updated October 30, 2025 Earlier this year, Congress considered including a temporary moratorium on state artificial intelligence (AI) laws in the federal reconciliation package, but the provision was ultimately dropped. The question of federal AI lawmaking, however, remains an active and important issue. In the absence of a clear federal framework, states [...]
Amid proliferating efforts at both the federal and state levels to regulate children’s online safety, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) recently issued its opinion in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton. Addressing First Amendment concerns, the Court ruled in favor of upholding a Texas law that mandates age verification for [...]
The Innovators Network hosted a webinar, Age Verification and the Future of Online Safety, featuring an expert panel including: Eric Goldman, Professor at Santa Clara University School of Law and Co-director of the High Tech Law Institute; Shoshana Weissmann, Director of Digital Media and Resident Fellow of Technology and [...]
In early 2025, Chairman Guthrie (R-KY) and Vice Chairman Joyce, M.D. (R-PA) of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce launched a working group to solicit input and begin crafting a comprehensive federal data privacy and security law. As the process has evolved, three state privacy laws—the Kentucky [...]
At the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recent workshop, The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families, panelists raised important questions about children’s online safety but offered few practical, evidence-based solutions. Instead, they promoted policies, such as the App Store Accountability Act and similar age verification [...]
