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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · 23h

⏰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)

Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · 1d

⏰ 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...

Call for Submissions: Digital Competition Conference 2026 – Knight-Georgetown Institute

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · 6d

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...

Opinion | Google Wins, We Lose

www.nytimes.com

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · 9d

🚨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...

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · 11d

🚨 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...

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Leticia Bode @leticiabode.bsky.social · 12d

Come hang out with us and talk about data access! #tsrconf

Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · 12d

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

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · 12d

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

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · 12d

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.

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · 13d

KGI's @zanderarnao.bsky.social will be live posting from #TSRConf - be sure to tune into his account to follow along!

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · 13d

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

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · 13d

📣 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...

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.

www.techpolicy.press

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · 19d

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...

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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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · 22d

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...

Call for Submissions: Digital Competition Conference 2026 – Knight-Georgetown Institute

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · 22d

🚨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. 👇

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Alissa Cooper @alissacooper.bsky.social · Sep 3

So much to unpack from Judge Mehta’s remedy opinion in the US v. Google search case. If these remedies ultimately go into effect, evidence indicates that Google’s dominance over online search – a critical information pathway for billions of internet users – will remain entrenched. Long 🧵⬇️

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · Aug 21

⏳ Time is running out! Vote by Aug 24 to help bring KGI’s Fixing Our Feeds panel to #SXSW. Let’s design algorithms that put people first – not clicks. 💡
👉 participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...

Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · Aug 14

📢 Call for Submissions: Digital Competition Conference 2026
Join researchers, policymakers, business & civil society to explore competition in digital markets – from search to social networking, advertising + more.

📝 Submit early/draft or recent papers by Oct 13 👉 kgi.georgetown.edu/news/call-fo...

Call for Submissions: Digital Competition Conference 2026 – Knight-Georgetown Institute

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · Aug 14

📅 Announcing: Digital Competition Conference 2026
Feb 5-6, 2026📍Washington DC
Cohosted by KGI, Yale Tobin Center’s Digital Economy Project & Princeton's Center for Information Technology Policy, exploring latest lessons in tech competition regulation & enforcement kgi.georgetown.edu/news/call-fo...

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · Aug 5

Waiting for the outcome in the US v. Google antitrust case shouldn’t hold back UK action. Read our recommendations here: kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and...

Curbing Google’s Dominance: The UK's First Test of Its New Digital Competition Powers – Knight-Georgetown Institute

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · Aug 5

What’s missing?
1⃣Restricting Google’s payments for default status
2⃣Required data-sharing
3⃣Syndication of Google’s search & ad tech

These interventions are crucial, but currently deprioritized in the CMA’s roadmap.

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · Aug 5

This designation recognizes Google’s substantial market power and could unlock tailored obligations to restore competition in online search.

In our public comment, KGI:
✅Finds evidence to support the SMS designation
✅Urges stronger interventions to target barriers to entry in the search market

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · Jul 29

🚨New op-ed in @newsweek.com by KGI’s @alissacooper.bsky.social and Eric Rescorla: Yes, Chrome really *can* survive without Google.

This article breaks down how the proposed Chrome divestiture as part of the US v. Google search antitrust case is technically feasible www.newsweek.com/yes-chrome-r...

Yes, Chrome Really Can Survive Without Google | Opinion

The idea that only Google can run Chrome is false.

www.newsweek.com

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · Jul 2

KGI's @pfchap.bsky.social was featured on
@techpolicypress.bsky.social, breaking down AliExpress' recent binding commitments under the EU’s Digital Services Act on six key areas including recommender and advertising system transparency and researcher data access www.techpolicy.press/lessons-from...

Lessons From AliExpress’ Binding Commitments Under EU's Digital Services Act | TechPolicy.Press

AliExpress' recommender transparency is a good step, but more structured disclosure of information is necessary for meaningful oversight, writes Peter Chapman.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · Jul 2

Peter Chapman unpacks AliExpress’ binding commitments under the DSA—and why they matter. From recommender transparency to researcher access and monitoring, he explores how these steps could drive real accountability.

Lessons From AliExpress’ Binding Commitments Under EU's Digital Services Act | TechPolicy.Press

AliExpress' recommender transparency is a good step, but more structured disclosure of information is necessary for meaningful oversight, writes Peter Chapman.

www.techpolicy.press

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