Policy Analyst
Zander Arnao is a Policy Analyst at the Knight-Georgetown Institute. He is a policy expert and researcher studying regulation that aims to promote empowering and competitive digital markets. He has written about technology and antitrust for a variety of outlets, including Tech Policy Press, TechTank, ProMarket, Lawfare, and his personal Substack, Zublius. In the past, he was a Policy Analyst at the Center for Countering Digital Hate and supported enforcement of consumer protection law at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. He received his Master’s in International Relations and Bachelor’s in Public Policy from the University of Chicago, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude.
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The European Commission’s new guidelines to protect minors online mark a step forward in online child safety, offering recommendations for how platforms are designed, including limits on manipulative design techniques, defaults to maximize protection, more agency for children, and regular risk reviews.
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Robust and comprehensive remedies in the US government’s Google search antitrust case would help prevent Google from leveraging its monopoly power in search to dominate the emerging market for generative AI products.
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New draft guidelines by the European Commission aim to shape a better and safer online environment for minors. The Knight-Georgetown Institute submitted comments to the European Commission on its guidelines for protecting minors online under the Digital Services Act – underscoring the need for an evidence-based approach that focuses on strengthening risk reviews, refining default account settings, and improving algorithmic recommender system design.
