Benjamin Edelman
Senior Advisor · BrusselsOutside role
GP Expert Profile
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- Current titles
- Senior Advisor, Geradin Partners · since Nov 2024GP website
- GP office
- Brussels
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- Former positions and employers
Visible Performance TechnologiesCompanyLinkedIn
- Chief Scientist · 2025-2026
MicrosoftCompanyLinkedIn
- Chief Economist for Web Experiences, Strategy, and Policy · 2018-2024
Harvard Business SchoolUniversity or researchLinkedIn
- Associate Professor · 2012-2018
- Assistant Professor · 2007-2012
Berkman Center for Internet & SocietyUniversity or researchLinkedIn
- Student Fellow · 2003-2004
- Researcher · 1998-2003
- OrganisationsMemberships, boards, networks
Bar admission: United States – Massachusetts and WashingtonGP website
- Additional interestsAs stated by the person
Nothing stated on LinkedIn or the GP website.
- Languages
Not stated on the GP website or LinkedIn.
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Last 24 months · 18
27 Oct 2026
ArticleCatching and Deterring Cashback HijackingAuthorbenedelman.org“Ben Edelman: Rogue affiliates want to claim payment from merchants’ affiliate programs, but the worst offenders are long-since ejected from direct relationships and even from subaffiliate networks.”
Where this sentence is: Page on benedelman.org
16 Oct 2026
ArticleForced Clicks from Wildfire’s Kudos ExtensionAuthorbenedelman.org“Ben Edelman: Kudos, a shopping extension powered by Wildfire [...] This is a bad deal for merchants, who pay commissions for things users would have bought anyway.”
Where this sentence is: Page on benedelman.org
20 Aug 2026
ArticleShopMy Claims Credit for Sales It Didn’t Drive – and Tells Merchants to Cancel Other Affiliates’ CommissionsAuthorbenedelman.org“Ben Edelman: Creator-commerce platform ShopMy de facto runs an affiliate network, joining a variety of incumbents who have operated in this space for literally decades.”
Where this sentence is: Page on benedelman.org
12 Aug 2026
Press articlePhoebe Gates knew Phia shopping app took credit for sales it didn’t driveQuotedFortune“Ben Edelman, an advertising consultant who has spent more than two decades exposing what he describes as deceptive marketing practices, reviewed Phia’s source code as well as data from impacted merchants.”
Where this sentence is: Page on fortune.com
31 Jul 2026
Press articlePhoebe Gates' App Phia Working to Offer Refunds After Payment ScandalQuotedBusiness Insider“Ben Edelman, an independent researcher who studied Phia's code and helped surface the problem, told Business Insider he'd observed the attribution issue occurring for months.”
Where this sentence is: Page on businessinsider.com
31 Jul 2026
VideoEpisode 184: Ben Edelman Will Send You to Affiliate JailSpeakerMarketectureTVBen Edelman, independent consultant and longtime ad fraud investigator, joins Ari Paparo and Eric Franchi to discuss the Phia affiliate controversy, the evolution of ad fraud, AppLovin's install practices, and what marketers should know about trust and attribution.
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24 Jul 2026
VideoWon't Fix Episode 11: With Independent Researcher & Consultant Ben EdelmanSpeakerWon't FixBen Edelman has spent two decades catching online fraud that hides in plain sight - combining software engineering, law, and economics to prove misconduct empirically rather than take companies at their word.
Source: Named in the video title
20 Jul 2026
Podcast[PATREON PREVIEW] Bill Gates Daughter's $43M Tech ScandalGuestTaylor Lorenz’s Power User“according to researcher Ben Edelman, one of Silicon Valley’s hottest AI startups may have been abusing it. In this bonus episode of Power User I sat down with Edelman to break down what’s happening with Phia”
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9 Jul 2026
ArticleForced Clicks and Stand-Down Violations by Shopping Plugin PhiaAuthorbenedelman.org“Ben Edelman: Based on my hands-on testing, code review, and other investigative methods, Phia appears to be materially out of compliance with network and merchant agreements.”
Where this sentence is: Page on benedelman.org
2 Jul 2026
ArticleGoogle Android Tying Confirmed Unlawful – But What Penalty for False Statements?Authorbenedelman.org“Ben Edelman: In 2018, the European Commission ruled this unlawful and imposed a €4.1 billion fine, and today the European Court of Justice upheld the finding and fine, and rejected the appeal.”
Where this sentence is: Page on benedelman.org
7 Apr 2026
ArticleCode of Conduct for Affiliate Marketing SoftwareAuthorbenedelman.org“Ben Edelman: The past year brought renewed interest in whether client-side software is playing fair, versus claiming affiliate commissions not truly earned.”
Where this sentence is: Page on benedelman.org
20 Jan 2026
ArticleHoney Hiding from Testers – The Next StepsAuthorbenedelman.org“Ben Edelman: Three weeks ago, MegaLag and I revealed Honey not just breaking affiliate network rules (by failing to stand down when network rules require), but affirmatively hiding from testers.”
Where this sentence is: Page on benedelman.org
15 Jan 2026
ArticleIn Reply to Honey’s ResponseAuthorbenedelman.org“Ben Edelman: Last month, @megalag and I caught the Honey shopping extension not just violating affiliate network rules [...] but intentionally tricking testers.”
Where this sentence is: Page on benedelman.org
22 Jul 2025
Video#94 Fraud Protection : Lessons in Taking Down the Internet’s biggest fraudsters | Ben Edelman & TyeSpeakerAlways Be TestingIn this episode, Ben Edelman shares insights from his years studying the intersection of economics, digital marketing, and consumer protection.
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8 Jun 2025
ArticleGoogle Discovery Violations in In re Google Digital Advertising Antitrust LitigationAuthorbenedelman.org“Ben Edelman: This post is part of Revisiting Litigation Alleging Google Discovery Violations. In re: Google Digital Advertising Antitrust Litigation. 1:21-md-03010-PKC. (S.D.NY.)”
Where this sentence is: Page on benedelman.org
8 Jan 2025
ArticleGoogle Discovery Violations in The State of Texas, et. al., v. Google (Ad Tech) Updated January 31, 2025Authorbenedelman.org“Ben Edelman: This post is part of Revisiting Litigation Alleging Google Discovery Violations. The State of Texas, et. al., v. Google – docket 4:20-cv-00957-SDJ (E.D. Tex.) Filed December 16, 2020.”
Where this sentence is: Page on benedelman.org
3 Dec 2024
ArticleGoogle Discovery Violations in United States v. Google (Ad Tech) updated June 8, 2025Authorbenedelman.org“Ben Edelman: Case allegation: Google used unlawful methods to dominate the ad tech stack, including buying control of key tools, locking out rivals, buying and killing a burgeoning competitor [...]”
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18 Nov 2024
ArticleMy next chapterAuthorbenedelman.org“Posted by Benjamin Edelman: Last month I began to serve as an advisor at Geradin Partners, a European law firm best known for its leadership in matters adverse to big tech.”
Where this sentence is: Page on benedelman.org