The 'dark patterns' at the center of FTC's lawsuit against Amazon
NICKELSBURG: Experts like Andrea Matwyshyn say when that design tricks a consumer into doing something they didn't intend to, it becomes a dark pattern. She…
NICKELSBURG: Experts like Andrea Matwyshyn say when that design tricks a consumer into doing something they didn't intend to, it becomes a dark pattern. She…
Last week, we published three separate posts that looked at the FTC’s recent settlement with Aylo, the parent company of multiple adult websites including, most…
“Right now, there are real robotaxis carrying real people on real roads,” said Bryant Walker Smith, an AV researcher and professor at the University of South Ca…
"“The gaming piece is not a surprise at all,” said Danielle Citron, a law professor at the University of Maryland and author of “Hate Crimes in Cyberspace.…
""I think Obama has to say 'Title II' or otherwise he's avoiding the key question," said Marvin Ammori, a consultant for tech compani…
Read the full Q&A with Affiliate Scholar Ryan Calo at Technocrat. Ryan Calo is an assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Law and has…
"“It’s highly possible that when you go around calling yourself ‘the safest place on the internet’ to disclose information then that shapes consumer expect…
"“These folks grew up in a world where platforms are not responsible, and then when they go do stuff in the real world, they expect that to be the case,” s…
"Ryan Calo is an assistant law professor at the University of Washington School of Law whose academic work looks at the legal and policy aspects of robotic…
"Marvin Ammori, a consultant for tech companies and one of the leading net-neutrality advocates, said Wheeler's "legal proposal has the support of…
"That said, there’s a fairly standard process to investigating social media threats, said Danielle Citron, a law professor at the University of Maryland an…
"Privacy expert Woodrow Hartzog, a visiting professor of law at the University of Notre Dame, said the only likely bar to an investigation was time. The ca…
""The FTC has been clear that consumer expectations will govern in determining whether acts or practices are seen as deceptive," said Woodrow Har…
"“It will either be we win on Title II or we lose,” says Marvin Ammori, a fellow at the liberal New America Foundation and an advocate of reclassification.…
"But the hard part is what Ryan Calo, University of Washington law professor, calls the “social meaning” of technology. He observes that a driverless car m…