The Binary Agora

About The Binary Agora

The Binary Agora is an open space that serves as a meeting ground for legal tech discussions.

Publisher

albariberamartinez

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 May 2025

Latest episode

27 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

59 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Oct 2026

   #58 Meta's Settlement with 48 US States on Addictive Design Features w/ Peter Chapman

   In this episode, I discuss Meta's recent settlement with US states aimed at addressing issues of platform addiction and safety for children and teens. Peter Chapman, Deputy Director of the Knight Georgetown Institute, provides insights into the settlement's features, legal implications, and the broader impact on social media regulation. To access Meta's settlement, see here: https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/23-05448-ecf-572-1-exhibit-1-mdl-consent-judgment-final-settlment-agreement-fully-executed.pdf. Throughout the episode, we touched upon many different milestones and research conducted in the field. Click on them directly below: - 01:15, KGI's brief on Meta's settlement outlining future concrete steps: https://kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and-commentary/after-the-settlement-ensuring-metas-new-protections-work/. - 07:52, Judge verdict in New Mexico against Meta: https://nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/D-101-CV-2023-02838-Final-FOFCOL-and-Judgment-of-the-Court.pdf. - 08:07, The State of Texas settlement with Meta: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/press/Final%20State%20of%20Texas%20v%20Meta%20Order%202024.pdf. - 08:16, Florida pursuing litigation against Meta: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/florida-asks-court-force-meta-change-facebook-instagram-teens-2026-10-07/. - 09:24, Meta threatens to pull products from the state of New Mexico: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/30/meta-new-mexico-social-media-shutdown. - 10:19, Snap parental control feature adoption nears 0.5% of all teens: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/snap-ceo-says-20-million-194548393.html. - 12:06, Peter's paper with Matt Steinberg on comparisons between EU risk assessments and US litigation: https://kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and-commentary/measuring-risk-what-eu-risk-assessments-and-us-litigation-reveal-about-meta-and-tiktok/. - 13:22, Internal audit of Meta in 2022 reveals 1.4 million adult accounts of suspicious conduct were recommended to minors: https://kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and-commentary/what-us-lawsuits-reveal-about-platform-design-that-dsa-reports-dont/. - 26:49, Spain and France propose bans on social media: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/21/france-ban-social-media-access-under-15s. - 26:58, The EU's proposal of the Kids Act: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/proposal-eu-kids-act-eu-keeping-internet-digital-spaces-accountable-and-trustworthy. - 31:20, Due diligence requirements incorporated into UN guiding principles: https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/wg-business/corporate-human-rights-due-diligence-identifying-and-leveraging-emerging-practices. - 31:32, Daphne Keller on The Rise of the Compliant Speech Platform: https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-rise-of-the-compliant-speech-platform. - 32:46, KGI, Tech Justice Law and the Neely Center write on Designing Technology Remedies: https://kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and-commentary/designing-technology-remedies/. Key moments 00:00 Introduction to Meta's Settlement and Its Significance 02:07 Overview of Settlement Features for Youth Protection 04:12 Legal Context and Broader Litigation Against Meta 07:00 Impact of Settlement on US and Global Social Media Policies 09:55 Role and Challenges of Independent Auditors 16:03 Meta's Discretion in Implementing Settlement Requirements 20:54 Metrics and Benchmarks for Measuring Success 23:05 Behavioral Addiction and Social Media Use 27:03 EU Regulation and US Settlement Influence 30:01 Meta's Decision-Making and Future Compliance Strategies 32:50 Conclusion and Future Outlook To learn more about Dr. Alba Ribera Martínez and her research, we invite you to visit her website: https://www.albariberamartinez.com. The views and opinions expressed by our guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the official position of this podcast, its host, or any affiliated organisations.

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   20 Oct 2026

   #57 The Article 102 Guidelines Go Beyond What the Case Law Has Established w/ Prof. Justin Lindeboom

   In this video, we discuss the new Article 102 Guidelines issued by the European Commission, exploring their implications for competition law. Join us to listen to our conversation on the evolution of these Guidelines and their focus on workable competition policy.Find the European Commission's issued Article 102 Guidelines here: https://competition-policy.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ac0e592e-2c8e-4a45-aae5-d82e7327b022_en?filename=Guidelines_on_exclusionary_abuses_of_dominance_102TFEU.pdf.Throughout the episode, Justin and I touched upon several milestones in the application of the Article 102 Guidelines. Click on them directly here: - 03:51, The draft version of the Guidelines: https://competition-policy.ec.europa.eu/public-consultations/2024-article-102-guidelines_en. - 06:23, Justin's post on Kluwer Competition Law Blog on fiat and reason in the context of Google Shopping: https://legalblogs.wolterskluwer.com/competition-blog/reason-and-fiat-in-the-google-shopping-case/.- 07:02, Lon Fuller popularises the fiat and reason theory: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL14510498M/Reason_and_fiat_in_case_law.- 13:23, The Court of Justice's Intel 2014 ruling: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=planjo:20141024-076.- 13:44, The Court of Justice's Android Auto ruling: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:62023CJ0233.- 14:42, Justin's work on a formalistic approach to competition law: https://academic.oup.com/jcle/article/18/4/832/6582875.- 16:55, The Chicago Board of Trade v. US judgment in the US: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/246/231/.- 17:12, Frank Easterbrook's work on the per se legality of certain practices: https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1035&context=occasional_papers.- 18:26, The Court of Justice's Bronner ruling: https://infocuria.curia.europa.eu/tabs/redirect/juris/liste.jsf?language=en&num=C-7/97.- 20:33, Justin's analysis of the AEC test when considering Servizio Elettrico Nazionale: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4171718.- 21:53, The Court of Justice's Post Danmark I ruling: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:62014CJ0023.- 22:29, The Opinion of AG Wahl in the Intel case: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:62014CC0413.- 23:21, The Court of Justice's European Superleague ruling: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:62021CJ0333.- 23:29, The Court of Justice's Google Android ruling: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/NL/ALL/?uri=CELEX:62022CJ0738.- 25:29, The Economic Advisory Group report issued in 2005: https://www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/publications/2005/journal-complete-issue/eeag-european-economic-advisory-group-cesifo-report.- 27:11, The Enforcement Priorities Guidance issued in 2009 by the European Commission: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=oj:JOC_2009_045_R_0007_01.Key moments 00:00 Introduction00:23 Overview of Article 102 Guidelines01:13 Key aspects of the Guidelines03:19 Workability in enforcement05:06 Impact on private enforcement06:02 Relationship between reason and fiat07:31 Guidelines and competition policy10:35 ConclusionThe Binary Agora is on social media, where we upload and comment on dedicated content only for our subscribers. Stay tuned there, as well.- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thebinaryagora/posts/?feedView=all- BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/thebinaryagora.bsky.social- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebinaryagora- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebinaryagora/The views and opinions expressed by our guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the official position of this podcast, its host, or any affiliated organisations.

3. 

   13 Oct 2026

   #56 The Devil is in the Enforcement: Competitors Seek Access to Google Search Data w/ Aurélien Mähl

   Discover how the European Commission's decision impacts Google's data-sharing obligations under Article 6(11) of the DMA. In this insightful discussion, we explore the implications for competition and privacy with Aurélien Mähl, Lead Public Policy Manager at DuckDuckGo. Throughout the discussion, we talked about a single decision issued by the European Commission on its specification proceedings against Google under Article 6(11) DMA, find it here: https://ec.europa.eu/competition/digital_markets_act/cases/202637/DMA_100209_2799.pdf. On the episode, Aurélien also touched upon some developments surrounding the search market. Click on them directly via the links below: - 01:11, Google's 2025 DMA compliance workshop: https://digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/events-poolpage/2025-alphabet-dma-compliance-workshop-2025-07-01_en. - 02:10, The US DOJ v. Google Search case: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-wins-significant-remedies-against-google. - 05:23, Google's own red-teaming report on the European Commission's proposed anonymisation measures: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/google-makes-security-objections-to-eu-order-opening-android-a-32244. - 09:18, The EDPB-EC Joint Guidelines on the interface between the DMA and the GDPR: https://www.edpb.europa.eu/public-consultations/joint-guidelines-on-the-interplay-between-the-digital-markets-act-and-the_en. - 13:14, The European Commission's specification decision against Apple for its interoperability obligation: https://ec.europa.eu/competition/digital_markets_act/cases/202523/DMA_100203_1655.pdf. - 14:30, Judge Mehta in the US orders search remedies in the DOJ case: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-wins-significant-remedies-against-google. - 18:09, The European Commission's DMA review: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_914. -19:53, The European Commission's initial press release on Article 6(11) DMA: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/api/files/document/print/en/ip_26_1634/IP_26_1634_EN.pdf. Key moments 00:00 Introduction to the DMA and Google's compliance 00:50 Google's initial approach to anonymization 02:00 Importance of data for search relevance 03:30 The gap in competition policy 05:00 New compliance measures and optimism 07:30 Technical vs. contractual safeguards 10:00 FRAND pricing interpretation 12:00 Overlapping remedies in the US and EU 15:00 Metrics for assessing enforcement success To learn more about Dr. Alba Ribera Martínez and her research, we invite you to visit her website: https://www.albariberamartinez.com. She also writes, from time to time, in her newsletter, the DMA Agora, about the latest developments surrounding the European regulation: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7344021393451184128. ________ The Binary Agora is on social media, where we upload and comment on dedicated content only for our subscribers. Stay tuned there, as well. - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thebinaryagora/posts/?feedView=all. - BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/thebinaryagora.bsky.social. - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebinaryagora - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebinaryagora/. The views and opinions expressed by our guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the official position of this podcast, its host, or any affiliated organisations.

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