Twenty+ years across business, technology, and public policy. I've built and sold companies, advised governments, testified before regulators, and had a seat in the rooms where the real decisions get made. This is where I share my take on things I find interesting.

My career has spanned the evolution of the consumer internet. I've worked with the biggest companies in tech, from Apple to Zynga. Employee, founder, adviser, industry body director — I built a global advisory firm and exited it. I've testified before regulators on four continents. Now at k-ID, building age-aware internet infrastructure backed by Andreessen Horowitz.

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NewsletterSubstack

Hot take on France's Constitutional Council decision to block the under-15 social media ban: It'll be back and better written.

I spoke on TRT World News this evening on France's Constitutional Council decision to block the under-15 social media ban.

BroadcastTRT World News

France's Constitutional Council blocks the under-15 social media ban

Live interview on the Constitutional Council decision. With clearer scope and greater specificity the legislation will return, and Macron has already asked for the re-draft to begin. Age assurance done right lets people regain ownership of a slice of data about themselves, their age, rather than trading data for access.

NewsletterSubstack

Show & Tell: building a line-learner for the kids

Or, building fun ways to learn

NewsletterSubstack

Act 1 · The Unregulated Frontier? (1990 to 2000)

Introduction: How Did We Get Here?

PanelEuroDIG 2026

Youth Online Safety — Are Social Media Age Bans a Solution? (EuroDIG 2026 workshop, co-organiser)

EuroDIG 2026 (European Dialogue on Internet Governance) workshop messages. Luc on the organising team alongside Torsten Krause, Desara Dushi, Murillo Salvador and others.

PressBiometric Update

Discord age assurance vendor trial raises questions about transparency

VideoGGWP

YouTube Short: Users adopting age assurance

Video

YTS — Age Verification Is Finally Scaling

Luc Delany of k-ID on the scaling of age verification technology and its adoption across platforms.

PressArs Technica

Users hate it, but age-check tech is coming. Here's how it works.

On-device age assurance, cryptographic verification, and why the technology is arriving faster than most people expect.

PressITV News

Social media platform Discord to roll out age verification

Discord partners with k-ID to roll out age verification across its platform.

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