Digital Services Act: A Potential Threat to Free Speech in Europe and Beyond
Plus two upcoming webinars, age verification, and more…
DSA: We joined an open letter to EU Commissioner Thierry Breton raising serious concerns about the potential misuse of the Digital Services Act (DSA) to curtail freedom of expression in the European Union and globally. Euractiv and The National Desk also wrote about the letter.
Event Series: We’re excited to announce the second installment of our “Tech in the Courts” virtual series, on the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit against Meta. Full schedule of webinars below (more dates to follow):
Thu Aug 29 – From Railroads to the Internet: Legal Limits on Common Carriage
Wed Sep 4 – The Feds Unfriend Facebook: Why the FTC’s Meta Antitrust Case Should Fail
Free Speech: In Free the People, Santana explained how the movement to ban pornography not only risks infringing on constitutional freedoms but also raises serious concerns about privacy violations with age verification laws.
Aspen Forum: Berin and Corbin spoke at the 2024 TPI Aspen Forum this week, on the current regulatory approach to outer space law and the “major questions” doctrine, respectively. Make sure to check out the artistic rendering of Corbin’s panel, courtesy of Karina Branson.
Net Neutrality: Law360 (paywall) quoted our amicus brief urging the Sixth Circuit to overturn the FCC’s Title II Order. Communications Daily (paywall) also mentioned the brief.
Child Safety: The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) posted an abridged transcript of Ari’s appearance on the Explain to Shane podcast, where he discussed the current state of child online safety legislation.
AI: Andy’s essay outlining how California’s SB 1074 would disincentivize developers from open-sourcing AI models was mentioned in Reason. The Ankler also quoted Andy on the best way to address illegal AI impersonations.
You’ve got a friend in the DSA—unless you don’t comply!