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We're proud to partner with @theunpopulist.net, @ismapolicy.bsky.social for the second annual “Liberalism for the 21st Century” conference in Washington, DC—August 14–15.

With the moratorium off the table (for now), what’s next in the regulation of AI?

On a new Tech Policy Podcast, Matt Perault & @corbinkbarthold.bsky.social discuss AI bills, AI laws, and AI vibes. A crossover with the WLF-@techfreedom.org webinar series.

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Media companies are regulated by antitrust laws for business practices—not for how they handle speech!

Yesterday, we commented on the FTC’s approval of the Omnicom-Interpublic merger, which requires the companies to avoid political "bias" in ad placements.

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TechFreedom SCOTUS brief cover page in NetChoice v. Fitch.

1/ Most pleased to file a brief for @techfreedom.org in support of @netchoice.bsky.social's emergency application at SCOTUS.

A Mississippi law, HB 1126, age-gates social media. The Fifth Circuit let the law take full effect pending appeal. SCOTUS must step in and rescue free speech online.

Beware of the Butlerian Jihad!

On a new Tech Policy Podcast, @corbinkbarthold.bsky.social joins So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast (hosted by @thefireorg.bsky.social) to discuss the death of the AI moratorium, the FTC’s censorship campaign, and more.

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Spoiler alert: it got a little weird!

Full comments: techfreedom.org/missouri-can...

Calling speech a competition or consumer protection issue does not make it so.

Yesterday, @techfreedom.org filed comments explaining why Missouri’s proposed rule—forcing social media platforms to let users choose their own content moderation algorithms—violates the First Amendment.

Is sh*t about to get weird?

On a new Tech Policy Podcast, @richardmorrison.bsky.social, host of the Free the Economy podcast, joins the show for a crossover episode on how AI could affect art, culture, and politics.

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YouTube video by American Enterprise Institute Free Speech and Tech Policy at the US Supreme Court, 2025

In which @kateruane.bsky.social, @profdaniellyons.bsky.social, and l dish on Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, the TikTok ruling, and more.

Not a great SCOTUS term for tech + free speech.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=03q0...

WTF is going on at NASA?

On a new Tech Policy Podcast, @techfreedom.org's Jim Dunstan and @corbinkbarthold.bsky.social discuss the leadership vacuum, budget cuts, and delays plaguing the American space program.

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NEW Tech Policy Podcast: Hear FTC all stars Rebecca Slaughter, Alvaro Bedoya (@bedoyausa.bsky.social‬), and Bill Kovacic speak at our recent policy forum.

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Perhaps our wonkiest FTC episode ever—which is saying something!

On a new Tech Policy Podcast, Maneesha Mithal of Wilson Sonsini breaks down what’s next in the FTC’s investigation of social media platforms.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Algorithmic Choice or Regulatory Overreach?: A Look at Missouri's Proposed Social Media Rule. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about... Missouri's Attorney General has proposed a new rule that would require large social media platforms to give users a choice between the platform's own content moderation algorithm and third-party alter...

🗓️ Upcoming webinar!

Should social media platforms be required to let users choose their own content moderation algorithms? Join @berinszoka.bsky.social, @daphnek.bsky.social, and
Chris Marchese on June 12 at 1:30 PM ET for a lively discussion!

Register👇

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409: The FTC’s Quixotic Social Media Inquiry | Tech Policy Podcast Mike Masnick (Techdirt) and Santana Boulton (TechFreedom) discuss the FTC’s “Inquiry on Tech Censorship.” Topics include: - What are we doing here? - The myth surrounding Hunter Biden’s laptop - Doe...

New Tech Policy Podcast!

The FTC wants to regulate content moderation.

That's … not how any of this works.

Featuring the great Mike Masnick (@mmasnick.bsky.social) and TechFreedom's own Santana Boulton (@santanaboulton.bsky.social -- give her a follow!).

podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/409...

The Supreme Court Should Resist Handing Sweeping Removal Powers to this President in the Name of Constitutional Purity If an authoritarian weren’t in the White House, conservative justices could have justified doing so

The Supreme Court will soon be tempted to overturn Humphrey’s Executor. Here is everything you need to know about this case.

The Supreme Court Should Resist Handing Sweeping Removal Powers to this President in the Name of Constitutional Purity If an authoritarian weren’t in the White House, conservative justices could have justified doing so

Is Humphrey's Executor going down? Probably.

But there's a conservative case for keeping it. You could even say that keeping it is the *conservative* thing to do.

My debut @theunpopulist.net: an open letter to Roberts, Kavanaugh, and Barrett.

www.theunpopulist.net/p/the-suprem...

If she’s removed from office, FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez says, it will be because she insisted on doing her job.

On a new Tech Policy Podcast, we replay @berinszoka.bsky.social‬’s interview with @agomezfcc.bsky.social‬ at our recent policy forum.

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The First Amendment protects online platforms’ content moderation decisions.

@techfreedom.org's comments to the FTC explain why the balance of speech is not a competition or consumer protection issue.

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The New Digital Cold War: What Does Trump Really Want? Why Is Europe Losing? What’s at Stake?

Organised by @techfreedom.org with @benmshultz.com, @berinszoka.bsky.social, Giovanni De Gregorio , @ramshajahangir.bsky.social

More information: cpdp.be/50080

#CPDP2025 #TheWorldisWatching #CPDP.ai

🚨Day 2 of our policy summit is now live!

Today's panels will explore the FCC's authority to police political bias & reshape content moderation. Follow along via the livestream link below if you can’t attend in person:

www.youtube.com/live/RVQcHuS...

Graphic with event sponsor logos, Public Knowledge logo, and photo of Harold Feld, Senior Vice President at Public Knowledge and John Bergmayer, Legal Director at Public Knowledge. Event name is “Burning the House Down to Roast the Pig: Constitutional Limits of FTC, FCC and DOJ Interference in Media and Speech.” Friday, May 16 from 9 A.M. to 5:20 P.M. Address is CEI 1310 L St NW 7th Floor, Washington DC 20005. Register today at www.tfaforms.com/5176354. Event sponsors are TechFreedom and Competitive Enterprise Institute

This Friday! @publicknowledge.bsky.social will join @techfreedom.org & CEI for the policy forum "Burning the House Down to Roast the Pig," as they explore the constitutional limits to Trump admin plans to to use independent agencies to target the media in the name of "free speech."

The DoJ won a narrow antitrust lawsuit. Now they’re acting like they conquered Rome.

On a new Tech Policy Podcast, @vidushi-dyall.bsky.social of @chamberofprogress.bsky.social discusses the remedies phase of the Google search antitrust trial.

podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/tec...

Register now for our policy forum! 🗓️

Join @techfreedom.org and the Competitive Enterprise Institute on May 15–16 for a 2-day workshop exploring the constitutional limits on what government can (and can't) do about alleged “censorship” and “bias.”

Event info 👉 cei.org/event/media-...

The Take It Down Act would be a censorship tool in the hands of any government—never mind an authoritarian one.

On a new Tech Policy Podcast, @jmiers230.bsky.social discusses the new federal law that (ostensibly) targets non-consensual intimate imagery.

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406: The Take It Down Act (Is a Weapon) | Tech Policy Podcast Jess Miers (Akron Law) discusses the problems with the Take It Down Act—the federal bill that (ostensibly) targets non-consensual intimate imagery. Topics include: - What does Take It Down (claim) t...

On a new Tech Policy Podcast, the one and only @jmiers230.bsky.social tells me about the problems with the TAKE IT DOWN Act.

A poorly crafted law at the best of times. And this is ... not the best of times.

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Mandating unproven age verification tech is bad policy.

On a new Tech Policy Podcast, @ericgoldman.bsky.social of Santa Clara Law discusses his new paper, “The ‘Segregate and-Suppress’ Approach to Regulating Child Safety Online.”

podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/405...

Age verification is a policy idea which just won’t die, despite being repeatedly struck down in court.

This is just the latest attempt to spin it with a new twist - by putting the responsibility on app stores. But that doesn’t make age verification any more constitutional.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Ruling in the DOJ's Ad Tech Antitrust Case: Impact on Competition and Online Business. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joinin... A district court has found that Google willfully engaged in a series of anticompetitive acts to acquire and maintain monopoly power in the publisher ad server and ad exchange markets for open-web disp...

Don’t miss this timely webinar from @techfreedom.org and WLF!

On Thursday, May 8 at 2 PM ET, join Bilal Sayyed, Giovanna Massarotto, Derek W. Moore, and Koren Wong-Ervin as they unpack the ruling in the DOJ’s ad-tech antitrust case.

Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🗓️ Register now for @techfreedom.org & CEI’s Policy Forum, May 15–16!

This two-day workshop will explore the constitutional limits on what the FTC, DOJ, and FCC can (and can't) do about "censorship" and "bias."

Register 👉 cei.org/event/media-...