First Amendment: We joined an amicus brief supporting CCIA’s petition to SCOTUS for an emergency stay of Texas’s App Store Accountability Act (ASAA). The law would age-gate internet access and restrict mobile apps, a primary way many Americans access the internet’s broad range of fully protected speech.
Berin issued a statement on the FTC’s lawsuit against the World Professional Association for Transgender Health for allegedly deceiving consumers with its claims about gender-affirming care. He explained why the Commission has no jurisdiction over speech related to such care. For more, see his thread on X and Bluesky.
EU Mergers: On a new Rethinking Antitrust, Bilal continues our series on the European Commission’s draft merger guidelines with economist Mike Walker, discussing the guidelines’ expanded focus on innovation, ecosystems, and sustainability.
In a separate episode, he speaks with Richard Gilbert on why the draft guidelines represent an important development in merger policy, while also raising difficult questions about implementation, proof, and the risk of enforcement error.
Free Speech: In Reason, Ari is quoted on the distinction between a product being explicitly designed to create dependency, and ordinary user engagement, noting that businesses generally aim to create products people value and continue using.
AI: In Broadband Breakfast, Andy argues that the GUARD Act is so broadly written it would effectively ban minors from using major AI chatbots, violating their First Amendment right to receive information.
