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Professor Arun Sundararajan argues that cities should delegate some regulation to digital platforms rather than trying to control them

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Excerpt from The Washington Post -- "'There is a new social contract we are getting into with digital platforms,' Sundararajan said. He suggested that governments need to start forming alliances that are in the public interest — and start getting comfortable with private companies taking on regulatory responsibilities. 'Of course, there’s always a risk that they abuse this privilege,' Sundararajan said. 'But, honestly, I don’t see an alternative.'"

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