In a piece for Brookings’ TechTank, former U.S. Federal Trade Commission Public Interest Technology Fellow Zander Arnao discusses data portability on video-sharing platforms and says policymakers can make it happen. “Industry standards must be developed for data portability,” Arnao said, arguing governments should “push YouTube, TikTok, and other industry players to develop robust specifications for features that empower users to switch.”
12 Oct. 2022
Op-ed: Data portability can happen on video-sharing platforms through industry standards
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