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Internet policy, net neutrality, platform regulation, and data rights
- As Massachusetts ponders ride-sharing regs, where’s the data?Sep 15, 2015
Today, hearings begin at the Massachusetts state house over how to regulate the budding ride-sharing / on-demand transportation industry (Uber, Lyft, et al). Adam Vaccaro over at Boston.com has a good summary of the various competing bills — a pro-Uber bill that welcomes new Transportation Network C...
- Introducing Quackpad - simple collaborative docs for teams using SlackJul 30, 2015
- Here’s the solution to the Uber and Airbnb problems — and no one will like itJul 23, 2015
It’s been a fascinating week to watch the war between Uber and the De Blasio administration play out. Not surprisingly, Uber ended up carrying the day using a combination of its dedicated user base and its sophisticated political machine. This is yet another very early round in what will be a long a...
- Regulation, the Internet wayJun 4, 2015
Today at USV, we are hosting our 4th semiannual Trust, Safety and Security Summit. Brittany, who manages the USV portfolio network, runs about 60 events per year — each one a peer-driven, peer-learning experience, like a mini-unconference on topics like engineering, people, design, etc. The USV net...
- Dick Pics and Cable Company FuckeryApr 7, 2015
John Oliver has become the most important voice in tech policy (and maybe policy in general). His gift, his talent, his skill: turning wonky policy language that makes people glaze over into messages that people connect to and care about it. Last fall, he did took what may be the most boring, confus...