Forget About the Federal Government and the States—Cities Should Regulate Big Tech

Cities have the progressive pedigree, precedent, and power to ban targeted advertising.

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In his 2016 book, The Attention Merchants, law professor and tech scholar Tim Wu tells the story of Paris in the 1860’s and the brightly colored posters — first introduced by Jules Cheret — that came to dominate the cityscape. Initially…