The Social Responsibility of Social Media Platforms
WEBDec 21, 2021 · One in three people globally use social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok. These platforms act as breeding grounds for viral cartoon memes and trendy dance choreography, as well as widespread social movements and vibrant displays of activism.. But social media also has a dark side. Disinformation, hate speech, revenge pornography, harassment, terrorism activity, and sex ...
Deregulation, Reagan-Style - The Regulatory Review
WEBMar 13, 2019 · This bipartisan movement succeeded in federal deregulation of certain industries, including, for example, the prices and schedules of commercial airlines, even while tolerating social regulation, especially when it was aimed at reducing broad social harms. The momentum generated in the late 1970s carried over into the Reagan Administration ...
Revisiting the Constitutionality of Independent Agencies
WEBJul 21, 2020 · The Court—with Chief Justice John Roberts writing for the majority— cited to great effect the CFPB’s single-headed agency structure, the director’s five-year term, and the CFPB’s financial independence and litigating authority as establishing a center of power controlled by one person. This structure, the Court explained, allowed the ...
Trump’s Deregulatory Failures | The Regulatory Review
WEBJan 31, 2024 · In just four years, the Trump Administration rolled back over 100 environmental rules, including those designed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, cut methane emissions, protect wetlands, and conserve public lands.. In a recent article, Stephen Johnson argues that although President Donald J. Trump’s short-term deregulatory record was successful, his long-term record was not.
Challenges in Measuring Regulatory Capture
WEBJun 22, 2016 · Harvard Business School Professor David Moss and I have, roughly speaking, defined regulatory capture as the result or process by which regulation is consistently directed away from the public interest and towards the interests of the regulated industry. But the “public interest” is hard to define. One possible way to do so is to focus on how the public interest is represented in statutes ...
First Principles for Interpreting Regulation | The Regulatory Review
WEBFeb 11, 2013 · The distinctive legal characteristics of these regulations suggest two key principles for their interpretation. Principle 1: Interpret the regulation’s text in light of the regulation’s statement of basis and purpose (often referred to as the regulation’s “preamble”). Except in special circumstances, the Administrative Procedure Act ...
Guns Do Kill People - The Regulatory Review
WEBNov 5, 2018 · “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people” is a well-known slogan used by the National Rifle Association and other pro-gun activists to make the case for their deregulation agenda. This view suggests that the weapon type does not matter, as an assailant who is determined to kill will do whatever is necessary to accomplish that purpose. Whether the victim lives or dies is viewed as a ...
Native Peoples, Tribal Sovereignty, and Regulation
WEBMar 15, 2021 · Accordingly, the United States is obligated to promote tribal self-determination and tribes’ ability to provide for the health and welfare of tribal citizens within tribal lands. Yet despite its formal recognition of a certain degree of Native sovereignty, the federal government has also exercised significant control over tribal peoples and ...
General Rules for Agency Adjudications? | The Regulatory Review
WEBOct 29, 2018 · In 1993, a working group commissioned by ACUS issued the Model Adjudication Rules to govern the proceedings in any “trial-type” agency adjudication—not just formal ones—“that offers an opportunity for an oral, fact-finding hearing.”. Numerous agencies have used the Rules to design new, or revise existing, adjudicative programs.
Regulating by Reference - The Regulatory Review
WEBJul 2, 2013 · The Regulatory Review features an examination of “incorporation by reference” by legal experts on regulation and administrative law. Most people think that regulation comes from government: Congress makes law and the President and executive branch implement it. Of course, when authorized …
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