Author: cmackenzie

In the lead up to the State of the Union Address, Chamber of Progress sent a letter urging President Biden to offer a tech job-growth agenda as part of his address. The letter follows on an estimated 200,000 layoffs in the tech sector over the past year, a slump in global venture funding, and the… Continue reading Tech Group Urges Biden to Talk Tech Jobs in SOTU

On Friday, the Utah House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on new legislation that would ban Utah children and teens under the age of 16 from using social media. For teens ages 16 and 17, the bill requires parental consent to use social media. Chamber of Progress offered testimony opposing the bill,… Continue reading Utah Lawmakers Move Bill Banning Kids from Social Media

On Wednesday, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released a new report on Competition in the Mobile Application Ecosystem.  While the bulk of the report explores the privacy, security, and content moderation tradeoffs of the iOS and Android ecosystems, the report ultimately dismisses those concerns and endorses “sideloading” mandates that would allow malicious and… Continue reading NTIA App Competition Report Overlooks Consumer Choice, Content Moderation

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is calling for public comments on the creation of a National Digital Assets Research and Development Agenda. The new agenda, which will follow up on the digital assets executive order President Biden issued last year, seeks to identify R&D priorities for digital assets and develop… Continue reading White House Begins Work on National Digital Assets R&D Agenda