Category Regulation

Blain’s Morning Porridge Facebook Regulation

Digital Cancer – Will Facebook go the Way of the Tobacco Companies?

The market has apparently shrugged off the platform outages and whistleblower testimony on Facebook’s prioritisation of profits over people. Or is Facebook mortally wounded and a regulatory quietus inevitable? Can the social media genie be put back in the bottle?

Blain’s Morning Porridge Apple Regulation Tech

The Need To Regulate Big Tech (Part 1)

We had a slew of spectacular Big Tech results this week, but has the time come to regulate them more closely to avoid increasingly monopolistic behaviour, and to protect the population from the pernicious effect of the manipulation of big data? It’s as much an argument about the role of the state as it is about the success of companies. There will be winners and losers.

Amazon, Apple, Big Tech, Facebook, Google, regulation
Bill Blain
April 29, 2021

On Holiday: So, Farewell to all that…
October 13, 2021
One simply can’t ignore a bleeping email. So much for being on holiday, but this week I will simply observe and repeat: please don’t break the market while I’m out!Read More »
Boris’ Economics Plan scores an E-
October 7, 2021
Boris whipped the Tory faithful into a frenzy with his “wizard” economic plans, but it was empty, hollow and doomed bluster full of soundbites and repeating policy mistakes like austerity and higher taxes. It’s time for Government to get radical and retro-build the economy from top to bottom – all of which is imminently possible if they learn the lessons …Read More »
Digital Cancer – Will Facebook go the Way of the Tobacco Companies?
October 6, 2021
The market has apparently shrugged off the platform outages and whistleblower testimony on Facebook’s prioritisation of profits over people. Or is Facebook mortally wounded and a regulatory quietus inevitable? Can the social media genie be put back in the bottle?Read More »
Fraxious Markets, Real Inflation Fears, and Opportunity!
October 5, 2021
Fraxious markets as stocks wobble, fears rise, energy prices spike; what’s to worry about? Preparing for inflation would be one thing – but being ready for opportunity is another!Read More »
How long will it take to Normalise, and what will Normal look like?
October 4, 2021
Christmas is cancelled as supply chains crumble, stagflation mounts and jobs are lost… How long will it last, will there be a buying opportunity, and what will a new normal economy look like? Read More »