Section 230

Zuck's swift descent into his oh f*** it phase

Part one of a six-part series charting the Meta billionaire's journey from social scion to AGI Messiah. Zuck's making bank, but will the world pay the…

Sep 20, 2024 •

Big Tech's heatshield burns up in landmark court ruling

Breaking news: A US court has ruled Section 230 cannot protect TikTok after it recommended a deadly game that hanged a little girl...

Aug 30, 2024 •

Google's monopoly is busted, handing news a chance card

Everyone wants great search and trustworthy news, so here are some ideas how the judge can achieve both, with some radical thinking...

Aug 9, 2024 •

The law that derailed media for 25 years might be its saviour

Google's pivot to GenAI search means the giant is switching from a platform into a publisher, and that means it's now liable for what it publishes...

May 17, 2024 •

We can't afford to wait: Governments drop a tax bomb on Big Tech's trillions

A tax hammer is being added to antitrust and fines as global governments end the boiling frog era with powerful attacks on tech's trillions

Apr 22, 2024 •

Australia's world-first deal between Meta and news collapses, so what's next?

The social media giant's moved on and won't renew its media deals in Australia. Now publishers are scrambling for a Plan B. Here's a big idea...

Mar 6, 2024 •

The NY Times won't save news from AI, so how about this for a plan?

The publisher's much vaunted plan won’t work for anyone but the NY Times, and it won’t work for them for long. A smarter idea leads to a new partner...

Dec 29, 2023 •

Inside the Google patent designed to end publishing - and what to do about it

Pressured by losses on AI and antitrust, Google now plans to upend the web by pivoting from being a search engine, to a publisher...

Dec 14, 2023 •

Listen: What Biden's AI crackdown means for Big Tech

Listen now (17 mins) | Today my regular segment on Disrupt Radio focused on US President Joe Biden's executive order to put guardrails on AI. He has…

Nov 9, 2023 •

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Biden's White House vows to police the wild west of AI

Plus, Microsoft AI posts sick poll, Bezos writes to a frightened Washington Post newsroom, trade group exposes AIs pinching news, and more...

Nov 3, 2023 •

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