Twenty+ years leading in business, technology, and public policy. I've worked with the world's biggest tech firms, built and sold companies, advised governments, testified before regulators, and I'm a regular media commentator.
I've had the privilege of spending my career on the frontier of the internet and technology: how it gets adopted, how it gets governed, and how it gets built, from the rise of the consumer internet to the arrival of AI. I'm a hands-on builder, having designed and deployed multiple AI products and systems.
I'm now at k-ID, building age-aware internet infrastructure for platforms, social media, games and AI services, backed by Andreessen Horowitz.
This is where I share my take on all of it.
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Discord launches age-adaptive design, says 90% of users won't need active checks
Discord deployed an age-adaptive system using account signals to classify users into age groups, with k-ID handling verification for the minority requiring confirmation.
Act 3: The Privacy Reckoning (2013 to 2018)
Free to use but no longer free of consequences.
Act 2 · The Build-Out (2001 to 2012)
And the carving up...
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.
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.
Show & Tell: building a line-learner for the kids
Or, building fun ways to learn
Act 1 · The Unregulated Frontier? (1990 to 2000)
Introduction: How Did We Get Here?
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.
Discord age assurance vendor trial raises questions about transparency
YouTube Short: Users adopting age assurance
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