TechREG® Chronicle – Designed Addiction
TechREG® Chronicle August 2024
Dear Readers, Over the past year, much attention has focused on the degree to which certain social media providers engage in what is sometimes termed “addiction by design.” The term refers to the extent to which certain platforms target certain users (particularly younger or other potentially younger users) with technologies...
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March
This Chronicle brings together contributions that explore the evolving relationship between industrial policy, competition, regulation & technological change from complementary angles.

February
This month’s TechREG Chronicle focuses on online consumer protection, at a moment when regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are reassessing how legacy consumer-protection frameworks apply in digital, data-driven markets.

January
Tech banking charters have returned to the center of regulatory and strategic debate, driven by the convergence of digital assets, stablecoins, and the maturation of fintech business models.
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