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Experts Advocate Federal Agency to Oversee Children Online Safety
Experts are concerned a patchwork of state laws would fail to address the problem of kids online safety.
Social Media
Experts are concerned a patchwork of state laws would fail to address the problem of kids online safety.
Privacy
States are considering measures ranging from age verification to a “duty of care.”
Crypto
Toomey advocated instituting consumer protections and disclosure requirements in the crypto industry.
broadband roundup
The FCC announced a partnership with a trio of companies to deliver devices under the Affordable Connectivity Program.
blockchain
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Social Media
February 21, 2021 – “Look, I’m sorry.” That’s what Robinhood CEO Vladimir Tenev said to those who lost money in the stock frenzy surrounding GameStop that began in late January. The virtual hearing got off to a tense start. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., grille
Free Speech
February 7, 2021—After the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, Facebook was one of the first big tech platforms to ban former President Donald Trump from posting, announcing on January 7 that his suspension would last at least until the inauguration of President Joe Biden. Following the i
Section 230
January 27, 2021—Legislation to change Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act stands to benefit some, wound others, and downright confuse all. Discussions over whether the Internet should be moderated, and how, ensued between a panel of communications policy experts during a Cato Institute we
Section 230
See, “Crackdown on Online Conspiracy Speakers After January 6 Highlights Need for Platform Accountability,” Broadband Breakfast, January 14, 2021 Our Broadband Breakfast Live Online events take place every Wednesday at 12 Noon ET. You can watch the January 13, 2021, event on this page. You can also
broadband roundup
October 19, 2020 – The experience of war today is fundamentally mediated by digital systems that facilitate almost every effort to gather, store, analyze, and communicate information in military organization, according to the author of a new book on Information Technology and Military Power. “The na
Health
June 9, 2020 — Diagnostic testing for the coronavirus was severely lacking when the virus reached the United States, and this could have been avoided by loosening regulatory barriers, said participants in a Cato Institute webinar Monday. The United States’ response to the global coronavirus threat
Big Tech
June 1, 2020 — Google and Apple are rarely criticized for not collecting enough data on users, but under the state of emergency COVID-19 has brought about, this is no longer the case, said panelists at a webinar hosted Thursday by the Cato Institute. Because users’ location data could help reduce th
Social Media
May 19, 2020 — On a Monday webinar discussion with members of Facebook’s new oversight board, moderator Vivian Schiller, executive director of the Aspen Institute’s digital arm, asked the participants point blank if they were being paid for their services. “Uh, yes,” Michael McConnell, professor at
Alan Butler
Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, 12 Noon ET – “Will the Coronavirus Lead to a Loss of Privacy? Weighing Contract Tracing and Broadband Surveillance” Follow upcoming Live Online events, see Broadband Breakfast Live Online Will Stream Every Wednesday at 12 Noon ET on ‘Broa
House of Representatives
April 23, 2020— Congress is “unwilling and unable, but mostly unwilling” to attempt remote voting, said Daniel Schuman, the policy director of Demand Progress, at a webinar hosted by the Cato Institute on Thursday. With congressmen spread across the country practicing social distancing, the answer t
Section 230
WASHINGTON, March 10, 2020 – A CATO Institute panel on Tuesday discussing whether accusations of political censorship warrant Section 230 reform was a tense microcosm of the divided debate over big tech and online speech. Panelists clashed over Section 230 reform in response to conservative allegati