Usually when someone talks about breaking the Internet, it’s because Cardi B just posted some fresh content. Not this time. Right now, a handful of lawmakers are trying to push through a package of extreme tech regulations that would, very seriously, break the internet as we know it. In the House of Representatives, the package… Continue reading Proposed Tech Regulations Would Break Apps and Services Consumers Love
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Senate Bill Pushes Consumers Toward Risky Third-Party App Stores
On Wednesday, Sens. Richard Blumenthal, Amy Klobuchar, and Marsha Blackburn introduced legislation (S. 2710) mandating that phone and tablet makers allow the installation of risky third party app stores and the use of alternative payment systems. Chamber of Progress, a center-left tech industry organization, said that these mandates would erode the security, trust, and convenience… Continue reading Senate Bill Pushes Consumers Toward Risky Third-Party App Stores
Sacramento Bee Op-Ed: California bill targeting social media hate speech would hand keys to online extremists
Sen. Klobuchar Introduces Section 230 Bill Endangering Online Speech
On Thursday, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) proposed legislation changing the internet law Section 230 in order to crack down on health misinformation on social media. Sen. Klobuchar’s bill would task the Secretary of Health and Human Services with defining what qualifies as health misinformation. “We all want less misinformation online, but this approach would turn… Continue reading Sen. Klobuchar Introduces Section 230 Bill Endangering Online Speech
LA Daily News Op-Ed: Congress should stop stalling autonomous vehicle technologies
Roanoke Times Op-Ed: Drone deliveries are ready to take off; just ask Christiansburg
NY Daily News Op-Ed: Capping delivery fees hurts restaurants, diners and deliveristas
White House Says Section 230 Tech Liability is Under Review
On Tuesday, White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield said that the Biden Administration is reviewing policies related to tech liability for online content, including Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Large social media companies rely on Section 230 to moderate content, protecting them from liability when they remove hate speech and disinformation from their… Continue reading White House Says Section 230 Tech Liability is Under Review
Letter to DOT: Finalize the AV Occupant Protection Rule
Tech Industry Groups Urge Congress to Pass Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework
WASHINGTON, DC – A group of ten tech industry associations today called on Congress to pass the bipartisan infrastructure framework likely to come before the Senate next week. In a letter sent to House and Senate offices, the groups pointed out the framework’s historic investments in universal broadband, electric vehicle infrastructure, cybersecurity, and upgrades to… Continue reading Tech Industry Groups Urge Congress to Pass Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework