Fed Up With Congress? Have You Seen the States?
Plus Reno v. ACLU, several antitrust appearances, and more
State Legislation: The avalanche of press continued this week over Ari & Berin’s coalition letter for Utah’s recently passed social media restrictions (and his Twitter “conversation” with Utah Governor Spencer Cox), first with an interview in BBC Newsday. (Ari starts at 17:23)
Ari was also quoted in WABC-AM (New York radio), Axios, BBC News, Daily Mail, Deseret News, Digital Journal, Firstpost, Reason, FISM TV, IFLScience, Meaww, Techdirt, SheKnows, and Communications Daily (paywall).
Last week, Ari testified against HB770, Montana’s copy of Texas’s HB 20, which seeks to restrict content moderation for large social media platforms. (Ari starts at 10:40:03)
Free Speech: In Techdirt, Corbin argued for the enduring importance of Reno v. ACLU, which found “no basis for qualifying the level of First Amendment scrutiny that should be applied" to the Internet. In his words, “liberty won out.”
Antitrust: On the latest Tech Policy Podcast, Corbin and Bilal discussed the Federal Trade Commission’s current antitrust enforcement strategy. They touch on how the antitrust laws should address potential competition—the topic of Bilal’s latest major paper.
Bilal appeared on Bloomberg Intelligence to examine the FTC’s antitrust enforcement and rulemaking. Along the way he discusses his education, career, and enduring interest in the field of law and economics.
Bilal’s panel at the ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting (video pending) covered the fundamentals of consumer protection law, including privacy, data security, advertising, and marketing. Berin also live tweeted the event.
Section 230: Corbin’s Reason article was quoted in DC Journal to explain the risks to innovation from weakening Section 230. The new piece was syndicated in The Billings Gazette, Napa Valley Register, The Roanoke Times, Midland Daily News, Arizona Daily Sun, and more than two dozen others.
Got a lot going on there.