A Salad of Contradiction: New York’s Rate Regulation and Federal Law
Plus Section 230, KOSA, and more…
Broadband: We filed an amicus brief urging SCOTUS to review a Second Circuit decision that opens the way for states to regulate broadband as common carriage—contrary to Congress's statutory directive. The brief was mentioned in Broadband Breakfast, MediaPost and Communications Daily (paywall).
Regulation: In Substack, Ari explored the problematic comparison of "Big Tech" to "Big Tobacco" in the context of social media regulation. This strategy reflects a troubling trend of oversimplifying complex issues in a moral panic, demanding quick action while overlooking the nuances involved.
Kids Safety: Ari was a guest on the Law & Chaos podcast (starting at 10:38) to analyze the proliferation of anti-speech laws enacted under the guise of protecting children. Spoiler Alert: There isn’t a simple trick to bypass the First Amendment!
Section 230: An article at RealClearMarkets cited Corbin’s Techdirt essay on the Third Circuit's atrocious Section 230 decision in Anderson v. TikTok.
KOSA: NewsMax quoted our 2023 letter detailing the fundamental flaws of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). The bill offers at best “little protection for minors, and at worst threatens to actively undermine their best interests—while simultaneously intruding on the fundamental civil liberties of all Americans.”
I made a chicken salad once.
Turns out they prefer grains.