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Ethics in the wild #10 – Newsletter on moral tripwires
Written on 22.06.2021 15:52 by Ursela Barteczko
This week some interesting approaches are made to regulate Big Tech:
• by the German Kartellamt which investigates Apple´s significance across markets
• and also by the Congress in the U.S.: the „American Innovation and Choice Online Act“ and the „Ending Platform Monopolies Act“ will be voted on later this week. For an interesting podcast on the topic click here. Unsurprisingly, not everyone is happy with these proposals. If you want to know more about the topic of antitrust in the age of the digital, check out Amy Klobuchars Book "Antitrust", reviewed here.
Also interesting in the context of Filter Bubbles, Social Media and Fake News: private messengers are an increasingly important source of information for many persons. Why this can be problematic and what potential countermeasures could look like is described here.