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On Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris announced a new White House task force dedicated to examining harmful content online and the potential for that content to feed hate and violence offline. The new task force is made up of Administration and agency officials, who will produce a report by the end of the year providing… Continue reading White House Task Force to Tackle Harmful Content Online

On Wednesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released its first annual automated vehicle crash report, providing statistics on accidents for Level 3 through 5 autonomous vehicles as well as Teslas and other vehicles using automated driver assistance services. The report, which reveals drastically lower crash rates for AVs than for Teslas, does not… Continue reading NHTSA Releases Crash Statistics for Teslas, AVs

On Tuesday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled against a planned ballot initiative that would have defined gig work drivers as independent contractors and guaranteed a minimum level of earnings as well as new benefits and protections. The Court ruled that the initiative, which will no longer appear on the ballot this November, presented voters… Continue reading MA Court Strikes App-Driver Ballot Initiative

On Tuesday, Chamber of Progress sent a letter urging SEC Chairman Gary Gensler to put forward clear cryptocurrency regulations following years of regulatory ambiguity, arbitrary enforcement, and legal threats from the SEC. The letter marks the four-year anniversary of a speech by the SEC’s then-Director of Corporate Finance Bill Hinman, who commented that neither Bitcoin… Continue reading On Hinman Speech Anniversary, Chamber of Progress Calls on SEC for Crypto Clarity

On Tuesday, Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced the Responsible Financial Innovation Act, legislation that would create a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets.  The bipartisan bill clarifies what role specific federal agencies will play in regulating the growing industry, and asks the SEC and CFTC to study the creation of a… Continue reading Sens. Gillibrand and Lummis Introduce Crypto Bill

By a 5 vote majority Tuesday, the Supreme Court blocked a Texas law (HB20) that prevents social media companies from moderating content posted to their platforms.  Prior to the ruling, a wide range of organizations, including the NAACP and ADL, joined Chamber of Progress in an amicus brief to the Supreme Court, urging the court… Continue reading Supreme Court Blocks Texas Anti-Content Moderation Law