A federal judge in Hawaii recently blocked enforcement of an Aloha State statute that criminalizes certain deepfakes about candidates running for public office. The ruling in Babylon Bee v. Lopez…
By Clay Calvert | March 18, 2026
First Amendment principles compel a clear conclusion: many chatbot outputs are protected speech, which should shape how courts handle AI-related litigation.
By Daniel Lyons | March 18, 2026
HTTP 402’s moment has finally arrived. Discussions about managing financial transactions for Web 4.0 and understanding the invisible infrastructure behind the new AI economy, as well as the intense behind-the-scenes…
By Shane Tews | March 17, 2026
Prediction markets seem to be the internet descendant of three things: gambling, investing, and journalism.
By Jim Harper | March 17, 2026
Likely, copper will be history in the US long before the New Zealand regulatory machine even has a politically sanctioned plan for closure.
By Bronwyn Howell | March 13, 2026
If Florida wants to lead the next era of innovation—as its universities, entrepreneurs, and researchers already are—its policymakers should worry less about putting barriers around AI and focus more on…
By Mark Jamison | March 11, 2026
The DNA appears to represent another endeavor by the Brussels regulatory machine to centrally engineer and control the design and development of digital network environments using strict ex ante regulation,…
By Bronwyn Howell | March 6, 2026
Large language models are forcing questions about mind and meaning that philosophy long deferred. We need to take another look.
By Will Rinehart | March 5, 2026
Shane is joined by Dana Goward and Jeff Hathaway, two experts on GPS policy, to discuss the main threats GPS faces, along with the importance of building a more resilient…
By Shane Tews | March 5, 2026
Companion rulings by a federal judge in late December blocking enforcement of Texas’s App Store Accountability Act provide important First Amendment lessons to well-intentioned lawmakers about drafting legislation that ostensibly…
By Clay Calvert | March 4, 2026
The Trump administration can distinguish itself by celebrating economic success. Dropping the Google and Meta appeals would be a good place to start.
By Mark Jamison | March 3, 2026
The friction points that compliance officers rely on, the remaining human-permission layers, are being engineered away. Before they disappear, policymakers must decide whether those constraints were inefficiencies to eliminate or…
By Shane Tews | Nicoletta Kolpakov | March 2, 2026
Rules and processes designed for a complicated world can’t be expected to succeed in a complex one. Product safety regimes assigning all risk to producers are not suitable for a…
By Bronwyn Howell | February 27, 2026
The GPS is essential to modern navigation, communication, and critical infrastructure. However, the United States faces serious threats to GPS technology, many of which are rarely discussed publicly. In addition…
| February 26, 2026
Daniel Lyons discussed spectrum access, BEAD program reforms, and subjects at the forefront of today's Internet policy debates in a fireside chat with Arielle Roth at SOTN 2026.
By Daniel Lyons | February 26, 2026