Megan Gray
@megangray.bsky.social
GrayMatters Law & Policy
Avail for investor consults
Past: DuckDuckGo, FTC, BigLaw
Affiliate/Advisor: StanfordCIS, EFF, CDT
http://linkedin.com/in/megangra
simultaneously posting on X/Twitter as @megangrA, with single platform forwards and replies
Avail for investor consults
Past: DuckDuckGo, FTC, BigLaw
Affiliate/Advisor: StanfordCIS, EFF, CDT
http://linkedin.com/in/megangra
simultaneously posting on X/Twitter as @megangrA, with single platform forwards and replies
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$10 Billion and Counting: Trump Administration Snaps Up Stakes in Private Firms
The Trump administration is trading billions of dollars of taxpayer money for ownership stakes in companies. The unusual practice shows no sign of slowing.
The Trump administration is trading billions of dollars of taxpayer money for ownership stakes in companies. The unusual practice shows no sign of slowing.
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
$10 Billion and Counting: Trump Administration Snaps Up Stakes in Private Firms
The Trump administration is trading billions of dollars of taxpayer money for ownership stakes in companies. The unusual practice shows no sign of slowing.
The Trump administration is trading billions of dollars of taxpayer money for ownership stakes in companies. The unusual practice shows no sign of slowing.
Bullseye essay on Angryeconomics
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Bullseye essay on Angryeconomics
🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯
The Decline of Deviance
Where has all the weirdness gone?
The Decline of Deviance
Where has all the weirdness gone?
November 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯
The Decline of Deviance
Where has all the weirdness gone?
The Decline of Deviance
Where has all the weirdness gone?
It's that time of year! Please take time to donate blood this thanks-giving season.
Pro-tip for folks in DC, this spot has the best post-donation snacks, and validated parking: www.cnmcblooddonor.com/index.cfm
Pro-tip for folks in DC, this spot has the best post-donation snacks, and validated parking: www.cnmcblooddonor.com/index.cfm
November 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
It's that time of year! Please take time to donate blood this thanks-giving season.
Pro-tip for folks in DC, this spot has the best post-donation snacks, and validated parking: www.cnmcblooddonor.com/index.cfm
Pro-tip for folks in DC, this spot has the best post-donation snacks, and validated parking: www.cnmcblooddonor.com/index.cfm
unfortunately I can't attend, but if you go (and pay the $25, ah capitalism), lmk
November 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
unfortunately I can't attend, but if you go (and pay the $25, ah capitalism), lmk
No Kings, No Monopolies: How App Store Gatekeepers Enable Authoritarianism
November 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
No Kings, No Monopolies: How App Store Gatekeepers Enable Authoritarianism
Reposted by Megan Gray
Tomorrow morning, the DC Circuit will consider whether Trump violated the First Amendment by ejecting @apnews.com from the White House press pool after it refused to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. Very glad that the AP is fighting this. knightcolumbia.org/blog/the-fig...
November 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Tomorrow morning, the DC Circuit will consider whether Trump violated the First Amendment by ejecting @apnews.com from the White House press pool after it refused to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. Very glad that the AP is fighting this. knightcolumbia.org/blog/the-fig...
Closing argument in Google Adtech today: TL;DR judge basically had no questions (and no bladder), prolly means no divest.
November 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Closing argument in Google Adtech today: TL;DR judge basically had no questions (and no bladder), prolly means no divest.
Don’t Expect AI To Disrupt Google’s Monopoly on Search
November 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Don’t Expect AI To Disrupt Google’s Monopoly on Search
racking my brain’s familiarity w
US 20th century history and can’t think of anything analogous
US 20th century history and can’t think of anything analogous
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
racking my brain’s familiarity w
US 20th century history and can’t think of anything analogous
US 20th century history and can’t think of anything analogous
THE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE
preach, bra
preach, bra
November 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
THE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE
preach, bra
preach, bra
Barry Ritholtz @Ritholtz Masters in Business podcast taping at Phillips Museum thanks to BBerg
November 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Barry Ritholtz @Ritholtz Masters in Business podcast taping at Phillips Museum thanks to BBerg
Judge is allowing state AGs to intervene in US v. HP. Oral ruling from the bench.
November 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Judge is allowing state AGs to intervene in US v. HP. Oral ruling from the bench.
State AGs not faring well in this Tunney Act (related) hearing in US v HP antitrust case
November 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
State AGs not faring well in this Tunney Act (related) hearing in US v HP antitrust case
no privacy implications in this, nope, nuttin to see here
“AI has evolved from simply reading text and images to reading the room,” Google's CEO Sundar Pichai said.
WE ARE IN YOUR ROOM
WE ARE IN YOUR HEAD
we already know what you did last summer <evil cackle>
“AI has evolved from simply reading text and images to reading the room,” Google's CEO Sundar Pichai said.
WE ARE IN YOUR ROOM
WE ARE IN YOUR HEAD
we already know what you did last summer <evil cackle>
November 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
no privacy implications in this, nope, nuttin to see here
“AI has evolved from simply reading text and images to reading the room,” Google's CEO Sundar Pichai said.
WE ARE IN YOUR ROOM
WE ARE IN YOUR HEAD
we already know what you did last summer <evil cackle>
“AI has evolved from simply reading text and images to reading the room,” Google's CEO Sundar Pichai said.
WE ARE IN YOUR ROOM
WE ARE IN YOUR HEAD
we already know what you did last summer <evil cackle>
Reposted by Megan Gray
Cloudflare's outage seems... bad? X, ChatGPT, multiple other sites down
November 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Cloudflare's outage seems... bad? X, ChatGPT, multiple other sites down
alot of subtext here
FTC’s Holyoak Departs to Become Interim US Attorney in Utah
FTC’s Holyoak Departs to Become Interim US Attorney in Utah
November 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
alot of subtext here
FTC’s Holyoak Departs to Become Interim US Attorney in Utah
FTC’s Holyoak Departs to Become Interim US Attorney in Utah
🍿Preliminary Injunction hearing set for January 9 in ND Cal in Amazon v Perplexity before Judge Chesney.
November 17, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🍿Preliminary Injunction hearing set for January 9 in ND Cal in Amazon v Perplexity before Judge Chesney.
Yowza
The number of international students enrolling at American universities plummeted by 17 percent this fall, according to new data.
The number of international students enrolling at American universities plummeted by 17 percent this fall, according to new data.
November 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Yowza
The number of international students enrolling at American universities plummeted by 17 percent this fall, according to new data.
The number of international students enrolling at American universities plummeted by 17 percent this fall, according to new data.
So.many.thoughts. But mostly, this does not bode well for the open web, or a diverse AI Search ecosystem (i.e., not dominated by BigTech), and this list will be very different in a year.
November 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
So.many.thoughts. But mostly, this does not bode well for the open web, or a diverse AI Search ecosystem (i.e., not dominated by BigTech), and this list will be very different in a year.
Ofcom study on use of AI to replace search.
November 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Ofcom study on use of AI to replace search.
Odd how little info can be found about this: OMB Director Russ Vought and Michelle Martin got married yesterday in Arlington, Virginia.
November 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Odd how little info can be found about this: OMB Director Russ Vought and Michelle Martin got married yesterday in Arlington, Virginia.
Tech Titans or Tyrants: Should the U.S. Government Break Up Big Tech?
Debate at John Hopkins Forum in downtown DC
Thursday, December 4, 2025 - 6:45 PM
Free
Debate at John Hopkins Forum in downtown DC
Thursday, December 4, 2025 - 6:45 PM
Free
November 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Tech Titans or Tyrants: Should the U.S. Government Break Up Big Tech?
Debate at John Hopkins Forum in downtown DC
Thursday, December 4, 2025 - 6:45 PM
Free
Debate at John Hopkins Forum in downtown DC
Thursday, December 4, 2025 - 6:45 PM
Free
important new report from @CenDemTech
Architects of Online Influence: How Creators, Platforms, and Policymakers Shape Political Speech
Architects of Online Influence: How Creators, Platforms, and Policymakers Shape Political Speech
November 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
important new report from @CenDemTech
Architects of Online Influence: How Creators, Platforms, and Policymakers Shape Political Speech
Architects of Online Influence: How Creators, Platforms, and Policymakers Shape Political Speech
Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 10am, I should attend
November 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 10am, I should attend