Platform governance: myths vs reality
WELCOME BACK TO ANOTHER DIGITAL POLITICS. I'm Mark Scott, and I've joined a yearlong taskforce to help the United Kingdom figure out how to implement its upcoming social media data access rules. We're looking for a PostDoc to help with that work — check that out here and spread the word (or apply!)
— There are a lot of misconceptions about nascent rules to oversee social media. Let's unpack what is really going on in 2025.
— The way the internet currently operates is under threat. That should worry us all.
— The speed of AI oversight has significantly slowed over the last two years. Here's the chart that explains that.
Let's get started.