Blog
I blog somewhat regularly. But not (usually) here. Instead, I like to write in various places across the internet. This page collates various posts into one place.
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2026
2026 Concurrences Antitrust Writing Awards Nomination (2026-01-12)
I'm delighted to have been nominated, along with Spencer Cohen, for the Best Student Paper award in the 2026 Concurrences Antitrust Writing Awards. Our nominated paper, Error Costs, Platform Regulation and Democracy, was recently published in the Journal of Competition Law and Economics (open access). [...]
2025
Podcast - The Future of Enforcement and Compliance? How Computational Antitrust is Used (2025-12-29)
I appeared on the American Bar Association's Our Curious Amalgam podcast to discuss computational antitrust with hosts Matthew Hall and Anora Wang. We covered what it is, how competition authorities are adopting it, the emerging risk of AI tools being used by companies to evade enforcement, and how regulators might respond. [...]
Colophon (2025-12-28)
'Walk and Talk' with Duncan Hull at the University of Manchester (2025-12-15)
Who are Tech Experts and What Can They Bring to Competition Enforcement? (2025-12-11)
Competition authorities like the CMA and European Commission are increasingly hiring technologists to enforce competition law in digital markets, but 'tech expert' is not a monolithic category. Software engineers, site reliability engineers, data scientists, UX designers, project managers, and computer scientists each bring distinct expertise relevant to platform regulation. This post explores their contributions & skillsets. [...]
The Italian Competition Authority Imposes Interim Measures in its Abuse of Dominance Case Against Meta AI (2025-11-28)
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) expanded its abuse of dominance investigation against Meta after the company updated its WhatsApp Business Solution Terms to ban rival AI assistants (including ChatGPT) from its platform. The AGCM also initiated interim measures to suspend the new terms and prevent Meta from further entrenching Meta AI on WhatsApp, citing irreparable harm to competition in the fast-growing AI assistant market. [...]
The Dark Side of Computational Antitrust: When AI is Used to Evade the Law (2025-10-28)
AI-powered tools like email sanitisers are emerging that help companies avoid generating evidence of anti-competitive behaviour, threatening to undermine competition law enforcement. While computational antitrust is often framed as a tool for regulators, these developments reveal it as a double-edged sword. Competition authorities may need to issue guidance or intervene proactively before such tools become mainstream. [...]
Podcast - Generative AI: Innovation or Infringement of Competition Law (2025-10-24)
The European Commission Can and Must Act on Excessive Pricing (2025-10-08)
Coordination Across the Channel II (2025-07-18)
Did Meta Tie its AI Assistant to WhatsApp? (2025-04-30)
Google AdTech: Break Up or Break Out (2025-01-31)
Democracy or Domination (2025-01-23)
2024
Coordination Across the Channel I (2024-11-25)
Big Tech is Harming Britain (2024-09-05)