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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August
This edition of the TechREG Chronicle turns to tokenization — the linking of real-world value to instruments that live on distributed ledgers.

July
The contributions in this Chronicle explore whether existing privacy frameworks remain fit for purpose in an environment characterized by large-scale data collection, increasingly sophisticated identification technologies, and evolving theories of harm.

June
“Buy Now, Pay Later” (“BNPL”) has moved from fintech curiosity to embedded infrastructure in modern consumer markets, quietly reshaping how credit is extended, priced, and experienced. What began as a frictionless alternative to traditional lending now sits at the intersection of payments, consumer protection, and competition policy.
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