Some Good Trouble

Launching a passion project that's been in the works for two years

This is a slightly-off topic post (although discerning readers can probably detect the throughline) but I wanted to send a note about the launch of a…

Nov 27, 2024 • 

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May 2024

A potential path forward between big tech and the news industry

A deep dive on why the biggest regulation attempt to date has backfired and why a Senator in California might have the solution

May 15, 2024 • 

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April 2024

This story is going viral

The CrowdTangle announcement goes global, civil society groups respond and notes from Brussels

Apr 18, 2024 • 

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March 2024

CrowdTangle is dead, long live CrowdTangle!

Today, Meta announced that CrowdTangle would finally be shut down later this year.

Mar 14, 2024 • 

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January 2024

An update across the transparency world

I want to send a quick update on the world of data access and transparency.

Jan 22, 2024 • 

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October 2023

Navigating our way through the fog of war

Europe offers one path forward, if regulators can get it right

Oct 31, 2023 • 

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September 2023

Battling Titans: What The Fight Between ESPN and Disney Tells Us About Facebook and the News Industry

It’s fascinating to look at what’s happening between ESPN/Disney and Charter Spectrum and the ways in which represents the exact same dynamics that have…

Sep 7, 2023 • 

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August 2023

What we've learned from meta's big research project and other thoughts

The biggest news on the transparency front over the last few weeks is that the first 4 papers in meta’s big research collaboration around the US 2020…

Aug 21, 2023 • 

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Reconsidering Tolstoy

A brief tangent about Leo Tolstoy and the value of finding outlets for our creativity

Aug 15, 2023 • 

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July 2023

Catching up

Some quick thoughts on what's happening in the world

Jul 14, 2023 • 

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May 2023

Unlocking the Potential of Public Data In The Digital Services Act

What experts say about how to get Article 40.12 of the DSA right and my own recommendations

May 31, 2023 • 

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April 2023

Twitter's Commitment to Transparency: One Step Forward, 12 Million Steps Backwards

How Twitter Dramatically Changed Its Approach to Transparency In One Week But Not In The Way You Think

Apr 11, 2023 • 

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