Author: cmackenzie

Revised Antitrust Bill Gives Carveout to Banks and Telcos

Late Wednesday, Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) released a revised version of their antitrust legislation, S. 2992, following reports of growing opposition among moderate Democrats. The revised bill adds carve outs for bank, credit card, and telecommunications companies, but does nothing to address concerns that the bill would negatively impact privacy, break… Continue reading Revised Antitrust Bill Gives Carveout to Banks and Telcos

NY Senate Passes Antitrust Bill To Sue Companies Even When Consumers Benefit

The New York State Senate today approved legislation (S.933C) that would make New York the only state to adopt a European-style “abuse of dominance” antitrust standard — allowing the state Attorney General and class action lawyers to sue companies for winning over customers by offering a better product than their competitors. Chamber of Progress, a… Continue reading NY Senate Passes Antitrust Bill To Sue Companies Even When Consumers Benefit

Court Cites Chamber of Progress Brief in Florida Decision

On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a ruling preventing Florida’s anti-content moderation law from going into effect. The court cited an amicus brief submitted by Chamber of Progress and nine other industry and civil society organizations, pointing to the brief’s analysis in its explanation of why the Florida law… Continue reading Court Cites Chamber of Progress Brief in Florida Decision

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

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