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@techfreedom.org offers the following statement from Director of Appellate Litigation @corbinkbarthold.bsky.social on today's NetChoice opinions:

A momentous year for Internet regulation! On the latest Tech Policy Podcast, @berinszoka.bsky.social and James Dunstan of @techfreedom.org discuss the FCC’s recent orders on Title II common-carrier regulation and digital discrimination. Full episode: podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/378...

The FCC's statutory authority on orbital debris is shakier than ever. Courts today are unlikely to find that the public interest alone gives a communications agency any such power: techfreedom.org/fcc-continue...

Not even AI can make central planning work! On the latest Tech Policy Podcast, Arnold Kling discusses AI and so-called wicked problems. Full episode: podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/377...

In TechFreedom Weekly, we play musical MythBusters and unveil the truth behind AI regulation. Plus the Robinson-Patman Act, NASA and noninterference, and more… techfreedom.substack.com/p/musical-my...

Musical MythBusters: Unveiling the Truth Behind AI Regulationtechfreedom.substack.com Plus the Robinson-Patman Act, NASA and noninterference, and more…

New Tech Policy Podcast! Renée DiResta (@noupside.bsky.social) of the Stanford Internet Observatory discusses her new book, Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies into Reality. Full episode: podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/376...

NASA's non-interference questionnaire asks some important questions. But the right answers aren't technical, they're legal, and NASA lacks the authority to answer them: techfreedom.org/nasa-lacks-a...

In TechFreedom Weekly, we looked at an FCC rule that Congress already said no to--plus a new podcast, content moderation, and more:

FCC Data Breach Rule Violates Congressional Mandatetechfreedom.substack.com Plus a new podcast, content moderation, and more…

Can the FCC make a new rule even after Congress already told it not to? This week we told the Sixth Circuit to reject executive overreach: techfreedom.org/fcc-defies-c...

People were crazy long before the Internet! A new “From the Vault” edition of the Tech Policy Podcast: In Jan. 2022, Joe Uscinski argued that the internet is not increasing the prevalence of conspiracy theories. Full episode: podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/fro...

In TechFreedom Weekly, we looked at a proposal to "sunset" Section 230, replacing it with... well, nobody knows yet! Plus an FTC open meeting, two podcasts, and more:

It’s Always Sunny for Section 230techfreedom.substack.com Plus an FTC open meeting, two podcasts, and more…

On the latest Tech Policy Podcast, Robert Atkinson, president of @itif.org, joins the show to discuss his new book, Technology Fears and Scapegoats: 40 Myths About Privacy, Jobs, AI, and Today’s Innovation Economy. Full episode: podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/375...

In TechFreedom Weekly, we looked at what AI does and doesn't change about elections. Plus a new podcast episode, conservatism and technology, antitrust, KOSA, and more: techfreedom.substack.com/p/what-ai-do...

What AI Does—and Does Not—Change about Electionstechfreedom.substack.com Plus a podcast, conservatism and technology, antitrust, KOSA, and more…

How does tech innovation affect politics? @richardmorrison.bsky.social joins a crossover episode w/ the Free the Economy podcast. He & @corbinkbarthold.bsky.social discuss micro media, performative tech doomerism, conservatives in the technium, & more. podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/374...

In TechFreedom Weekly, we looked at the challenge to the FCC's new digital discrimination rules, plus In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing, AI and Section 230, TikTok, net neutrality, and more: techfreedom.substack.com/p/digital-di...

Digital Discrimination Heads to Courttechfreedom.substack.com Plus in-space manufacturing, AI & Section 230, net neutrality, and more…

The FTC forgets all about Section 230 in its Impersonation Rule! Our comments explain why the rule is unworkable and why the Commission should seek further comment on the application of Section 230: techfreedom.org/ftc-imperson...

The FCC is proposing to regulate activities that none of its staff has ever done! Our comments explain why the Commission lacks both the expertise and mandate to regulate general, noncommunication activities in outer space: techfreedom.org/fcc-lacks-st...

The FCC can’t write its own Communications Act for broadband! Today, @techfreedom.org urged the Eighth Circuit to vacate an FCC rule that attempts to impose sweeping new regulations on the Internet. Full brief: techfreedom.org/fcc-cant-wri...

New in TechFreedom Weekly: Non-Compete Clauses: Hire Today, Gone Tomorrow? Plus obscenity, spectrum sharing, net neutrality, and more…

Non-Compete Clauses: Hire Today, Gone Tomorrow?techfreedom.substack.com Plus obscenity, spectrum sharing, net neutrality, and more…

SCOTUS won’t let the FCC regulate broadband without clear authorization from Congress. TechFreedom’s Berin Szóka reminds the Commission that in recent years, courts have been increasingly consistent on such major questions: techfreedom.org/dear-fcc-tit...

It’s the episode you’ve been waiting for! On the latest Tech Policy Podcast, @techfreedom.org's @corbinkbarthold.bsky.social and @aricohn.com discuss pornography and the First Amendment. Full episode: podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/373...

Today's FTC ban on non-compete clauses might not last long: Present-day courts want a clear congressional statement of authority--and the Commission doesn't have one. techfreedom.org/ftc-doesnt-h...

In TechFreedom Weekly, we ask: What are the prospects for AI in the OC? Plus Berkeley Law, online defamation, and more…

AI in the OC?techfreedom.substack.com Plus Berkeley Law, online defamation, and more…

Want to know more about spacesuits? Of course you do. On the latest Tech Policy Podcast, Ryan Shiracco of Collins Aerospace fills us in on everything it takes to keep people alive in a freezing zero-gravity vacuum far outside the biosphere. Full episode: podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/372...

In TechFreedom Weekly, we podcasted about spacesuits, discussed Title II for broadband, looked again at the proposed TikTok ban, and more:

Have Spacesuit, Will Podcasttechfreedom.substack.com Plus Title II, TikTok, election misinformation, and more…

The FCC’s draft order on Title II mostly ignores what really matters: will SCOTUS ultimately uphold reclassification? We explain how this only sets the stage for the impending legal battle: techfreedom.org/draft-title-...

In TechFreedom Weekly, we looked at the myth of unregulated AI, plus the TikTok ban, government jawboning, and more.

The Myth of Unregulated Artificial Intelligencetechfreedom.substack.com Plus the TikTok ban, government jawboning, and more…

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Here's @taylorlorenz.bsky.social and me, over at The Realignment podcast, on our problems with the push to ban (or forcibly sell, whatever) TikTok. My legal wonkery starts ~58:30. (Thanks, Taylor, for letting me tag along!) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/4...

‎The Realignment: 469 | Taylor Lorenz & Corbin Barthold: The Case Against the TikTok Sale Legislation on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show The Realignment, Ep 469 | Taylor Lorenz & Corbin Barthold: The Case Against the TikTok Sale Legislation - Apr 4, 2024

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Interested in the First Amendment problems with the TikTik bill? *Seriously* interested? Looking to go Apocalypse Now, searching-for-Col. Kurtz in the legal jungle interested? Come with me.

This is not the TikTok episode you want. It’s the TikTok episode you need. On the latest Tech Policy Podcast, @corbinkbarthold.bsky.social discusses, in exquisite detail, the First Amendment problems with H.R. 7521, the House bill to ban TikTok. podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/371...