California and other states now are requiring social media platforms to convey subjective government warnings about the supposed dangers of platform usage. These laws likely violate the First Amendment’s unenumerated…
By Clay Calvert | November 4, 2026
In August 2026, Meta Platforms reached a groundbreaking settlement with attorneys general from across the nation and a separate agreement with Texas. Collectively, they require the company to make numerous…
By Clay Calvert | November 3, 2026
Personal information is property.
By Jim Harper | November 3, 2026
A handful of Florida leaders that Florida's proposed Amendment 3 could cost nearly $119 million in revenue and put nearly 300 sheriff's office employees out of work.
By Mark Jamison | November 2, 2026
When Congress returns for the lame-duck session in November, all Members should understand why passing CISA15 by its December 11th date should be at the top of its legislative list…
By Shane Tews | November 2, 2026
But when for some reason the quality of service provided by Starlink to its Ukrainian military customers declined, it became clear that the discriminatory basis on which services have been…
By Bronwyn Howell | October 30, 2026
How AI has shaken Americans’ faith in tomorrow.
By John Bailey | October 29, 2026
Shane is joined by Scott Vien, Harry Oppenheimer, and Paul Lekas to discuss international age verification laws, cybersecurity challenges, and more.
By Shane Tews | October 29, 2026
The 2026 gubernatorial races suggest that AI and the infrastructure powering it are becoming two distinct political debates.
By John Bailey | Julia Torres | October 29, 2026
Justice Antonin Scalia’s now 15-year-old majority opinion in the violent video game case of Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association stands as a formidable bulwark against the temptations of today’s lawmakers…
By Clay Calvert | October 28, 2026
It’s worth noting that if the contingency payment successfully entices the states to impose similar restrictions on its competitors, Meta will similarly have leveraged settlement to achieve a level of…
By Daniel Lyons | October 27, 2026
Yet the core question remains still how to fund the commission’s ever-growing budget as the bureaucratic demands of its governance of digital firms and markets continues to grow.
By Bronwyn Howell | October 23, 2026
As more states adopt online age verification laws, how can policymakers protect minors without compromising privacy and free expression? What cybersecurity risks arise when third-party services collect sensitive personal information?…
| October 22, 2026
Anthropic announced plans to commit 5 percent of its shares to a new Public Benefit Fund, with more potentially added as the company’s value grows. At the roughly $2 trillion valuation reportedly…
By John Bailey | October 20, 2026
The distance between the the Video Privacy Protection Act’s origin story and the Salazar case illustrates the difference between privacy as reputation and privacy as anti-commerce.
By Jim Harper | October 20, 2026