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Congress Isn’t Likely to Pass Crypto Bills This Year — But Here are the Policy Debates to Watch…

Congress Isn’t Likely to Pass Crypto Bills This Year — But Here are the Policy Debates to Watch…

Crypto regulation has come a long way from 2021, when the debate in D.C. was headlined by SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s threats and crypto…
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Adam Kovacevich
Jun 27
We Need Bold Government Investments to Prepare the U.S. Workforce for Autonomous Vehicles

We Need Bold Government Investments to Prepare the U.S. Workforce for Autonomous Vehicles

Here are three steps that federal, state, and local policymakers can take
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Jamie Pascal
May 13
America’s Crypto Industry Needs A Clear Rule Book

America’s Crypto Industry Needs A Clear Rule Book

✓ Support innovation, ✓ protect investors, ✓ provide regulatory clarity, and ✓ secure U.S. leadership
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Adam Kovacevich
Apr 14
Saying YIMBY (Yes In My Back Yard) to “Civic Innovation”

Saying YIMBY (Yes In My Back Yard) to “Civic Innovation”

Chamber of Progress launches dedicated focus on promoting transformational tech services in cities and communities
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Adam Kovacevich
Mar 21
How Tech Regulation Bills in Congress Could Negatively Impact Communities of Color

How Tech Regulation Bills in Congress Could Negatively Impact Communities of Color

The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and the accompanying global shut-downs altered the ways in which we conduct our lives. We…
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Ife Ogunleye
Mar 8
The American Innovation and Choice Online Act Manager’s Amendment Doesn’t Really Fix the Bill’s…

The American Innovation and Choice Online Act Manager’s Amendment Doesn’t Really Fix the Bill’s…

Bill still impacts Amazon Prime, creates privacy problems, and threatens content moderation
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Ruth Whittaker
Mar 3
The EARN IT Act Will Eviscerate Communications Privacy ⏤ Even If The Encryption Issue Can Be Solved

The EARN IT Act Will Eviscerate Communications Privacy ⏤ Even If The Encryption Issue Can Be Solved

Encryption is not the EARN IT Act’s only threat to our privacy.
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Elizabeth Banker
Mar 1
Three Ways that Europe’s Digital Markets Act Would Discriminate Against U.S. Workers and Companies

Three Ways that Europe’s Digital Markets Act Would Discriminate Against U.S. Workers and Companies

Explaining DMA’s impact on American workers who make Apple phones & apps, Amazon’s store brand goods, and Google’s travel search results
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Ife Ogunleye
Feb 28
The SHOP SAFE Act Would Hurt These 10 Small Online Sellers — But Help Louis Vuitton

The SHOP SAFE Act Would Hurt These 10 Small Online Sellers — But Help Louis Vuitton

Sellers of home decor, accessories, fashion — even macrame — impacted by bill
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Ife Ogunleye
Feb 3
Senator Blumenthal’s App Store Bill: “Sideloading” Hate Apps Onto iPhones

Senator Blumenthal’s App Store Bill: “Sideloading” Hate Apps Onto iPhones

Bill would guarantee iPhone access for hate, hoax, conspiracy, and disinformation apps
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Adam Kovacevich
Jan 28
Walmart Is Wasting State Lawmakers’ Time with Anti-Amazon Bills that Will Hurt Small Sellers

Walmart Is Wasting State Lawmakers’ Time with Anti-Amazon Bills that Will Hurt Small Sellers

eBay entrepreneurs, Etsy artisans, and Nextdoor sellers could be collateral damage
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Adam Kovacevich
Jan 7
Children’s Health Defense v. Facebook Seeks to Outlaw Public-Private Online Safety Efforts

Children’s Health Defense v. Facebook Seeks to Outlaw Public-Private Online Safety Efforts

Government officials pressure online services over their content policies every day. That pressure reflects public opinion; polling shows…
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Elizabeth Banker
Dec 23, 2021
“Right of Publicity” Claims Pose a Risk To Democratized Information and Research

“Right of Publicity” Claims Pose a Risk To Democratized Information and Research

Before my mother discovered Ancestry.com, she lamented over the travel needed to find records for our family tree. Now, online access to…
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Elizabeth Banker
Nov 28, 2021
A Closer Look: How Senator Klobuchar’s Bill Would Ban Amazon Prime

A Closer Look: How Senator Klobuchar’s Bill Would Ban Amazon Prime

Why do Senators want to threaten a service used by nearly half of all Americans?
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Adam Kovacevich
Nov 2, 2021
Delivery Fee Caps Aren’t A Life Preserver for Restaurants, They’re a Deadweight.

Delivery Fee Caps Aren’t A Life Preserver for Restaurants, They’re a Deadweight.

New study on caps’ impact & new service tiers show permanent caps are counterproductive, outdated
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Adam Kovacevich
Nov 1, 2021
Senator Klobuchar Wants to Ban FaceTime, Amazon Prime, and Google Maps in Search Results

Senator Klobuchar Wants to Ban FaceTime, Amazon Prime, and Google Maps in Search Results

Why are Senators embracing unpopular ideas that voters oppose?
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Adam Kovacevich
Oct 14, 2021
What Chuck Schumer’s Imaginary Couple Might Think About the “Techlash”

What Chuck Schumer’s Imaginary Couple Might Think About the “Techlash”

Votes want policymakers to make tech work for them — not mess with services they like
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Adam Kovacevich
Oct 6, 2021
Tesla’s Cars are Beautiful — But They Aren’t Actually Self-Driving.

Tesla’s Cars are Beautiful — But They Aren’t Actually Self-Driving.

Americans want safe self-driving cars, and Congress needs to act to unleash them
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Adam Kovacevich
Aug 24, 2021
Cryptocurrency Flexed Its Lobbying Muscle. Next it Needs a Common-Good Story.

Cryptocurrency Flexed Its Lobbying Muscle. Next it Needs a Common-Good Story.

The crypto industry proved its might — now it needs to show its impact, inclusiveness, and responsibility
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Adam Kovacevich
Aug 10, 2021
Section 230 Gives Voice to People of Color. Eliminating It Would Make the Internet Worse for Us.

Section 230 Gives Voice to People of Color. Eliminating It Would Make the Internet Worse for Us.

Dumping 230 Would Turn the Internet into a Sanitized Disneyland — or a Hate-Filled Wasteland
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Koustubh "K.J." Bagchi
Aug 6, 2021
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