Matt Steinberg

Tech and Public Policy Scholar

Matt Steinberg is a Tech and Public Policy Scholar at the Knight-Georgetown Institute, where he contributes to KGI’s research on the use of empirical evidence in digital platform litigation. His work examines how courts, regulators, and policymakers engage with data in cases shaping the future of online governance.

Before joining KGI, Matt was a Policy Fellow at New America’s Open Technology Institute and ReThink AI initiative, where he authored briefs on artificial intelligence and privacy, and contributed writing to a report on the use of public-facing AI systems by local governments. He also served as a Research Assistant at Georgetown’s Massive Data Institute, supporting the Election Officials Communication Tracker project, which analyzed how social media can be used to strengthen trust in elections.

Earlier in his career, Matt worked as a screenwriter and film and television executive at Steven Levenson Productions, developing projects for Netflix, Disney, Hulu, and more. He is currently pursuing a Master’s in Public Policy at Georgetown University’s McCourt School and holds a B.A. from New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study.

The Latest From Matt Steinberg

What US Lawsuits Reveal About Platform Design That DSA Reports Don’t

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What US Lawsuits Reveal About Platform Design That DSA Reports Don’t

TikTok’s and Meta’s 2025 DSA risk assessments describe a range of risks and a multitude of mitigations addressing risks to minors: screentime management, parental controls, privacy-oriented design defaults, and restrictions on notifications. However, the risk assessments provide very little information about the level of risks and the effectiveness of chosen mitigations. Internal company documents released in US litigation, on the other hand, tell a different story.

Peter Chapman, Matt Steinberg

Measuring Risk: What EU Risk Assessments and US Litigation Reveal About Meta and TikTok

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Measuring Risk: What EU Risk Assessments and US Litigation Reveal About Meta and TikTok

Across the EU and US, two influential digital governance regimes are producing new evidence about how large social media companies assess and respond to potential risks on their platforms. KGI’s latest report compares Meta and TikTok’s EU risk assessments with internal documents emerging from US litigation, revealing significant gaps between public claims about risk mitigation and evidence of how these risks are actually addressed.

Peter Chapman, Matt Steinberg

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