Despite the importance of data about what happens in public on online platforms, there is no shared framework for how research, journalism, and independent investigations should be conducted with public platform data. The Better Access framework we released today provides that. Incredible work!

Reminder that we are hiring a senior technologist on my team -- a high-impact crew sitting at the intersection of research, tech, and policy. Accepting applications until November 7. Come work with us!

New @nytimes.com: @juliaangwin.com explains how the US v. Google remedies ruling could further entrench Google’s search dominance. KGI’s @alissacooper.bsky.social notes “[t]he remedies here are unlikely to create the circumstances for competitive entry in search.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o...

Very excited to host Jonathan Sallet at Georgetown next week! Come hear directly from a lead litigator in U.S. v. Google search. Free lunch for those joining in person, or live stream for those joining remotely. Registration required.

We're speaking at two #TSRConf sessions today at 11:30am PT. @alissacooper.bsky.social's “Fixing the Feeds: A Policy Road Map to Address Algorithmic Recommender System Harms” will provide insights on how algorithms can be better designed to put user well-being and long term user value first.

Come hang out with us and talk about data access! #tsrconf

Haven't read enough about the Google search antitrust remedies? We have more for you ...

This week, KGI’s @alissacooper.bsky.social is featured in NPR about what the Google Search antitrust ruling means for the future of AI and why the remedies may be too limited to pave the way for more search competition. Full story here 👉 www.npr.org/2025/09/18/n...

DCC 2026 -- our annual competition conference bringing together researchers, policy experts and practitioners -- is accepting paper submissions until October 13. Get those fingers typing ...

Thanks to @sumitecon.bsky.social for reminding us that the CMA has done the world a public service through thorough investigation of the search market. Too bad the US court did not consider what the CMA already found about limited search syndication serving as a barrier, not a boost, to competition.

So much to unpack from Judge Mehta’s remedy opinion in the US v. Google search case. If these remedies ultimately go into effect, evidence indicates that Google’s dominance over online search – a critical information pathway for billions of internet users – will remain entrenched. Long 🧵⬇️

The bsky team is heading to @ietf.org in Montreal in November. The team has requested a "birds of a feather" (BOF) session at #IETF124 - a part of the process for having ATProto admitted as a standard. We're also planning community gatherings. RSVP here if you're interested.

📢 FINAL CALL 📢 to submit your #abstract for the 2025 DMA Enforcement Symposium. Submit your abstract or paper on gatekeepers’ compliance with DMA obligations, their impact on users’ rights, how enforcement structure can be improved, and more by 25 AUG tinyurl.com/473v5mtk

Are you researching the impact, effects, or remedies involved in tech competition regulation or enforcement? Do you have emerging or recently published research to share? Then DCC '26 wants you! Submission deadline is October 13.

🚨New op-ed in @newsweek.com by KGI’s @alissacooper.bsky.social and Eric Rescorla: Yes, Chrome really *can* survive without Google. This article breaks down how the proposed Chrome divestiture as part of the US v. Google search antitrust case is technically feasible www.newsweek.com/yes-chrome-r...

New from @proffionasm.bsky.social and Paul Heidhues: Google Search’s Exclusivity Payments Must Be Capped promarket.org/2025/07/18/g... via ProMarket

📢2025 DMA Enforcement Symposium: Call for Abstracts 📢 The call for abstracts for our 3rd annual Brussels symposium is LIVE. We’re looking for critical assessments of gatekeepers’ compliance with obligations and their impact on users' rights, enforcement structure and procedural issues, and more.

The second must-read paper for today is from @knightgtown.bsky.social Alissa Cooper and Eric Rescorla. The paper describes the technical feasibility of Google divesting Chrome. Google's (forthcoming) arguments on the difficulty of this action are being preempted! kgi.georgetown.edu/wp-content/u...

Wondering if Chrome could operate independently from Google if it were to be divested? We've got a comprehensive technical assessment for you:

How can platforms build better algorithmic feeds? Pinterest shares its approach: using user surveys to guide its recommender system – reducing harm and increasing relevance. Here’s how it works 👇 medium.com/pinterest-en... 🧵

Excited for the third edition of the DMA Enforcement Symposium, especially the technical focus. Those doing analysis of DMA enforcement should consider submitting by July 30!

New panel 🎬 www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KqQ... ‪@alissacooper.bsky.social‬ (‪@knightgtown.bsky.social‬), ‪@coricrider.com (‪@openmarkets.bsky.social‬) & @apmaehl.bsky.social (DuckDuckGo) offer their views on the situation with competition in online search, on the latest legislative initiatives & cases

"The #Google #antitrust search case was always about AI... if you look at the backend of Google's Gemini, it directly benefits from all their user data and Google's search index. No competitor has those advantages. Data is so fundamental to all these AI products." @alissacooper.bsky.social

"We will know these remedies have been successful when there is entry into the market" KGI's @alissacooper.bsky.social speaks at GW Law and Crowell & Moring's Antitrust & Tech conference on the recently litigated monopolization cases against Google, and how remedies can be crafted most effectively.

Throughout May, help strengthen Tor's independence from profit-driven influence. 💜 We're aiming to raise $75,000 to keep building the tools that protect your privacy and help millions access the open internet. 😤✊ #PrivacyIsPossible torproject.org/donate/donat...

@alissacooper.bsky.social and The Dynamist host Evan Swarztrauber dig deep into how social media feeds can be better designed to maximize long-term user value and shift away from attention-maximization designs that can lead to harms and negative online experiences.

Future of Social Media: What’s the Recipe for Pluralism, Long-term User Value and Safety in Recommender Systems? Organised by Panoptykon Foundation with Katarzyna Szymielewicz (moderator), @alissacooper.bsky.social, @ianbrown.tech, @marcfaddoul.com, Ulrik Lyngs More information: cpdp.be/3715 #CPDP

"the [Google search] case is a really great opportunity to try to … analyze how Google has benefited specifically from the monopoly that it has in search, and ensure that the behavior that led to that can't be used to gain an unfair advantage in these other markets which are more nascent."

We're excited to announce that Ramesh Nagarajan, counsel to @commerce.senate.gov will be joining us as a panelist for our event "Designing the Digital Platform Commission" on April 28!

On April 28, join @alissacooper.bsky.social, @annalenhart.bsky.social, @premmtrivedi.bsky.social, and Ramesh Nagarajan 4 a panel discussion of our new paper, “Building the Digital Platform Commission: How to Design a Regulator to Rein In Big Tech.” Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/designing-...

"The EU institutions acted on facts that we can all plainly see in our daily lives, which is that these platforms have systemic impacts, not only individualized ones." @alissacooper.bsky.social (@knightgtown.bsky.social) at #StiglerAntitrust25

"The signature accomplishment of the DSA thus far is that the EU acted on facts we see plainly in our daily lives: that platforms have systemic risks on society...Thinking about things systemically acknowledges the feedback loops that are inherent in these systems" - @alissacooper.bsky.social

KGI's @alissacooper.bsky.social on the DSA: "This law is an opportunity to move policy away from conversations around content to a place where we apply science and rigorous, empirical analysis to understand the ways platforms affect democracy and systemic risks." #StiglerAntitrust25

KGI's @alissacooper.bsky.social is dropping bars about the Digital Services Act at #StiglerAntitrust25 rn!! Tune in 🚨🚨

📣 We're excited to announce that KGI's @alissacooper.bsky.social will be speaking about the EU's Digital Services Act tomorrow at #StiglerAntiTrust2025 at the University of Chicago! 📅 Thurs, April 10, 2025 (12:10-1:10pm CDT) 📺 RSVP for the livestream link here: chicagobooth.edu/StiglerAntitrust25

📢 Excited to share our Initial Analysis on the First Round of Risk Assessments under the EU Digital Services Act, in collaboration with the #DSA Civil Society Coordination Group! Read about key trends, practices, gaps and recommendations for better future reports 👇🏻 cdt.org/insights/dsa...

Want to hear about how to build better feeds? Join @mattmotyl.bsky.social and I at 11:00 ET today!

Excited to write for Lawfare today about how to build better algorithmic feeds, and for our upcoming webinar on this topic on Tuesday! Register here: kgi.georgetown.edu/events/bette...

Today in @lawfare.bsky.social! Check out the latest article by KGI’s own @alissacooper.bsky.social & @zublius.bsky.social. They argue that algorithms should be designed for 👏long-term👏user👏value👏. KGI’s new report establishes guidelines for designing algorithms that put people first bit.ly/4kFr0CB

🚨 WEBINAR ALERT 🚨 Join KGI on March 25th for a live discussion on designing algorithmic feeds that put people first. As legislation and litigation around algorithms heats up, it’s never been more important to learn how they can be improved.

Platforms can design better algorithms. Our new guide serves as a resource for understanding how. bit.ly/3QzxVzq The guide provides detailed explanations of how algorithms work. So much so, that it has been cited in an amicus brief to the Ninth Circuit led by @epic.org! bit.ly/3DyBe6S

Couldn’t make it to our DMA and Beyond conference? Tech Policy Press has got you covered with this podcast discussion hosted by @dwj88.bsky.social. Also check out KGI’s recap live on our site.

DOJ/States' updated remedies proposal in the Google search case paves the way for strong public interest conditions on Chrome divestiture.

In a new article for ProMarket, KGI's @alissacooper.bsky.social and @zublius.bsky.social argue market concentration causes tech platforms to optimize their algorithms for advertiser demands over consumer preferences, resulting in inferior product quality. www.promarket.org/2025/03/04/c...

KGI’s new guide, Better Feeds: Algorithms That Put People First, serves as a roadmap and how-to guide for policymakers and technology companies interested in creating algorithmic systems that put users' long-term interests front and center. Read the report: bit.ly/3QzxVzq

Two great events coming up at Georgetown for Tech & Society Week!

Want to know how we can make social media a better place with fewer annoying and/or harmful content? Check out this brand new report I had the honor of co-authoring with a bunch of fellow experts on social media recommendation systems at the Knight-Georgetown Institute!

There's agreement that engagement-based feeds create harms for individuals and society and reverse chronological feeds are sub-optimal and unrealistic alternatives. KGI's report offers guidelines - centered on transparency, agency, evidence and long-term user value - for building healthier feeds.

Anyone working on platform governance/acctability, online kids safety, or algorithmic feeds needs to read this report, which lights a pathway towards algorithmic systems that put users' long-term interests front and center. So gratified to have convened 15 of the deepest experts to produce this!

@pfchap.bsky.social dug through the DSA audits so that you don't have to. And what he found shows that there is a universe of improvement to be had in turning this tool into a true lever for transparency and accountability.