Why Virginia’s Screen Time Law Threatens Free Speech
Plus TV ratings, EU mergers, and more…
Litigation: Andy filed an amicus brief urging the Fourth Circuit to block Virginia’s law requiring age verification and limiting minors under 16 to one hour of social media use per platform daily. Our brief explains why the Act is subject to strict scrutiny under the First Amendment, something it cannot meet. The brief was featured in Radio & Television Business Report (paywall).
Free Speech: Berin and Santana filed comments in response to the FCC’s inquiry on whether any changes can or should be made to the current ratings system. Our comments explain why the Commission should leave this area of fraught, complex, First Amendment protected speech alone. The comments were quoted by The Desk.
Antitrust: Bilal filed additional comments with the FTC and DOJ recommending that the Agencies provide clarity on the burden-shifting framework they will use to evaluate the overall competitive effect of a collaboration.
US Mergers: Bilal filed comments with the FTC on the effectiveness of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act’s premerger notification requirements.
Space: On a new Tech Policy Podcast, Corbin is joined by Dr. Mekhi Dhesi (Slingshot Aerospace) for a grand old space episode. They discuss orbital mechanics, rocket science, black holes, the Fermi paradox, and more.
EU Mergers: On the latest Rethinking Antitrust, Bilal is joined by Greg Werden to discuss whether the EU’s draft Merger Guidelines reflects a meaningful change in the Commission’s analytical framework, a more interventionist enforcement posture, or both.
