "Seeing the Digital Sphere: The Case for Public Platform Data". Should we be able to understand the risks kids face online? How businesses target consumers? How politicians communicate? These qs depend on access to public platform data. 👇
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Online platforms shape what we know, how we connect & who gets heard. In partnership with KGI, we are launching a new series, Seeing the Digital Sphere: The Case for Public Platform Data. The series starts today, with an essay from Leticia Bode & Peter Chapman.
www.techpolicy.press/seeing-the-d...
www.techpolicy.press/seeing-the-d...
November 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Online platforms shape what we know, how we connect & who gets heard. In partnership with KGI, we are launching a new series, Seeing the Digital Sphere: The Case for Public Platform Data. The series starts today, with an essay from Leticia Bode & Peter Chapman.
www.techpolicy.press/seeing-the-d...
www.techpolicy.press/seeing-the-d...
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Despite the importance of data about what happens in public on online platforms, there is no shared framework for how research, journalism, and independent investigations should be conducted with public platform data. The Better Access framework we released today provides that. Incredible work!
📣 Online platforms shape what we know, how we connect, and who gets heard, yet researcher access to public platform data is shrinking, while platforms monetize this data. Our new report "Better Access" offers a framework for accessing this critical data: kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and...
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Despite the importance of data about what happens in public on online platforms, there is no shared framework for how research, journalism, and independent investigations should be conducted with public platform data. The Better Access framework we released today provides that. Incredible work!
📣 Online platforms shape what we know, how we connect, and who gets heard, yet researcher access to public platform data is shrinking, while platforms monetize this data. Our new report "Better Access" offers a framework for accessing this critical data: kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and...
November 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
📣 Online platforms shape what we know, how we connect, and who gets heard, yet researcher access to public platform data is shrinking, while platforms monetize this data. Our new report "Better Access" offers a framework for accessing this critical data: kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and...
We were honored to host Jonathan Sallet, lead litigator for the State Plaintiffs in US v. Google, for an in-depth talk on the trial & remedies issued by the court. Watch the recording 👇
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4yD...
📬 Subscribe to stay updated on our events: kgi.georgetown.edu/contact-us/#...
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October 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
We were honored to host Jonathan Sallet, lead litigator for the State Plaintiffs in US v. Google, for an in-depth talk on the trial & remedies issued by the court. Watch the recording 👇
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4yD...
📬 Subscribe to stay updated on our events: kgi.georgetown.edu/contact-us/#...
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4yD...
📬 Subscribe to stay updated on our events: kgi.georgetown.edu/contact-us/#...
🚨 We’re hiring! The Knight-Georgetown Institute is seeking a Senior Technologist to join our team and lead on the technical aspects of our work on platform governance & competition policy. DC-based or remote.
Applications are requested by November 7, 2025 👇
kgi.georgetown.edu/senior-techn...
Applications are requested by November 7, 2025 👇
kgi.georgetown.edu/senior-techn...
October 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
🚨 We’re hiring! The Knight-Georgetown Institute is seeking a Senior Technologist to join our team and lead on the technical aspects of our work on platform governance & competition policy. DC-based or remote.
Applications are requested by November 7, 2025 👇
kgi.georgetown.edu/senior-techn...
Applications are requested by November 7, 2025 👇
kgi.georgetown.edu/senior-techn...
⏰Last chance to register for our event with Jonathan Sallet tomorrow! Join in-person or via Zoom. There will be free lunch for in-person attendees.
🎟️Registration required www.eventbrite.com/e/google-sea...
October 8, 2025 | 12:30-2PM ET (1-2PM for Zoom attendees) | 📍Georgetown Capitol Campus (DC)
🎟️Registration required www.eventbrite.com/e/google-sea...
October 8, 2025 | 12:30-2PM ET (1-2PM for Zoom attendees) | 📍Georgetown Capitol Campus (DC)
October 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
⏰Last chance to register for our event with Jonathan Sallet tomorrow! Join in-person or via Zoom. There will be free lunch for in-person attendees.
🎟️Registration required www.eventbrite.com/e/google-sea...
October 8, 2025 | 12:30-2PM ET (1-2PM for Zoom attendees) | 📍Georgetown Capitol Campus (DC)
🎟️Registration required www.eventbrite.com/e/google-sea...
October 8, 2025 | 12:30-2PM ET (1-2PM for Zoom attendees) | 📍Georgetown Capitol Campus (DC)
⏰ 1 week left! Submissions for the Digital Competition Conference 2026 close next Monday, Oct 13. We’re inviting research on digital competition, remedies & enforcement – from search to social networking, ads & more.
📝 Submit here: kgi.georgetown.edu/news/call-fo...
📝 Submit here: kgi.georgetown.edu/news/call-fo...
Call for Submissions: Digital Competition Conference 2026 – Knight-Georgetown Institute
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October 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
⏰ 1 week left! Submissions for the Digital Competition Conference 2026 close next Monday, Oct 13. We’re inviting research on digital competition, remedies & enforcement – from search to social networking, ads & more.
📝 Submit here: kgi.georgetown.edu/news/call-fo...
📝 Submit here: kgi.georgetown.edu/news/call-fo...
New @nytimes.com: @juliaangwin.com explains how the US v. Google remedies ruling could further entrench Google’s search dominance.
KGI’s @alissacooper.bsky.social notes “[t]he remedies here are unlikely to create the circumstances for competitive entry in search.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o...
KGI’s @alissacooper.bsky.social notes “[t]he remedies here are unlikely to create the circumstances for competitive entry in search.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o...
Opinion | Google Wins, We Lose
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October 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
New @nytimes.com: @juliaangwin.com explains how the US v. Google remedies ruling could further entrench Google’s search dominance.
KGI’s @alissacooper.bsky.social notes “[t]he remedies here are unlikely to create the circumstances for competitive entry in search.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o...
KGI’s @alissacooper.bsky.social notes “[t]he remedies here are unlikely to create the circumstances for competitive entry in search.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o...
🚨Event alert! “Google Search: A View from the Counsel’s Table”
Join us Oct 8 (in person or virtually) as Jonathan Sallet, lead litigator for the State Plaintiffs in the US v. Google search antitrust case, breaks down the case and the remedies ruling.
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/google-sea...
Join us Oct 8 (in person or virtually) as Jonathan Sallet, lead litigator for the State Plaintiffs in the US v. Google search antitrust case, breaks down the case and the remedies ruling.
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/google-sea...
September 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🚨Event alert! “Google Search: A View from the Counsel’s Table”
Join us Oct 8 (in person or virtually) as Jonathan Sallet, lead litigator for the State Plaintiffs in the US v. Google search antitrust case, breaks down the case and the remedies ruling.
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/google-sea...
Join us Oct 8 (in person or virtually) as Jonathan Sallet, lead litigator for the State Plaintiffs in the US v. Google search antitrust case, breaks down the case and the remedies ruling.
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/google-sea...
🚨 We’re hiring! The Knight-Georgetown Institute is seeking a Senior Technologist to join our team and lead on the technical aspects of our work on platform governance & competition policy. DC-based or remote.
Apply here 👉 kgi.georgetown.edu/senior-techn...
Apply here 👉 kgi.georgetown.edu/senior-techn...
September 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
🚨 We’re hiring! The Knight-Georgetown Institute is seeking a Senior Technologist to join our team and lead on the technical aspects of our work on platform governance & competition policy. DC-based or remote.
Apply here 👉 kgi.georgetown.edu/senior-techn...
Apply here 👉 kgi.georgetown.edu/senior-techn...
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Come hang out with us and talk about data access! #tsrconf
Also at 11:30am PT, @leticiabode.bsky.social cohosts a workshop w/ @naomishiffman.bsky.social, @angieholan.bsky.social & @whiskeyocelot.bsky.social “Let’s Share: A Framework for Researcher Access to Publicly Available Platform Data” to preview our new framework! Be sure to join + say hello #TSRConf
September 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Come hang out with us and talk about data access! #tsrconf
Also at 11:30am PT, @leticiabode.bsky.social cohosts a workshop w/ @naomishiffman.bsky.social, @angieholan.bsky.social & @whiskeyocelot.bsky.social “Let’s Share: A Framework for Researcher Access to Publicly Available Platform Data” to preview our new framework! Be sure to join + say hello #TSRConf
September 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Also at 11:30am PT, @leticiabode.bsky.social cohosts a workshop w/ @naomishiffman.bsky.social, @angieholan.bsky.social & @whiskeyocelot.bsky.social “Let’s Share: A Framework for Researcher Access to Publicly Available Platform Data” to preview our new framework! Be sure to join + say hello #TSRConf
We're speaking at two #TSRConf sessions today at 11:30am PT. @alissacooper.bsky.social's “Fixing the Feeds: A Policy Road Map to Address Algorithmic Recommender System Harms” will provide insights on how algorithms can be better designed to put user well-being and long term user value first.
September 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
We're speaking at two #TSRConf sessions today at 11:30am PT. @alissacooper.bsky.social's “Fixing the Feeds: A Policy Road Map to Address Algorithmic Recommender System Harms” will provide insights on how algorithms can be better designed to put user well-being and long term user value first.
KGI's @zanderarnao.bsky.social will be live posting from #TSRConf - be sure to tune into his account to follow along!
September 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
KGI's @zanderarnao.bsky.social will be live posting from #TSRConf - be sure to tune into his account to follow along!
We're excited to be part of the 2025 Trust & Safety Research Conference at @stanfordcyber.bsky.social this week, bringing together leaders across research, policy, and platforms working at the intersection of technology, online harms, and platform governance. #TSRConf
September 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
We're excited to be part of the 2025 Trust & Safety Research Conference at @stanfordcyber.bsky.social this week, bringing together leaders across research, policy, and platforms working at the intersection of technology, online harms, and platform governance. #TSRConf
📣 New on @techpolicypress.bsky.social: Our analysis of US v. Google digs deep into Judge Mehta’s remedies ruling, exploring what we can expect from the data sharing remedies in the absence of a ban on default payments. Read more from @alissacooper.bsky.social 👇
www.techpolicy.press/without-a-pa...
www.techpolicy.press/without-a-pa...
Without a Payment Ban, What Can We Expect from the US v. Google Data Sharing Remedies? | TechPolicy.Press
There is time to try to understand how the other remedies might work and if they can open the search market to competitors, writes Alissa Cooper.
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September 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
📣 New on @techpolicypress.bsky.social: Our analysis of US v. Google digs deep into Judge Mehta’s remedies ruling, exploring what we can expect from the data sharing remedies in the absence of a ban on default payments. Read more from @alissacooper.bsky.social 👇
www.techpolicy.press/without-a-pa...
www.techpolicy.press/without-a-pa...
This week, KGI’s @alissacooper.bsky.social is featured in NPR about what the Google Search antitrust ruling means for the future of AI and why the remedies may be too limited to pave the way for more search competition.
Full story here 👉 www.npr.org/2025/09/18/n...
Full story here 👉 www.npr.org/2025/09/18/n...
What does the Google antitrust ruling mean for the future of AI?
A federal judge's mild ruling in the Justice Department's suit over Google's search engine monopoly has critics worried that the tech giant can now monopolize artificial intelligence.
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September 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This week, KGI’s @alissacooper.bsky.social is featured in NPR about what the Google Search antitrust ruling means for the future of AI and why the remedies may be too limited to pave the way for more search competition.
Full story here 👉 www.npr.org/2025/09/18/n...
Full story here 👉 www.npr.org/2025/09/18/n...
These issues & other competition developments will be a key focus of the Digital Competition Conference 2026 (Feb 5‑6, 2026 DC).
We're accepting research paper submissions through Oct 13, 2025 👉 kgi.georgetown.edu/news/call-fo...
We're accepting research paper submissions through Oct 13, 2025 👉 kgi.georgetown.edu/news/call-fo...
Call for Submissions: Digital Competition Conference 2026 – Knight-Georgetown Institute
kgi.georgetown.edu
September 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
These issues & other competition developments will be a key focus of the Digital Competition Conference 2026 (Feb 5‑6, 2026 DC).
We're accepting research paper submissions through Oct 13, 2025 👉 kgi.georgetown.edu/news/call-fo...
We're accepting research paper submissions through Oct 13, 2025 👉 kgi.georgetown.edu/news/call-fo...
🚨Antitrust & digital competition are in the news almost daily – from decisions issued in cases against Google search and ad tech to DMA enforcement actions involving Apple and Meta and new private litigation in multiple jurisdictions. 👇
September 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🚨Antitrust & digital competition are in the news almost daily – from decisions issued in cases against Google search and ad tech to DMA enforcement actions involving Apple and Meta and new private litigation in multiple jurisdictions. 👇