By Will Duffield, Courtesy of the Cato Institute The bipartisan, process oriented “Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act” joins a recent parade of Section 230 reform proposals. Sponsored by Sens. Brian Schatz (D-HI) and John Thune (R-SD), the PACT Act proposes a collection of new requirements intended to optimize social media platforms’ governance of user speech. These government mandated […]
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Don’t get VD (viral disinformation)
Writing for Business Insider, health policy communications thought leader Jove Oliver warns that in addition to the deadly threat of the virus, we face a related threat in the form of the cloud of disinformation and fake news emanating from obscure sources around the Internet. This misinformation can have deadly consequences itself, […]
Heavy social media use is bad for teens’ mental health
“Extensive social media use hurts teenagers’ mental health” Courtesy of IZA Social media use can affect adolescents’ well-being and mental health in different ways. On the one hand, social media can promote interaction with peers with similar interests, facilitate communication and information on sensitive topics, and can be a vehicle of collaboration and involvement […]
Kremlins Out of the System: Russia will turn off outside Internet, turn it back on
Russia has long sought to establish a parallel, separate Internet minimizing U.S. control and influence, including Vkontakte, the Russian Facebook, and other social media copycats, as well as a separate “intranet” for the Russian military. Now the Russian government is preparing to test RuNet, an internal Internet infrastructure intended to allow the […]
With All Eyes On Crypto, Let’s Get Smart On Regulation
By George Nethercutt, Jr., former U.S. Representative (WA 5th) One of the biggest names in tech could be on a path toward entering the cryptocurrency space. At a recent event, Apple Pay vice president Jennifer Bailey related, “We’re watching cryptocurrency. [. . .] We think it […]
Watch out for Chinese interference in U.S. elections, too
While China often accuses the U.S. of interference in its internal affairs, most recently with Chinese claims of American assistance and encouragement to the Hong Kong protesters, the reverse scenario is at least as plausible warn AEI’s Zack Cooper and Laura Rosenberger in an […]