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...

🚨Antitrust & digital competition are in the news almost daily – from decisions issued in cases against Google search and ad tech to DMA enforcement actions involving Apple and Meta and new private litigation in multiple jurisdictions. 👇

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 🧵⬇️

⏳ Time is running out! Vote by Aug 24 to help bring KGI’s Fixing Our Feeds panel to #SXSW. Let’s design algorithms that put people first – not clicks. 💡 👉 participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...

📅 Announcing: Digital Competition Conference 2026 Feb 5-6, 2026📍Washington DC Cohosted by KGI, Yale Tobin Center’s Digital Economy Project & Princeton's Center for Information Technology Policy, exploring latest lessons in tech competition regulation & enforcement kgi.georgetown.edu/news/call-fo...

🚨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...

KGI's @pfchap.bsky.social was featured on @techpolicypress.bsky.social, breaking down AliExpress' recent binding commitments under the EU’s Digital Services Act on six key areas including recommender and advertising system transparency and researcher data access www.techpolicy.press/lessons-from...

Peter Chapman unpacks AliExpress’ binding commitments under the DSA—and why they matter. From recommender transparency to researcher access and monitoring, he explores how these steps could drive real accountability.

🚨NEW Report: The Technical Feasibility of Divesting Google Chrome 🚨 Our report shows a Google Chrome divestiture is technically feasible and offers an engineering assessment of what it would take to separate Chrome from Google – and succeed: kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and... #USvGoogle

Excited to launch the Federal Alumni & Digital Service Alumni Fellows program welcoming 9 former fed tech & policy leaders to Georgetown's Tech & Society Initiative & @scientistsorg.bsky.social! beeckcenter.georgetown.edu/georgetown-u... @knightgtown.bsky.social @beeckcenter.bsky.social

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... 🧵

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... 🧵

The folks at @knightgtown.bsky.social are doing cutting-edge research on recommender systems. 👇 In this new commentary for @dsaobservatory.bsky.social l, @alissacooper.bsky.social and Peter Chapman discuss key findings and their relevance to the DSA. dsa-observatory.eu/2025/05/19/m...

🚨New exciting job opportunity! Applications are open for our Postdoctoral Fritz Fellowship in Digital Competition Research! This position will work with KGI & @gtowntechlaw.bsky.social based at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Apply here today: kgi.georgetown.edu/postdoctoral...

A bit older now, but still worth a read (in my humble opinion). Google just wrapped their case with closing arguments expected at the end of the month

"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.

🤔Is there a better approach to creating better social media algorithms than an outright ban on personalized feeds? Our Executive Director @alissacooper.bsky.social was featured on the Foundation for American Innovation's The Dynamist podcast to help answer this question... [thread]

Our ED @alissacooper.bsky.social spoke to NPR's @jaclynmdiaz.bsky.social about why AI has been featuring so prominently in the #Google #antitrust search case – helping to break down how connected AI growth & search engines are. A must-read for anyone following the case: www.npr.org/2025/04/29/n...

"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."

Today the #USvGoogle trial about how to remedy Google's online search monopoly wraps up its 1st week. This antitrust remedies trial is significant in that it has the potential to drastically transform online search - hopefully leading to a more competitive and vibrant online information environment

We're currently tuned into this fantastic deep dive under the hood of the algorithm, and how algorithms & AI are reshaping democracy + our information ecosystem. Check out our colleagues @paulohm.bsky.social, @juliaangwin.com, @jatucker.bsky.social & @whiskeyocelot.bsky.social #StiglerAntitrust2025

Next up at #StiglerAntitrust25, we take a look “under the hood” of the algorithms that structure the digital public sphere with this panel exploring the technical mechanisms governing contemporary online discourses. Watch live now: chicagobooth.edu/research/stigler/events/livestream

"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

🚨TODAY! 🚨 @alissacooper.bsky.social speaks at #StiglerAntitrust25 about the EU’s DSA & moving away from unwinnable content moderation wars to a place where we apply science, empirical evidence + rigorous measurement to assess systemic societal risks. Watch here: www.chicagobooth.edu/research/sti...

👀 Follow KGI's @zanderarnao.bsky.social who will be posting live from #StiglerAntitrust25! We're excited for the panels and deep dives into some of the most pressing issues impacting the digital environment. @promarket.bsky.social 📺 Tune in live: chicagobooth.edu/research/stigler/events/livestream

📣 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

📢 Did you miss KGI at Georgetown University's Tech & Society Week? We brought together leading experts to discuss the industry-wide shifts in social media platform design, as well as the growing wave of litigation that aims to protect users online. Learn more here: kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and...

🚨 The Digital Services Act CSO Coordination Group, convened by @cdteu.bsky.social, dropped its analysis of the first round of DSA systemic risk assessments this month. It’s a must-read for anyone tracking platform accountability in the EU. 🧵

🚨 TODAY! 🚨 Starting at 11am ET: Join us as we discuss how to design algorithms that put users' interests front and center – leading to more positive and less harmful online experiences. Can't make it? Sign up at the link below and we'll send you the recording! 👀 📣 Register here: bit.ly/4bBbraR

Want to learn more? Tune in to KGI’s upcoming webinar on March 25th at 11am about how to fix the feeds 😊 Report authors will explain how algorithms are currently designed and how the report guidelines can make them better. Register now! 👇 bit.ly/4bBbraR

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

🚨 STARTING NOW 🚨 The social media ecosystem has changed profoundly over the last five years. New platforms have broken through and existing ones have transformed. Join experts as they reckon with this evolving landscape and its consequences for our daily lives. 🔗 Livestream: bit.ly/3DPdrjl

Last chance to register! 👀 Tomorrow KGI is hosting a panel on the recent evolution of social media and its consequences for our everyday life. Bringing together leading experts, the panel will reckon with a fragmented social media ecosystem. 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4bNB1cI

🚨 STARTING NOW 🚨 A growing wave of litigation targets harms arising from social media platform design. Join experts from Emory, Georgetown, Harvard, & TJLP to hear how courts are handling consumer protection claims—and what the future may hold. 🔗 Livestream: bit.ly/43XLY9A

🚨THIS WEEK🚨 Join us in-person or online for two timely discussions on platform liability, litigation, and the evolving digital ecosystem. 🔗 Register Here: kgi.georgetown.edu/events/

Join @knightgtown.bsky.social for an essential discussion on the evolving social media landscape. Details, speakers (@noupside.bsky.social, @seanmartinmcdonald.bsky.social, & more), and registration link👇🏼 🔗 : bit.ly/4bNB1cI 📅 Mar 19 | ⏰ 10AM - 11:30 AM EST

🚨 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.

Join @knightgtown.bsky.social for a timely discussion of how courts are grappling with platform liability, design, and real-world harms. Details, speakers (@mblawrence.bsky.social, @meetalijain.bsky.social, & more), and registration link👇🏼 🔗 : bit.ly/3R21pGa 📅 Mar 18, 2025 | ⏰ 10AM - 12PM EST

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

KGI’s own @alissacooper.bsky.social spoke with @techpolicypress.bsky.social on the state of tech competition policy following DMA and Beyond, our recent conference on promoting dynamic and competitive digital markets. Read the highlights 👇 kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and...

The UK is investigating Google to assess its search dominance. 🔍 In a new filing, KGI recommends promoting competition by learning from past experiences, restricting default payment, and studying data access. These remedies could reshape how millions access information online. bit.ly/4hiCoBg

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...

Our experiences online are shaped by algorithmic feeds used to determine what users see when scrolling their social media feeds and other online services. Documented harms include problematic overuse in teens, reduced user satisfaction, and polarization.

🚨 Social Media in Court & in Transition 🚨 Join KGI & experts for two conversations: ⚖️ March 18: Courts are considering liability for harms from platform design—where are these cases headed? 📅 March 19: Social media is fragmenting—what’s next for users & governance? 🔗 Register here! bit.ly/4boSSXr

🚨 NEW REPORT – Better Feeds: Algorithms That Put People First 🚨 As policymakers around the globe grapple with addressing concerns about algorithms, KGI’s new report offers guidance on improving the design of algorithmic systems that shape billions of users’ digital lives. bit.ly/3QzxVzq

🚨 The first round of Digital Services Act (DSA) audits shows a major challenge: Without comparable definitions & methodologies, transparency & accountability are limited. KGI recently reviewed audits focused on recommender systems. bit.ly/3XmZGPc What did we find? 🧵👇

Another fascinating day at DMA and Beyond, co-hosted by KGI and the Yale Tobin Center's Digital Economy Project! 🧠 Leading experts continued to share groundbreaking insights on the future of tech competition policy. Key takeaways from Day 2 🧵

What an opening day at DMA and Beyond, co-hosted by KGI and the Yale Tobin Center’s Digital Economy Project! 🧐 Leading researchers, policy experts, and advocates are diving deep into the most pressing issues arising from tech competition regulation. Key insights from Day 1 🧵