📣 Call for Submissions & Save-the-Date: Digital Competition Conference 2027 📆 February 9-10, 2027 |📍 Washington, D.C. Co-hosted by KGI, the Yale Tobin Center's Digital Economy Project, and Princeton University's CITP: kgi.georgetown.edu/news/call-fo... 👇

🚨 New in Bloomberg Law: "Major Tech Verdicts Serve to Check Industry as Regulation Stalls" KGI's Peter Chapman discusses how social media & AI chatbot litigation can reveal what firms knew about potential harms, how they measure risk, and tradeoffs they make between safety, engagement + revenue 👇

Major Tech Verdicts Serve to Check Industry as Regulation Stalls

Jury verdicts against technology juggernauts like Meta Platforms Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. are spotlighting the role complex litigation plays in shaping tech policy in the absence of comprehensi...

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The search data-sharing regime taking shape in the EU will rise or fall on how much data Google must share, how often, with what privacy safeguards, and through what process rivals actually receive it, write the Knight-Georgetown Institute’s Alissa Cooper and Zander Arnao.

Designing Europe’s Search Data Sharing Rules for Competition in the AI Era

The European Commission has built a framework that, with refinements, could be a model for other jurisdictions, write KGI's Alissa Cooper and Zander Arnao.

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🚨 New in TIME: Why Fines Alone Won’t Make Social Media Safer For Kids. Read our latest op-ed by KGI's Peter Chapman, Ravi Iyer (USC Neely Center) & Meetali Jain (TJL) on how the remedies ordered in the New Mexico case against Meta could help shape how courts respond to social media harms.

Why Fines Alone Won’t Make Social Media Safer For Kids

If courts want to reduce harm, they must focus on product design choices, measurable safety outcomes, and governance, write Peter Chapman, Ravi Iyer, and Meetali Jain.

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⚖️ Courts are emerging as central actors in technology governance. The new TRAL Tracker brings together tech-related lawsuits and regulatory actions across jurisdictions, helping users monitor how courts and regulators respond to emerging technology issues. 👉 kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and...

📣 We're hiring a Policy Analyst and Research Analyst! This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to widely disseminated research and policy work across platform governance, competition policy, AI, and the future of the online information ecosystem. 🚀 Apply by June 1, 2026 kgi.georgetown.edu/jobs/

Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI)@knightgtown.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We’re hiring! KGI is seeking a Policy Analyst and Research Analyst to join our team working at the intersection of tech policy, research, and the online information environment. Hybrid positions based in Washington, D.C. Apply by June 1, 2026. kgi.georgetown.edu/jobs/ 👇

We’re speaking about Better Access at @cpdpconferences.bsky.social today in Brussels! Join our panel “Opening the Black Box: Platform Data, Governance, and Accountability" at 11:50am CET. 👀 More info here: www.cpdpconferences.org/panels/openi...

Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI)@knightgtown.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📣 New KGI Explainer: Why is access to public platform data so important for researchers? Our new explainer breaks down our Better Access framework – a roadmap for expanding access to high-influence public platform data at a time when independent access to this data is steadily diminishing.

📣 New KGI Explainer: Why is access to public platform data so important for researchers? Our new explainer breaks down our Better Access framework – a roadmap for expanding access to high-influence public platform data at a time when independent access to this data is steadily diminishing.

Better Access: Data for the Common Good

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📣 Join our panel at #CPDP2026 this week (May 20, 11:50-13:05): “Opening the Black Box: Platform Data, Governance, and Accountability," where we will explore opportunities and challenges related to independent researcher access to platform data. Learn more 👇 www.cpdpconferences.org/panels/openi...

We’re hiring! KGI is seeking a Policy Analyst and Research Analyst to join our team working at the intersection of tech policy, research, and the online information environment. Hybrid positions based in Washington, D.C. Apply by June 1, 2026. kgi.georgetown.edu/jobs/ 👇

NEW: “Designing Technology Remedies: Lessons for Social Media and Generative AI Chatbot Litigation” presents an evidence-based framework for crafting remedies that strengthen technology governance and online safety as social media and AI chatbot lawsuits advance toward discovery and trial in the US.

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As New Mexico’s public nuisance trial against Meta begins this week, the focus is on whether it created a public health hazard – and what court-ordered remedies could mean. KGI’s @pfchap.bsky.social spoke with The Verge on how the case could shape platform design to improve online safety for kids.

Meta’s historic loss in court could cost a lot more than $375 million

The state previously won a $375 million jury award against Meta.

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🚨New KGI report! The creation of a Technical Committee is key to implementing US v. Google search remedies and promoting competition, but it must be carefully designed with strong expertise and monitoring. Our new blueprint outlines what’s needed: kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and...

Designing the Technical Committee for the United States v. Google Search Antitrust Remedy – Knight-Georgetown Institute

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2025 was a big year for KGI! Our first full year in operation, we helped inform policy on algorithmic feed design, data access & competition enforcement in the search market. 🎟️ 16 events 📖 25+ publications 🌎 Engaging our network across 40+ countries. Read more 👉 kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and...

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📣 Join our team! KGI is seeking an Operations Associate to provide operational support for budgeting, people processes, events, and internal + external comms. This position is hybrid and must be based in Washington, D.C. Apply by April 6, 2026: kgi.georgetown.edu/operations-a...

🚨 Starting now! Join us for our event "Designing for Democracy: Social Media Feeds in a Hyper-Polarized World," where we will explore the relationship between algorithmic feed design and social and political polarization. Livestream is available here: www.youtube.com/live/8cTeXE6...

Designing for Democracy: Social Media Feeds in a Hyper-Polarized World

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

Are social media feeds making us more polarized – or is the story more complicated? Join us this Thursday (10-11:30am ET) at Georgetown's Tech & Society Week 2026 as we unpack what the evidence actually says about algorithms & polarization. In person + livestream 👉 kgi.georgetown.edu/events/desig...

This week’s verdicts against Meta and YouTube in landmark social media trials in the US underscore the real harms users link to social media design and highlight the need for these companies to overhaul design choices that prioritize engagement over safety 👉 kgi.georgetown.edu/news/verdict...

Are social media feeds making us more polarized – or is the story more complicated? Join us this Thursday (10-11:30am ET) at Georgetown's Tech & Society Week 2026 as we unpack what the evidence actually says about algorithms & polarization. In person + livestream 👉 kgi.georgetown.edu/events/desig...

We’re hiring! KGI is seeking an Operations Associate to provide operational support for budgeting, people processes, events, and internal + external comms. This position is hybrid and must be based in Washington, D.C. Apply by April 6, 2026: kgi.georgetown.edu/operations-a...

Missed our amazing Digital Competition Conference? Check out the recap with highlight video, plus links to recordings and slides for all the talks.

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

🚀 Digital Competition Conference 2026: This year's DCC connected leading researchers, policymakers, businesses, litigators & civil society from 37 countries, linking cutting-edge research with real-world enforcement on key digital markets challenges. Recap here: kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and...

📣 Happening tomorrow! KGI's @leticiabode.bsky.social & @pfchap.bsky.social will speak about our Better Access framework for @gesis.org's "Show & Tell – Social Media Data in Research Practice" series. March 20, 2026 | 2pm CET (9am ET) Register here: events.gwdg.de/event/1260/

Katrin Weller@kwelle.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Join us next week Friday, March 20, for a presentation by @leticiabode.bsky.social and @pfchap.bsky.social on "Better Access: A Framework for Accessing High-Influence Public Platform Data". Registration required via events.gwdg.de/event/1260/

🚀 Digital Competition Conference 2026: This year's DCC connected leading researchers, policymakers, businesses, litigators & civil society from 37 countries, linking cutting-edge research with real-world enforcement on key digital markets challenges. Recap here: kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and...

Recent controversies surrounding age verification on major platforms – from Discord delaying its age verification rollout to Reddit facing fines in the UK for children's privacy failures – highlight the challenges of adopting age assurance systems in ways that protect user privacy and experiences. 🧵

It’s hard for the public to grasp the complexity of implementing online age assurance effectively, so I was happy to help break it down for Fast Company’s Mark Sullivan. Nice call-out included for the need for independent verification of age assurance systems. www.fastcompany.com/91504593/ope...

OpenAI’s delayed ‘adult mode’ underscores the challenges of age-gating AI

A lot is riding on OpenAI’s ability to separate older ChatGPT users from younger ones.

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How do social media algorithms shape social and political polarization? Join KGI at Georgetown's Tech & Society Week for “Designing for Democracy: Social Media Feeds in a Hyper-Polarized World.” 📆 Mar 26, 10-11:30AM ET 📍Georgetown Capitol Campus + livestream 🎟️ kgi.georgetown.edu/events/desig...

Designing for Democracy: Social Media Feeds in a Hyper-Polarized World – Knight-Georgetown Institute

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🚨 Today is the final day to apply for our Student Research Assistant (Summer 2026) who will join a new project examining AI and the future of content markets. kgi.georgetown.edu/student-rese...

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

We're hiring! KGI is hiring for a Student Research Assistant (Summer 2026) to join a new project examining AI and the future of content markets. Applications due by March 6, 2026. Learn more and apply here: kgi.georgetown.edu/student-rese... 📆 10-12 weeks (Summer 2026)|📍 Hybrid / Washington, D.C.

It can feel like those with the power to address Google's monopoly in search, and particularly its grip on search distribution, are passing up their opportunities to do so. First was the US District Court in US v. Google, and now comes the UK CMA. Read on for KGI's analysis of the CMA's proposals.

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

The UK’s competition regulator has built solid evidence of Google's market power in search. But its proposed interventions are not poised to address it. See KGI's public comment to the UK's CMA on its proposed conduct requirements for Google search 👇 🧵

The UK’s competition regulator has built solid evidence of Google's market power in search. But its proposed interventions are not poised to address it. See KGI's public comment to the UK's CMA on its proposed conduct requirements for Google search 👇 🧵

A Missed Opportunity to Address Google’s Market Power in Search in the UK – Knight-Georgetown Institute

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Join us Wednesday at 12pm ET for our final OSoMe Awesome Speaker talk! 🎙️ Alissa Cooper (Knight-Georgetown Institute) 📌 Better Feeds: Algorithms That Put People First 🗓 March 4 | 12pm ET 🔗 Register: iu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

We're hiring! KGI is hiring for a Student Research Assistant (Summer 2026) to join a new project examining AI and the future of content markets. Applications due by March 6, 2026. Learn more and apply here: kgi.georgetown.edu/student-rese... 📆 10-12 weeks (Summer 2026)|📍 Hybrid / Washington, D.C.