EARN IT Act Reintroduced (Again)
The Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act was reintroduced for a second time last week, a move that wasn't surprising for opponents of the bill. ...
Tag: Senator Ron Wyden
Democrats Introduce Bill to Codify Net Neutrality
WASHINGTON — Democrats in both chambers of Congress recently introduced the Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act in one of the latest efforts to codify net neutrality into the federal ...
SAFE SEX Workers Study Act Reintroduced
WASHINGTON — The SAFE SEX Workers Study Act has been reintroduced by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) as a proposal for elements of the federal government's executive branch to study the ...
SAFE TECH Act: A Risky Attempt to ‘Fix’ Section 230
WASHINGTON — Even during an ongoing public health crisis, Congress remains preoccupied with reforming Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Amy ...
When the COVID-19 Dust Settles, What Will Become of Section 230?
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic seizing worldwide attention, politicians from both major parties in the U.S. seemed to be setting their sights on undermining Section 230 of the Communications Decency ...
Court Overturns Dismissal of Challenge to SESTA/FOSTA (And Other Good News)
As the constitutionality of SESTA/FOSTA is being challenged in court by the Woodhull Freedom Foundation and other plaintiffs, the U.S. Senate is weighing a bill which would commission a study ...
As CBD Gets Mainstream Processing, Porn and Porn-Adjacent Spaces Remain Taboo
According to MarijuanaMoment, Square recently "quietly" launched a program for cannabis company credit card processing. They wrote: "Companies that sell cannabis products — even those consisting of CBD derived from hemp, ...
Are Online Companies Losing the Crucial ‘Safe Harbor’ of Section 230?
Increasingly, elected officials are calling for a rethink of the 'safe harbor' provided to internet companies through Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Is FOSTA just the beginning of ...
New Bill Would Jail Tech Execs Who Fudge Consumer Data-Use Info
Under a bill proposed by Sen. Ron Wyden, tech executives would face jail time for misrepresenting their company's use of consumer data. "Today’s economy is a giant vacuum for your ...
FOSTA, Section 230 and Precedent of a Different Kind
In a recent op/ed, Sen. Ron Wyden predicted that in the wake of the passage of FOSTA, we would soon hear calls to further amend the "safe harbor" provisions of ...
