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More thoughts on the private right of action for.privacy laws as i tease my upcoming pod interview with VT rep Monique Priestly which will be out Wed.
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More on the private right of action
My reaction to Dr. Lauren Scholz commentary on the PRA
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November 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
More thoughts on the private right of action for.privacy laws as i tease my upcoming pod interview with VT rep Monique Priestly which will be out Wed.
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Want to know what topics were covered in this month's Chapell Report?
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November 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Want to know what topics were covered in this month's Chapell Report?
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November 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Privacy & Competition are increasingly at odds.
@epicprivacy.bsky.social wrote a blog post criticizing the French Competition Authorities' position characterizing Apple ATT as anti-competitive.
I invited Alan Butler on @monopolyreport.bsky.social
pod to share his thoughts....
tinyurl.com/yhhfnebk
@epicprivacy.bsky.social wrote a blog post criticizing the French Competition Authorities' position characterizing Apple ATT as anti-competitive.
I invited Alan Butler on @monopolyreport.bsky.social
pod to share his thoughts....
tinyurl.com/yhhfnebk
November 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Privacy & Competition are increasingly at odds.
@epicprivacy.bsky.social wrote a blog post criticizing the French Competition Authorities' position characterizing Apple ATT as anti-competitive.
I invited Alan Butler on @monopolyreport.bsky.social
pod to share his thoughts....
tinyurl.com/yhhfnebk
@epicprivacy.bsky.social wrote a blog post criticizing the French Competition Authorities' position characterizing Apple ATT as anti-competitive.
I invited Alan Butler on @monopolyreport.bsky.social
pod to share his thoughts....
tinyurl.com/yhhfnebk
Here's one last snippet from my interview with Cory Doctorow. We started talking about the Privacy Right of Action in CIPA which pivoted into a discussion around data collection more generally. Full interview is here - tinyurl.com/3na5cb92 and pls follow @monopolyreport.bsky.social podcast for more
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Here's one last snippet from my interview with Cory Doctorow. We started talking about the Privacy Right of Action in CIPA which pivoted into a discussion around data collection more generally. Full interview is here - tinyurl.com/3na5cb92 and pls follow @monopolyreport.bsky.social podcast for more
Here are some video highlights of my interview with Cory Doctorow for @monopolyreport.bsky.social podcast.
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Next week, I welcome Alan Butler from EPIC. Can't wait!
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Next week, I welcome Alan Butler from EPIC. Can't wait!
November 7, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Here are some video highlights of my interview with Cory Doctorow for @monopolyreport.bsky.social podcast.
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Next week, I welcome Alan Butler from EPIC. Can't wait!
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Next week, I welcome Alan Butler from EPIC. Can't wait!
Last year, Richy Glassberg wrote a great piece in @adexchanger.com that begin with "CTV advertising sucks"
Here are my thoughts of how the CTV space collectively deals with opt-out choice.
I don't think this is going away, folks.
Wild West of CTV is over..
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Here are my thoughts of how the CTV space collectively deals with opt-out choice.
I don't think this is going away, folks.
Wild West of CTV is over..
monopoly-report.com/p/ctv-needs-...
CTV Needs to Get Its Act Together
It's the last days of the Wild West for CTV
monopoly-report.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Last year, Richy Glassberg wrote a great piece in @adexchanger.com that begin with "CTV advertising sucks"
Here are my thoughts of how the CTV space collectively deals with opt-out choice.
I don't think this is going away, folks.
Wild West of CTV is over..
monopoly-report.com/p/ctv-needs-...
Here are my thoughts of how the CTV space collectively deals with opt-out choice.
I don't think this is going away, folks.
Wild West of CTV is over..
monopoly-report.com/p/ctv-needs-...
Thought I'd tease my interview with Cory Doctorow that will come out tomorrow on TMR podcast. We talk about his book Enshittification (which you should DEF buy). This segment is a charming back and forth regarding dark patterns used in the ad space.
Ep here manana - www.monopolyreportpod.com
Ep here manana - www.monopolyreportpod.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Thought I'd tease my interview with Cory Doctorow that will come out tomorrow on TMR podcast. We talk about his book Enshittification (which you should DEF buy). This segment is a charming back and forth regarding dark patterns used in the ad space.
Ep here manana - www.monopolyreportpod.com
Ep here manana - www.monopolyreportpod.com
Reposted by Chapell
Here's some thoughts on CIPA and VPPA that were inspired by a recent discussion with Cory Doctorow for @monopolyreport.bsky.social podcast. The episode comes out this Wednesday, November 5.
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Can anti-SLAPP save ad tech from CIPA & VPPA?
A recent podcast guest got me thinking
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November 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Here's some thoughts on CIPA and VPPA that were inspired by a recent discussion with Cory Doctorow for @monopolyreport.bsky.social podcast. The episode comes out this Wednesday, November 5.
chapell.substack.com/p/can-anti-s...
chapell.substack.com/p/can-anti-s...
Here's some thoughts on CIPA and VPPA that were inspired by a recent discussion with Cory Doctorow for @monopolyreport.bsky.social podcast. The episode comes out this Wednesday, November 5.
chapell.substack.com/p/can-anti-s...
chapell.substack.com/p/can-anti-s...
Can anti-SLAPP save ad tech from CIPA & VPPA?
A recent podcast guest got me thinking
chapell.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Here's some thoughts on CIPA and VPPA that were inspired by a recent discussion with Cory Doctorow for @monopolyreport.bsky.social podcast. The episode comes out this Wednesday, November 5.
chapell.substack.com/p/can-anti-s...
chapell.substack.com/p/can-anti-s...
What the what?
Data protection and competition: Apple could remove ATT (App Tracking Transparency) in Germany www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft... via @Tagesspiegel
Datenschutz und Wettbewerb: Apple könnte Anti-Tracking-Abfrage in Deutschland entfernen
Apple gab Nutzern einen Weg, Apps daran zu hindern, ihre Aktivitäten anderswo zu erfassen. Seitdem gibt es Streit. Jetzt könnten Wettbewerbs-Bedenken die Funktion in europäischen Ländern stoppen.
www.tagesspiegel.de
October 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
What the what?
Reposted by Chapell
Data protection and competition: Apple could remove ATT (App Tracking Transparency) in Germany www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft... via @Tagesspiegel
Datenschutz und Wettbewerb: Apple könnte Anti-Tracking-Abfrage in Deutschland entfernen
Apple gab Nutzern einen Weg, Apps daran zu hindern, ihre Aktivitäten anderswo zu erfassen. Seitdem gibt es Streit. Jetzt könnten Wettbewerbs-Bedenken die Funktion in europäischen Ländern stoppen.
www.tagesspiegel.de
October 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Data protection and competition: Apple could remove ATT (App Tracking Transparency) in Germany www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft... via @Tagesspiegel
Everyone's moved on from the Privacy Sandbox - and lots of us are now placing our energy into agentic as we attempt to overthrow the incumbents in the ads space with a new robot army.
Is there room for privacy in this new world? Have we learned from the mistakes of the past?
tinyurl.com/bddht5w4
Is there room for privacy in this new world? Have we learned from the mistakes of the past?
tinyurl.com/bddht5w4
The Sandbox's Death Meets Agentic Fever
The future of ad tech privacy in a post-Sandbox world
monopoly-report.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Everyone's moved on from the Privacy Sandbox - and lots of us are now placing our energy into agentic as we attempt to overthrow the incumbents in the ads space with a new robot army.
Is there room for privacy in this new world? Have we learned from the mistakes of the past?
tinyurl.com/bddht5w4
Is there room for privacy in this new world? Have we learned from the mistakes of the past?
tinyurl.com/bddht5w4
@patrickmcgee.bsky.social shares a bit about his process for writing "Apple in China". There's a lesson for us regulatory folks as we try to share BIG ideas in a way that is digestible.
There's also lots of stuff about his fascinating book & Apple's stance on privacy and competition.
There's also lots of stuff about his fascinating book & Apple's stance on privacy and competition.
October 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
@patrickmcgee.bsky.social shares a bit about his process for writing "Apple in China". There's a lesson for us regulatory folks as we try to share BIG ideas in a way that is digestible.
There's also lots of stuff about his fascinating book & Apple's stance on privacy and competition.
There's also lots of stuff about his fascinating book & Apple's stance on privacy and competition.
By 2027, browsers will be required to support GPC signals. Why only browsers - and not Mobile O/S or CTV platforms? .
It's complicated....
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It's complicated....
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California makes browsers support the GPC
Global Privacy Control just got a huge push
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October 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
By 2027, browsers will be required to support GPC signals. Why only browsers - and not Mobile O/S or CTV platforms? .
It's complicated....
chapell.substack.com/p/california...
It's complicated....
chapell.substack.com/p/california...
By 2027 browsers will be required to support GPC signals.
Google probably won't make the GPC toggle quite so prominent (as it is in my pic)... and there are lots of things taking place in the background to consider. See my substack
chapell.substack.com/p/california...
Google probably won't make the GPC toggle quite so prominent (as it is in my pic)... and there are lots of things taking place in the background to consider. See my substack
chapell.substack.com/p/california...
California makes browsers support the GPC
Global Privacy Control just got a huge push
chapell.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
By 2027 browsers will be required to support GPC signals.
Google probably won't make the GPC toggle quite so prominent (as it is in my pic)... and there are lots of things taking place in the background to consider. See my substack
chapell.substack.com/p/california...
Google probably won't make the GPC toggle quite so prominent (as it is in my pic)... and there are lots of things taking place in the background to consider. See my substack
chapell.substack.com/p/california...
On this week's @monopolyreport.bsky.social pod, we continue my discussion with former Chair of the FTC, Jon Leibowitz.
In this clip, we talk about where to set the bar in terms of privacy rules - where we make the point that having FEW rules or TOO STRINGENT rules tends to favor big tech.
In this clip, we talk about where to set the bar in terms of privacy rules - where we make the point that having FEW rules or TOO STRINGENT rules tends to favor big tech.
October 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
On this week's @monopolyreport.bsky.social pod, we continue my discussion with former Chair of the FTC, Jon Leibowitz.
In this clip, we talk about where to set the bar in terms of privacy rules - where we make the point that having FEW rules or TOO STRINGENT rules tends to favor big tech.
In this clip, we talk about where to set the bar in terms of privacy rules - where we make the point that having FEW rules or TOO STRINGENT rules tends to favor big tech.
Antitrust law is increasingly less likely to save publishers. And all due respect to wikiHow, Google's not going to save them either....
So what will help? Collective Action and Technical Solutions.
Cloudflare's scarecrow may be part of the solution.
monopoly-report.com/p/publishers...
So what will help? Collective Action and Technical Solutions.
Cloudflare's scarecrow may be part of the solution.
monopoly-report.com/p/publishers...
Publishers' Last Stand
Will Cloudflare's scarecrow save publishers from AI?
monopoly-report.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Antitrust law is increasingly less likely to save publishers. And all due respect to wikiHow, Google's not going to save them either....
So what will help? Collective Action and Technical Solutions.
Cloudflare's scarecrow may be part of the solution.
monopoly-report.com/p/publishers...
So what will help? Collective Action and Technical Solutions.
Cloudflare's scarecrow may be part of the solution.
monopoly-report.com/p/publishers...
I asked former FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz about how the Commission viewed Google's acquisition of DoubleClick back in 2008 - what he shared was eye opening to say the least!
Check out @monopolyreport.bsky.social podcast!
www.monopolyreportpod.com/episode-49-p...
Check out @monopolyreport.bsky.social podcast!
www.monopolyreportpod.com/episode-49-p...
October 2, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I asked former FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz about how the Commission viewed Google's acquisition of DoubleClick back in 2008 - what he shared was eye opening to say the least!
Check out @monopolyreport.bsky.social podcast!
www.monopolyreportpod.com/episode-49-p...
Check out @monopolyreport.bsky.social podcast!
www.monopolyreportpod.com/episode-49-p...
If you want to better understand WHY digital media is in this state, take a look at the period from 2004 to 2013 --- from Google's IPO to its acquisitions of DLCK, Admeld & Invite to the intitial antitrust investigation by the FTC that didn't bear fruit.
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Episode 49: Part 1 - Jon Leibowitz and the FTC's role during the early Google Era
Host Alan Chapell is joined by Jon Leibowitz, former chair of the FTC to discuss the Commission's impact on the digital media landscape from 2004 until 2013. In par…
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October 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
If you want to better understand WHY digital media is in this state, take a look at the period from 2004 to 2013 --- from Google's IPO to its acquisitions of DLCK, Admeld & Invite to the intitial antitrust investigation by the FTC that didn't bear fruit.
www.monopolyreportpod.com/episode-49-p...
www.monopolyreportpod.com/episode-49-p...
We interrupt today's (great) coverage of the Google trial with some developments in Europe - as the EU Commission looks to revisit certain consent requirements for digital media.
We need to go further & re-think other vestiges of last era (e.g., icons on ads).
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We need to go further & re-think other vestiges of last era (e.g., icons on ads).
chapell.substack.com/p/is-the-eu-...
Is the EU giving up on cookie consents?
Lets try a bunch of radical ideas and see what works best.
chapell.substack.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
We interrupt today's (great) coverage of the Google trial with some developments in Europe - as the EU Commission looks to revisit certain consent requirements for digital media.
We need to go further & re-think other vestiges of last era (e.g., icons on ads).
chapell.substack.com/p/is-the-eu-...
We need to go further & re-think other vestiges of last era (e.g., icons on ads).
chapell.substack.com/p/is-the-eu-...
More thoughts on Google's recent proposed court settlement that brings the RTB Control.... all in the name of privacy.
Why deceptively simple privacy tools are in fact, well... deceptive.
chapell.substack.com/p/rtb-contro...
Why deceptively simple privacy tools are in fact, well... deceptive.
chapell.substack.com/p/rtb-contro...
RTB Control and other Tracking Technologies
Google may weaponize a recent court settlement
chapell.substack.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
More thoughts on Google's recent proposed court settlement that brings the RTB Control.... all in the name of privacy.
Why deceptively simple privacy tools are in fact, well... deceptive.
chapell.substack.com/p/rtb-contro...
Why deceptively simple privacy tools are in fact, well... deceptive.
chapell.substack.com/p/rtb-contro...
How do we fix digital media in the EU? In my view, the answer to that question should include experimentation. I was honored to have a thoughtful discussion with @tobiasjudin.bsky.social of Norway's data protection regulator (the Datatilsynet). Norway is considering a ban on behavioral ads.
September 17, 2025 at 11:19 AM
How do we fix digital media in the EU? In my view, the answer to that question should include experimentation. I was honored to have a thoughtful discussion with @tobiasjudin.bsky.social of Norway's data protection regulator (the Datatilsynet). Norway is considering a ban on behavioral ads.
Whether my phone is actually listening to me is kind of besides the point. Check out my latest Substack.
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My phone isn't ACTUALLY listening to my convos, right?
Well.... it depends on how you frame that question
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September 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Whether my phone is actually listening to me is kind of besides the point. Check out my latest Substack.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
I wrote some stuff about Judge Mehta's decision re: Google for @monopolyreport.bsky.social . Time to admit that any post Kahn/Kanter momentum re: antitrust has dissipated. Lot's more - also, I'll be talking about the decision w/Ari Paparo on the @marketecture.tv pod this week. tinyurl.com/37xek9hs
Google was right all along!
Apparently, the reports of a Google breakup were... premature
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September 3, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I wrote some stuff about Judge Mehta's decision re: Google for @monopolyreport.bsky.social . Time to admit that any post Kahn/Kanter momentum re: antitrust has dissipated. Lot's more - also, I'll be talking about the decision w/Ari Paparo on the @marketecture.tv pod this week. tinyurl.com/37xek9hs