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Digital Liberty Applauds 6th Circuit Ruling on Cable Franchises
By: Katie McAuliffe The United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled this week in favor of the Federal Communications Commission, upholding its order which broadened the types of accepted contributions made towards franchising fees and protected broadband from having such fees. This ruling will reduce barriers and…
Is Regulatory Complexity Harming Pipeline Security?
By: Noah Vehafric With the Transportation Security Administration releasing its first rules about pipeline cybersecurity, it is a good opportunity to take a look at the complex regulatory framework that pipeline operators face. Pipelines are a keystone of our infrastructure. Every year pipelines deliver trillions of cubic feet…
Epic’s Project Liberty will Harm Other Developers
By: Bridget Visconti Epic’s “Project Liberty” is anything but liberating for small app developers. In the ongoing court case between Epic Games and Apple Inc., Epic is aiming at getting government intervention to impact their bottom line, which is not the role of government in a functioning free market. Epic…
Government Takeovers are not the Answer to Broadband Affordability Issues
By: Noah Vehafric The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing entitled “Broadband Equity: Addressing Disparities in Access and Affordability.” Unfortunately, many of the solutions proposed in this hearing want to take the least affordable approach to closing the digital divide. Currently – many…
The FTC Releases New Guidance Regarding Combatting AI Bias
By: Bridget Visconti On April 19, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released new guidance regarding the commercial use of AI and taking steps to ensure that AI products do not exhibit bias based on gender, race, or other legally protected classes. The FTC lays out recommendations to companies, in…
US, UK, EU, and China all launch investigations into the Nvidia-Arm acquisition
By: Bridget Visconti While Americans for Tax Reform and Digital Liberty believe that companies should be able to merge or divest without government interference, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the various antitrust laws already in place that Democrats say aren’t doing anything, are doing plenty. Concerns about the…
EU Shows Government Regulation Expands the Digital Divide
By: Bridget Visconti There is a persistent myth that Europe somehow has better, cheaper broadband than the United States. Now we have even more hard data that shows this is not true. US broadband prices are decreasing, the network is more resilient, and US internet users have better and…
Biden Wants a BTOP 2.0
By: Katie McAuliffe President Biden announced his “American Jobs Plan” – a two trillion dollar spending package meant to target all sorts of infrastructural issues. Here at Digital Liberty we are taking the magnifying glass to see how the President’s Plan will impact technology and broadband. The Biden infrastructure…
Keep Government out of App Stores
By: Katie McAuliffe Mobile app stores should not be the subject of an antitrust investigation. The focus of antitrust should be and has been focused on consumer welfare, not preferencing one competitor over another. Some companies trying to take advantage of new found antitrust zeal to expand their bottom line,…
Biden Kicks Municipal Broadband Dead Horse
By: Noah Vehafric President Biden announced his “American Jobs Plan” – a two trillion dollar spending package meant to target all sorts of infrastructural issues. Here at Digital Liberty we are taking the magnifying glass to see how the President’s Plan will impact technology and broadband. Biden’s plan “prioritizes…