Scenarios about 'tech regulation'
The governmental oversight and legal frameworks designed to control the development, implementation, and impact of technology in society. Tech regulation addresses concerns including privacy protection, antitrust issues, content moderation, data security, and algorithmic transparency across digital platforms and emerging technologies. In alternate history scenarios, different approaches to tech regulation can dramatically alter the trajectory of technological innovation, corporate power structures, and the balance between individual liberties and collective protections.
What If Apple's Walled Garden Was Opened Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Apple adopted a more open approach to its ecosystem in the early iPhone era, potentially reshaping the mobile industry, software development paradigms, and digital economy.
What If Facebook Was Forced to Break Up?
Exploring the alternate timeline where antitrust regulators successfully forced the dismantling of Facebook's social media empire, reshaping the digital landscape and the future of Big Tech regulation.