As California’s Legislature moves toward a four-year ban on AI toys, Sameer Hinduja argues that a moratorium buys time without producing the evidence or the standards that would actually protect children.
Banning AI Toys for Four Years Won't Make Kids Safer
California’s SB 867 would ban AI chatbot toys until 2031, but a moratorium could deepen the lack of research on how children use AI toys, writes Sameer Hinduja.
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Nouvelle illustration de la supériorité de ce qualifient certains avec dédain de la justice négociée Plutôt qu'une sanction précaire (car cascade de recours) au terme d'une procédure fleuve (et de nombreuses victimes), mieux vaut un chèque tout de suite & engagements opposables et auditables
Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims
The social media giant settled with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, and agreed to make major changes to its products over claims its platforms endangered children.
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Authored by @flogsell.bsky.social, our new report offers a pioneering, in-depth exploration of the regulatory puzzle presented by #blockchain.
Explore the executive summary and full report to learn what’s next and possible for #blockchain #governance. ⤵️
Balancing Code and Law: Governance and Policy Challenges of Blockchain
A new report by Florence G'sell, visiting professor in the program on the Governance of Emerging Technologies, at the Tech Impact and Policy Center offers a nuanced analysis of blockchain technology's...
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From decentralization's double-edged sword to the myth of "alegality," the report identifies key issues, actors, and legal cases across the landscape as it examines the regulatory puzzle presented by #blockchain and outlines a path forward.
👉 The central challenge for policymakers is no longer *whether* to regulate #blockchain, but *how* to govern a technology deliberately engineered to resist the intermediaries and territorial anchors on which law has historically depended.
Moving beyond the utopian promise of "code is law" and the limitations of traditional #regulation, the report finds that #blockchain operates in a "contested zone" where technological protocols, legal norms, and social consensus collide.
🚨 New Report! 🚨 Authored by Visiting Professor @flogsell.bsky.social, our groundbreaking new report, Balancing Code and Law: Governance and Policy Challenges of Blockchain, offers in-depth analysis of #blockchain technology's relationship with legal and regulatory frameworks. 🔗 stanford.io/49nuIMV
With blockchain, "code, legal norms, and social coordination interact in ways that existing frameworks were not designed to handle." G'sell's @flogsell.bsky.social (@fsi.stanford.edu) report is well worth a read. As hype comes and goes, I appreciate her call for sustained deliberation. On DAOs:
Stanford Tech Impact and Policy Center@techimpactpolicy.bsky.social · 8mo agoIs #blockchain technology delivering on its promise to redistribute authority away from centralized institutions? A forthcoming report by @flogsell.bsky.social analyzes the legal and regulatory challenges posed by decentralized blockchain systems.
Nebraska Supreme Court strikes a brief & dismisses an appeal because the brief contained "a staggering number of fictitious citations, fabricated quotes, & misleading propositions & arguments" 🤖😵 A malpractice claim should follow, & probably bar discipline too www.nebraska.gov/apps-courts-...
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What would an effective and coherent #AI liability regime look like? Visiting Professor @flogsell.bsky.social joined MIT’s AI for Society Group for a seminar on viable AI #liability regimes. Watch ⤵️
2026 AI4Society Seminar: Florence G'sell (Stanford University)
YouTube video by MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (MIT LIDS)
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« Nous plaidons pour que le début des cours à 9 heures devienne la référence nationale pour le collège et le lycée »
TRIBUNE. L’ancienne ministre de l’éducation Anne Genetet cosigne, avec plusieurs médecins spécialistes du sommeil, une tribune au « Monde » qui réclame l’adaptation des horaires scolaires aux besoins ...
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Next was an intriguing talk by @flogsell.bsky.social on AI liability regimes (with plenty of call-outs to @alex-pentland.bsky.social's new book!) at the MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMbm... (4/7)
2026 AI4Society Seminar: Florence G'sell (Stanford University)
YouTube video by MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (MIT LIDS)
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Is #blockchain technology delivering on its promise to redistribute authority away from centralized institutions? A forthcoming report by @flogsell.bsky.social analyzes the legal and regulatory challenges posed by decentralized blockchain systems.
"the threat of market domination by the US and China should not convince us to give up the idea of a free global internet and a decentralized system of digital governance and infrastructure" techpolicy.press/irans-case-s...
Iran’s Case Should Put an End to Illusions About Digital Sovereignty
Iran’s case shows why digital sovereignty won’t solve internet shutdowns or unchecked private dominance over digital infrastructure, writes Azadeh Akbari.
techpolicy.press
À quand remonte le premier baiser ? Longtemps considéré comme un geste purement humain, il a en réalité été très peu étudié par les sciences de l’évolution. Une nouvelle étude en retrace l’origine jusqu’à un ancêtre commun des grands singes, il y a entre 16 et 21 millions d’années Esssplicationss 💋
Le baiser, une histoire vieille de 20 millions d’années
À quand remonte le premier baiser ? Longtemps considéré comme un geste purement culturel et humain, il a en réalité été très peu étudié par les sciences de l’évolution. Une nouvelle étude en retrace l...
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Who consents when an AI agent clicks? Who steers the choice? Who is accountable when things go wrong? And can European rules discipline AI agents without smothering innovation? AI agents are neither a new contracting party nor the new yardstick for the “average consumer," writes Camillia Rida.
When an AI Agent Says ‘I Agree,’ Who’s Consenting? | TechPolicy.Press
AI agents are neither a new contracting party nor the new yardstick for the “average consumer," writes Camillia Rida.
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Experimental evidence that students are more likely to contest grades when they are delivered by an evaluator with a female-sounding name. "These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."
If you missed our final Digit Debates event of the Autumn 2025 series, ‘Beyond the AI Act. Implementation challenges in EU AI regulation’ with @flogsell.bsky.social you can now watch a recording on our website: digit-research.org/events/beyon...
First was an interesting talk by @flogsell.bsky.social on implementation challenges in EU AI regulation at @digitcentre.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZGQ... (2/7)
Digit Debates - Florence G’Sell
YouTube video by Digit Research Centre
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Beyond the AI Act. Implementation challenges in EU AI regulation 🗣️ Speaker: Prof. @flogsell.bsky.social 👥 Discussant: Prof. Simon Deakin 📆 Date: Wednesday 19 November 🕰️ Time: 4pm-5pm (GMT) 🔗 Register: digit-research.org/events/beyon...
Our next Digit Debates event with @flogsell.bsky.social, ‘Beyond the AI Act. Implementation challenges in EU AI regulation’, will take place on Wednesday 19 November. Find out more: digit-research.org/events/beyon...
Beyond the AI Act. Implementation challenges in EU AI regulation 🗣️ @flogsell.bsky.social 📆 Wednesday 19 November 🕰️ 4pm-5pm (GMT) 🔗 Register: digit-research.org/events/beyon...
How can regulatory frameworks keep up in the age of #AI? New in @networklawreview.bsky.social, Visiting Professor @flogsell.bsky.social outlines how #GDPR provisions often fail to apply to AI systems, highlighting the need for more adaptive, flexible, and responsive regulatory approaches.
Statutory Obsolescence in the Age of Innovation: A Few Thoughts about GDPR - Network Law Review
This article examines the problem of statutory obsolescence in the regulation of rapidly evolving technologies, with a focus on GDPR and generative AI. It shows how core GDPR provisions on lawful proc...
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I am in the US, at a @stiglercenter.bsky.social conference about economic concentration and the marketplace of ideas, where I am on the panel about the Digital Services Act with @daphnek.bsky.social @alissacooper.bsky.social, moderated by @flogsell.bsky.social www.chicagobooth.edu/research/sti...
2025 Antitrust and Competition Conference
Invitation-Only Conference
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Les températures mondiales se sont maintenues à des niveaux historiquement élevés en mars, poursuivant près de deux ans de chaleur extraordinaire sur la planète. En Europe, le mois de mars a été de loin le plus chaud jamais enregistré, selon l'observatoire Copernicus. ➡️ u.afp.com/S5fU
On the occasion of the AI Action Summit, the Stanford CPC is joining forces with the Barreau de Paris to organize a round table on "AI and the Future of Democracy" 📅 February 11th ⏰ 6:00 - 8:00 PM 📍 Maison du Barreau (Paris) Program & registration ⬇️ cyber.fsi.stanford.edu/events/ai-an...
AI and the Future of Democracy: Challenges and Opportunities
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I am thrilled to share my latest paper, "Digital Authoritarianism: From State Control to Algorithmic Despotism" - soon to be published in the "Oxford Handbook of Digital Constitutionalism". Any feedback would be very much appreciated! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Digital Authoritarianism: from state control to algorithmic despotism
<span>In an era where digital technology serves as both a tool for liberation and a threat to democracy, the term “digital authoritarianism” has emerged to desc
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Companies that are still doing business with TikTok are putting themselves at immense legal risk, Trump's executive order notwithstanding. My latest for @lawfare.bsky.social. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/trum...
Trump's TikTok Executive Order and the Limits of Executive Non-Enforcement
TikTok's tech partners face massive legal risks by relying on Trump's promises not to enforce the ban law, as courts rarely protect defendants who count on executive non-enforcement.
lawfaremedia.org
We welcome today's decision of the European Court of Human Rights in Pătraşcu v. #Romania. The Court found that ordinary Facebook user should NOT be held liable for third-party comments, reinforcing the importance of protecting #FreeSpeech online shorturl.at/2AjqU #HumanRights #SocialMedia #caselaw
European Court of Human Rights: Facebook user shielded from liability - ARTICLE 19
The European Court of Human Rights ruled that the applicant could not be held liable for third-party comments on a Facebook post.
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