Free Speech
Panel Hears Opposing Views on Content Moderation Debate
Some agreed there is egregious information that should be downranked on search platforms.
Social Media
Polarization Runs Deeper Than Social Media, Says National Review Correspondent
July 16, 2020 — Social media is not exacerbating the problems of American public discourse, said the National Review’s Kevin Williamson in a Lincoln Network webinar Thursday. The event, titled “Social Media’s Impact on Free Speech,” featured a discussion between Williamson and the Lincoln Network’s
Spectrum
Federal Communications Commission Must Reconsider Ligado Offer, Says Former Commissioner
July 9, 2020 — The Federal Communications Commission should rescind or reconsider its Ligado offer, former Commissioner Robert McDowell said in a Lincoln Network webinar Thursday. The webinar, titled “Industry Perspectives: FCC’s Ligado Decision,” saw participants discuss the Federal Communications
Section 230
Revisions to Section 230 Would be Fraught With Dangerous Implications, Say Lincoln Network Panelists
June 17, 2020 — Conversations around the removal or revision of Section 230 are often fraught with treacherous implications for free speech online, said participants in a Wednesday Lincoln Network webinar. Panelists discussed an NBC News report from Tuesday, which incorrectly claimed that Google’s a
Big Tech
Interoperability an Effective Measure Against Big Tech Monopolies, Says Lincoln Network
June 11, 2020 — Interoperability is a practical safeguard against big tech oligopolies, said participants in a Lincoln Network forum Wednesday. Participants argued that besides sweeping government intervention, the best way to break up large, too-powerful social media companies like Facebook is
Innovation
Lincoln Network Panelists Say Washington Needs the Bigger Vision Silicon Valley Provides
May 2, 2020 – “Silicon Valley needs to become more political,” said Mark Lutter, founder and executive director of the Charter Cities Institute, at a webinar hosted by the Lincoln Network on Thursday. The discussion, “A Time to Build?” was focused on legendary entrepreneur Marc Andreessen’s recent a
Antitrust
Panelists at CES 2020 Disagree About Both the Problem and the Solution in Tackling Big Tech
A tense debate over curbing the power of the biggest companies in high tech broke out at CES 2020 in Las Vegas late Thursday. Speakers agreed that antitrust laws were not well-suited to handle the challenges posed by high tech, but divided over the merits of sweeping regulation. As the presidential
