A federal appellate court recently delivered a remarkable win for the online, off-campus First Amendment speech rights of public high school students, even when posting social media content that most…
By Clay Calvert | December 22, 2025
As 2025 comes to a close, we’re taking the time to look back and analyze some of the most notable developments in tech policy. The following represents the technology and…
By The Editors | December 19, 2025
Recently, iRobot—the Massachusetts-based company that pioneered the robot vacuum—announced that it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Soon, it will be acquired by its Chinese manufacturer and lender, Picea Robotics.…
By Mark Jamison | December 19, 2025
On October 1, the 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA 2015) silently lapsed at the beginning of the government shutdown. With it no longer active, we lose a crucial information-sharing…
By Shane Tews | December 18, 2025
Maybe it’s merely a manifestation of our uncivil, politically polarized times, but disputes involving whether hateful or otherwise offensive social media messages cross the line separating “uninhibited, robust, and wide-open”…
By Clay Calvert | December 17, 2025
On December 10, Australia’s long-awaited and much-heralded provisions governing social media use by individuals under 16 came into force. This regulation, which is widely described as banning under-16s from social…
By Bronwyn Howell | December 16, 2025
President Trump’s new Genesis Mission is an ambitious bid to energize American scientific leadership by harnessing artificial intelligence to accelerate discovery. It is a bold and correct step. But unless…
By Mark Jamison | December 11, 2025
What a delight to see the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) taking a look at financial surveillance policy. It is as threatening to liberty and privacy as any…
By Jim Harper | December 10, 2025
Tom Petty sang that “the waiting is the hardest part.” It’s a take-it-to-the-heart maxim currently holding true for anyone anticipating the trial-court resolution of more than 2,000 lawsuits (as of…
By Clay Calvert | December 9, 2025
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has built a reputation for freeing markets and trusting Floridians. During COVID-19, he reopened the state early, betting that people could manage their own affairs. He…
By Mark Jamison | December 8, 2025
Intermediary liability—when a company should be liable for users’ misuse of its product by users—has been a long-standing issue in tech policy. Two years ago, the Supreme Court dismissed a…
By Daniel Lyons | December 5, 2025
It’s the season when celebrities-who-died-this-year lists proliferate. Terry Gene Bollea—the wrestler Hulk Hogan—will make most 2025 rolls, but his legacy may be his influence over online journalism. Bollea, who died…
By Clay Calvert | December 4, 2025
Americans benefit every day from the world’s most dynamic, secure, and innovative mobile platforms—Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android. These ecosystems launched mobile e-commerce and continue to fuel its unprecedented growth,…
By Mark Jamison | November 25, 2025
Remember the last time you got a text that felt off? Maybe it claimed that your package was delayed or mentioned an unpaid toll, with a link to a website…
By Shane Tews | November 24, 2025
Last week, I commented on the infeasibility of establishing a state-of-the-art data center on Australia’s Indian Ocean outpost Christmas Island. While the island is strategically well situated to monitor military…
By Bronwyn Howell | November 21, 2025