An Inappropriate Design Code
Plus antitrust, gender technology, KOSA, culture, and more…
California Age Appropriate Design Code: Corbin filed an amicus brief in NetChoice v. Bonta, which challenges a new California law that restricts website design and makes sites “estimate” users’ ages—chilling protected speech.
FTC: Earlier this week, Andy delivered a lighting talk at the 2024 State of the Net Conference on the FTC’s ongoing efforts to apply its authority to AI. Video coming soon.
Antitrust: In National Law Review, Bilal wrote about the European Commission’s substantially revised Market Definition Notice. The new rule will make it easier to allege that mergers and other transactions impede competition, with implications for U.S. firms.
Podcast: On the latest Tech Policy Podcast, Corbin talked with Jason about how technology is changing what people think and do about gender expression. Gender won’t go away, they believe, but it will change, and they talk about what might be in store.
First Amendment: The Columbia Journalism Review examined Ari and Berin’s 2023 letter in an article on the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), particularly criticizing the law’s duty of care, which tasks platforms with protecting minors from otherwise lawful speech that others deem potentially harmful.
Culture and the Internet: Corbin’s latest Substack piece looked at the widespread belief that the Internet is ruining culture—and the critics who doubt it. “This brand of elite disdain is everywhere. But where’s the evidence?” he asked. For more, check out Corbin’s review of Filterworld—a (misguided) polemic against algorithmic recommendations—for Reason.
Content Moderation: On February 28, the Cato Institute will host a live and virtual event on the legal challenges to Florida’s and Texas’s social media content moderation laws. Corbin will join a group of other experts as a panelist.
Space Law: Last week, Jim delivered a lecture to students at the University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law on commercial outer space law and regulation.
She’s probably old enough to be on social media. Probably.