Digital Liberty advocates for a consumer-driven market free from heavy regulation or taxation of the Internet, technology, telecommunications, video games, and media.
Privacy
Do VPN’s Really Protect Your Privacy?
By: Noah Vehafric Many VPN’s sponsor popular YouTube Creators who claim VPNs prevent your Internet Service Provider from blocking content, throttling speeds, and most importantly prevent your data from being collected by companies and the government. These would all be great features to protect users, but how true are these…
AI
China Collects American’s Data
By Noah Vehafric In June President Biden issued an executive order replacing Donald Trump’s Executive Order which sought to ban Chinese-owned apps such as TikTok and WeChat for posing national security threats to Americans and their data. Biden’s executive order asks the federal government to evaluate threats to Americans…
China
China Imposes 3 Hour Limit on Video Gaming; Requires Facial Scans
by: Katie McAuliffe Continuing its crack down on tech companies, China’s video game regulator released new rules today that limit video game screen time of children and teenagers to three hours a week under the guise of combating a supposed rising trend of video game addiction. The draconian…
Biden's Broadband Bust
Coalition Opposes Bad Broadband Proposals
A coalition of center-right organizations sent an open letter to Senators asking for common sense policies to expand broadband adoption without needlessly wasting taxpayer dollars or empowering unelected bureaucrats. You can read the letter below or as a pdf by clicking HERE July 23, 2021 RE: Broadband Infrastructure…
Bad Proposals
Biden Administration Calls to Revive Repealed Net Neutrality Rules
By: Noah Vehafric Last week the Biden Administration released a sweeping Executive Order to supercharge antitrust enforcement across the federal government. The Order, designed to “promote competition in the American economy,” is a grab bag of various policy proposals; including calling on the FCC to “consider adopting” Title II-style…
FCC
Digital Liberty Submits Comments Supporting Satellite Operators in the 12.2–12.7 GHz Band
By: Katie McAuliffe Digital Liberty submitted comments with Americans for Tax Reform to the FCC supporting the use of the 12.2–12.7 GHz band by satellite operators. Incumbents in this band have underutilized this portion of the spectrum for 15 years. You can read our comments below or by clicking…
Bad Proposals
FTC Slams Through Changes in Awkward Meeting
By: Katie McAuliffe Barely two weeks into the job, in what seems like a hurried attempt at a grand debut of regulatory change, Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman, Lina Khan, set the tone for her term at the commission: no transparency, no discussion, and rule by a simple majority. The Commission…
AI
U.S. Watchdog Announces Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence
By: Noah Vehafric The U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report detailing a new framework for accountable use of artificial intelligence by federal agencies. This report sets out four key principles for government administrators to emphasize: governance, data, performance, and monitoring. Source: U.S. Government Accountability Office A deeper look into…