On Monday, President Biden is scheduled to sign the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law, passing the largest long-term investment in infrastructure in nearly a century. The bill includes a historic investment in closing the digital divide, with $65 billion for expanding broadband Internet access as well as $2.75 billion for digital inclusion, digital… Continue reading Infrastructure Deal’s Digital Equity Investments a “BFD”
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Ohio Legislators: S.B. 184 Hurts Small Online Sellers
MA Lawmakers: Close the Rental Car Tax Loophole with H. 2976
Biden Pushes Back on Discriminatory EU Digital Markets Act
On Wednesday, Reuters broke news that the Biden Administration is cautioning the European Unionover IP and security risks associated with Europe’s proposed tech regulations. According to Reuters, a new U.S. white paper highlights how the Digital Markets Act would require U.S. tech companies to provide competitors with information protected by intellectual property law. The document… Continue reading Biden Pushes Back on Discriminatory EU Digital Markets Act
Chamber of Progress to NHTSA: Support AV Innovation; Don’t Conflate AVs with Teslas
EU Court Rules Against Google
On Wednesday, one of Europe’s top courts decided a landmark Google competition case, ruling against the company. The court concluded that Google’s shopping search integration harmed competitors, violating E.U. antitrust law. The ruling upholds a €2.42 billion fine handed down to Google by the European Commission. “There’s a reason that Silicon Valley is in the… Continue reading EU Court Rules Against Google
Algorithm Ban Would Spread Harmful Social Content
On Tuesday, Reps. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), David Cicilline (D-R.I.), Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) and Burgess Owens (R-Utah) introduced legislation requiring social media platforms to let users select a version of their services where content selections are not driven by algorithms. The new legislation comes in response to the Facebook whistleblower documents, although industry experts have warned… Continue reading Algorithm Ban Would Spread Harmful Social Content
Chamber of Progress Statement for the Record: Earned Wage Access Addresses the Liquidity Gap
Testimony to NYC DOT: Enable peer-to-peer car sharing services to compete.
ICYMI: Chamber of Progress Fact Checks Sen. Klobuchar’s Claims
On Wednesday, Chamber of Progress CEO Adam Kovacevich published a Medium post fact-checking Sen. Klobuchar’s claims that her American Choice and Innovation Online Act (S. 2992) would not break Amazon Prime. Politico’s Morning Tech newsletter covered the pushback against Sen. Klobuchar’s bill: “The post was written in response to a document circulated by Klobuchar’s office, which said her bill… Continue reading ICYMI: Chamber of Progress Fact Checks Sen. Klobuchar’s Claims