Author: cmackenzie
20 Groups Ask Supreme Court to Stop Texas Social Media Law
On Tuesday night, a group of 20 industry and civil society organizations filed an amicus brief at the Supreme Court opposing a Texas social media law (HB20) obligating online platforms to carry hate speech, disinformation, and other harmful content. The law, which recently took effect following an appellate court decision, is headed to the Supreme… Continue reading 20 Groups Ask Supreme Court to Stop Texas Social Media Law
Wednesday Press Conference: Texas Social Media Law
On Wednesday, Texas Democratic lawmakers, anti-hate advocates, and technology industry voices will hold a virtual press conference to discuss the impacts of Texas’s new anti-content moderation law (HB 20). The social media law – which came into effect following last Thursday’s Fifth Circuit court ruling and right before a tragic act of anti-Black terrorism in… Continue reading Wednesday Press Conference: Texas Social Media Law
Testimony to MI Lawmakers: Oppose Anti-Content Moderation Bill (H.B. 5973)
Chamber of Progress to Submit Amicus Brief in Texas Social Media Case
On Friday, Chamber of Progress announced that it will submit an amicus brief next week in support of NetChoice and CCIA’s emergency appeal to the Supreme Court requesting the preliminary injunction against Texas’s social media law be reinstated. Amicus briefs are likely to be due next Wednesday, May 18. The new Texas law prohibits online… Continue reading Chamber of Progress to Submit Amicus Brief in Texas Social Media Case
Judges Allow Dangerous Texas Social Media Law to
Go Into Effect
On Wednesday, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to stay the preliminary injunction against Texas’s anti-content moderation law, H.B. 20. The Fifth Circuit’s ruling means that Texas’ law, which forbids online platforms from moderating users’ content “based on the viewpoint of the user,” will now go into immediate effect in… Continue reading Judges Allow Dangerous Texas Social Media Law to
Go Into Effect
American Banker Op-Ed: There’s a reason fintechs have exploded in popularity
Following Crypto EO, Chamber of Progress Calls on Department of Commerce for Action
On Monday, Chamber of Progress sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to establish a digital asset framework following up on President Joe Biden’s cryptocurrency executive order. Chamber of Progress urged the agency to focus its new digital assets framework on promoting workforce development, responsible environmental practices,… Continue reading Following Crypto EO, Chamber of Progress Calls on Department of Commerce for Action