Mark MacCarthyHUD Should Withdraw its Disparate Impact ProposalHUD’s proposal to provide a safe harbor from disparate impact liability for mortgage lenders using certain algorithmic risk models is a…Oct 25, 2019Oct 25, 2019
Mark MacCarthyTo Regulate Digital Platforms, Focus on Specific Business SectorsA digital platform regulator would be another generalist regulator like the FTC with authority over vast swaths of the economy.Oct 25, 2019Oct 25, 2019
Mark MacCarthyDigital platforms are under attackAdopting a business model shouldn’t be either a way to escape the law or to subject yourself to special ruleSep 19, 2019Sep 19, 2019
Mark MacCarthyTransparency is the way forward to assess political bias on social mediaThis commentary first appeared as a longer column at Tech Policy Perspectives at CIOonline.Aug 26, 2019Aug 26, 2019
Mark MacCarthyPolicy challenges will inhibit 5G growth if they are not properly addressedThis commentary first appeared as a longer column at Tech Policy Perspectives at CIOonline.Jul 29, 2019Jul 29, 2019
Mark MacCarthyAntitrust enforcers can think of privacy as a parameter of competition if they want.This commentary first appeared as a longer column at Tech Policy Perspectives at CIO.com.Jul 12, 2019Jul 12, 2019
Mark MacCarthyThe Challenge of Balanced Content ModerationIt’s hard not to sympathize with Facebook. Alex Stamos, formerly chief security officer for Facebook, said in his recent Senate testimony…Jun 27, 2019Jun 27, 2019
Mark MacCarthyWould Breaking Up Digital Platforms Enhance Free Speech?Check out my commentary at Forbes on breaking up digital platforms to enhance free speech. Not likely to work. Better to look at…Jun 19, 2019Jun 19, 2019
Mark MacCarthyWhat Should Policymakers Do To Encourage Better Platform Content Moderation?Check out my commentary at Forbes on a consumer protection approach to improving the content moderation practices of digital platforms. A…May 16, 2019May 16, 2019
Mark MacCarthyFacebook Embraces Regulation of Content Moderation…or Does it?This article first appeared as a longer column at Tech Policy Perspectives at CIO.comApr 10, 2019Apr 10, 2019
