Joseph Jerome
@joejerome
Public Policy @DuckDuckGo. Used to spend too much time thinking about my privacy, and then gave most of it away on whatever this platform is.
Starting today I'll be working on public policy for @DuckDuckGo. I'm amped to get back into policyland on the side of a company dedicated to building a more private internet. I've been away from tech policy for a bit, so this post also serves as an open request to get coffee!
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 @AAGSlater is reshaping conservative antitrust enforcement from the ground up. In our new episode, she discusses how a vigorous enforcement approach protects free markets for forgotten Americans.
Antitrust trials used to go pretty hard. A DOJ lawyer apparently recited this speech verbatim to the jury in the old Socony-Vacuum case (late 1930s):
What lobbyists tell lawmakers: Surveillance pricing empowers consumers. What CEOs tell Wall Street: We can skip price-matching, auction tickets at each person’s pain point, and turn basics into premium.
Nice report from @ConsumerFed @EPICprivacy @ColorOfChange on the tech industry’s playbook to oppose privacy rights state-by-state:
This morning, we sent a letter to President Trump urging him to adopt a pro-competition regulatory framework found in the EU's Digital Markets Act. 🧵Here's why:
“Increasingly there is just one bill that passes. That’s crazy," notes @justinamash at @JmsMadisonInst Florida Tech and Innovation Summit, arguing the way we’re legislating now is bad for liberty and unrepresentative government.
And @DuckDuckGo’s CEO urges caution on blocking states from enforcing important AI protections in the Big Beautiful Bill.
🆕 post: States should be allowed to regulate AI because realistically Congress won't—Let’s not give AI a decade-long free pass from regulation. gabrielweinberg.com/p/states-shoul…
🆕 post: States should be allowed to regulate AI because realistically Congress won't—Let’s not give AI a decade-long free pass from regulation. gabrielweinberg.com/p/states-shoul…