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Technology & Regulation Series

Spring 2023

February: Responsibilities of Content Moderation

SEMINAR: Monday, February 6, 2023, 12:00-1:15pm
The Supreme Court Takes Up Section 230
Tom Wheeler, former Chair, Federal Communications Commission; Senior Research Fellow, M-RCBG
With respondents: Phil Verveer, former Senior Counselor to the FCC Chair, and Gene Kimmelman, former Deputy Associate Attorney General and Senior Research Fellow, M-RCBG
Wexner 434AB + Zoom

STUDY GROUP: Wednesday, February 8, 12:00 - 1:15pm
Section 230 and the Digital Services Act
Phil Verveer, former Senior Counselor to the FCC Chair
Allison Dining Room


March: Following Europe's Lead: Now it's the U.K.'s Turn to Regulate Big Tech

SEMINAR: Monday, March 6, 12:00-1:15pm
How the UK’s Proposed Digital Regulation Will Add to Europe’s Lead in Tech Platform Oversight
Gene Kimmelman, former Deputy Associate Attorney General, Department of Justice; Senior Research Fellow, M-RBCG
Wexner 434AB + Zoom

STUDY GROUP: Wednesday, March 8, 12:00 - 1:15pm
Will the UK’s Proposed Digital Platform Regulation Conform or Outperform Europe’s DMA – And What Will That Mean in the U.S.?
Amelia Fletcher, Professor of Competition Policy, Norwich Business School (via Zoom)
Rubenstein 414AB (Democracy Lab)


April: Learning by Doing: Regulation and the Future of Digital Platforms

STUDY GROUP: Monday, April 17, 12:00 - 1:15pm
An Economist's Perspective
Nancy Rose, Charles P. Kindleberger Professor in the MIT Economics Department, and Visiting Scholar, M-RCBG
Wexner 434AB + Zoom

SEMINAR: Wednesday, April 19, 12:00 - 1:15pm
What the New World Can teach the Old World About the Digital Markets Act
Jonathan Sallet, former General Counsel, FCC, and Senior Research Fellow, M-RCBG
Rubenstein 414AB