With the US Supreme Court agreeing to review on January 10 this month’s appellate court ruling against TikTok, it’s essential to place the high court’s pending decision in a broader context. Setting aside nuances…
By Clay Calvert | December 20, 2024
India’s Digital Competition Bill of 2024 represents a crucial balancing act for the nation’s digital economy. The legislation aims to foster digital entrepreneurship while carefully avoiding regulatory constraints that could…
By Shane Tews | December 19, 2024
What’s the difference between a completely true statement, one that’s substantially true, and one that’s just plain false? The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit grappled with that…
By Clay Calvert | December 18, 2024
It is deeply unfortunate that the vast wave of information, education, interaction, commerce, and creativity borne by the internet comes with costs like greater access to child sexual abuse material…
By Jim Harper | December 17, 2024
The United States faces a critical drug shortage crisis every day that jeopardizes patient care across medical specialties. The problem is staggering: 83 percent of oncologists cannot prescribe their preferred chemotherapy…
By Shane Tews | December 17, 2024
If ever a First Amendment challenge to a statute constraining minors’ access to social media platforms was inevitable, it’s surely the one filed in late October by trade associations Computer and…
By Clay Calvert | December 11, 2024
In a remarkable shift that underscores the critical state of digital privacy, US officials are now actively encouraging Americans to use encrypted messaging apps for their communications. This recommendation comes…
By Shane Tews | December 11, 2024
The Biden administration has launched a crash effort to push out as much of the $39 billion in semiconductor manufacturing funds—appropriated under the CHIPS and Science Act—as possible before it leaves office.…
By Claude Barfield | December 10, 2024
“Tech” could push our society in two different directions in the forthcoming Trump administration. They could both be called the Singaporean model. But one could be an embrace of Singapore’s…
By Jim Harper | December 9, 2024
Blair Levin is one of telecommunications policy’s most respected elder statesmen. He served as chief of staff to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Reed Hundt, executive director of the National…
By Daniel Lyons | December 5, 2024
Can treating information as a form of property empower people to protect privacy using their property rights? Consider the following two quotes: Consumers and businesses—each in their way and for…
By Jim Harper | December 4, 2024
Leading up to the presidential election, it was a spectator sport to watch media coverage trigger Donald Trump, provoking him to lash out in ways pandering to his political base.…
By Clay Calvert | December 3, 2024
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Labor government made good on his September 10 threat to make Australia the first country to legislatively enforce a minimum age for social media access. In November,…
By Bronwyn Howell | December 3, 2024
In a nation where less than half of adults can name all three branches of government, a quarter cannot name even a single branch, and roughly 26 percent cannot name any First Amendment freedoms, America’s civic…
By Shane Tews | December 2, 2024
This year saw a new battleground in data regulation open with California’s Senate Bill (SB) 1047, which passed the California State Legislature but was ultimately vetoed by Governor Newsom. SB 1047…
By Will Rinehart | November 27, 2024