Technology Archives

Op-Ed/Commentary

Section 230Technology No More Special Privileges for Social Media Giants: Reform Section 230

When Fox News aired former President Donald Trump and his supporters falsely claiming that Dominion voting machines stole the election for President Joe Biden, it was sued for defamation. This is because print and broadcast media can be held liable, not just for the content they generate themselves but also for any defamatory material produced by third parties that they carry to a larger audience.

Dean Baker / THE MESSENGER / October 15, 2023

Op-Ed/Commentary

Economic GrowthInequalityTechnology Google AI Expert Warns of Massive Uptick in Productivity Growth: No Problems with Social Security

Dean Baker / May 01, 2023

Op-Ed/Commentary

COVID-19Intellectual PropertyTechnology Biden Can Transfer mRNA Technology and Leave the Legal Burdens with Moderna and Pfizer

The Biden administration could find ways around the legal weapons that Moderna and Pfizer might use to block the transfer of the technology they use to produce mRNA vaccines.

Dean Baker / September 22, 2021

Op-Ed/Commentary

InequalityIntellectual PropertyTechnology Will Dr. Fauci’s “Prototype” Vaccines Be Given to Pfizer and Moderna So that We Can Complain About Technology Creating Inequality?

Ideally it would place patent rights in the public domain, both so that scientists around the world can quickly build on the new innovations produced by this research, and so that any vaccines developed can be sold as cheap generics.

Dean Baker / July 26, 2021