California’s Journalism Law Is Just as Bad as the JCPA
Plus new quotes on Utah, an upcoming summit on Section 230, and more.
State Legislation: We joined CCIA’s coalition letter expressing First Amendment concerns over California’s AB 886—the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA).
We’re also drafting a letter of our own to call attention to its must-pay and must-carry mandates, as well as its other parallels to the JCPA—the federal bill for which we wrote three different letters (3 links) last year.
Ari helped Yahoo News break down the First Amendment and practical problems with Utah’s new social media regulations. He was also quoted in Deseret News and Engadget on why the laws violate the First Amendment rights and privacy interests of all Internet users.
FCC: National Journal (paywall) quoted Berin on the Commission’s two years of gridlock: “They can keep the agency going; they can do all the uncontroversial things… But of course, there are lots of things [where] Republicans and Democrats disagree and, on those things, the agency’s been unable to act now for two years.”
Section 230: On Wednesday, April 19, the American Enterprise Institute is hosting an in-person, half-day summit on the future of Section 230. Speakers will include Shane, Berin, and Ari.
Antitrust: Berin live tweeted the ABA’s Antitrust Spring Meeting, covering issues such as whether to allow reply comments in FTC rulemakings, the AT&T–TimeWarner merger, and the history of why rulemaking to address unfairness ultimately failed.
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It’s some really hard hitting stuff.